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How one man’s ‘pipe dream’ created an influx of Australian punters — including Bears rookie Tory Taylor — in the US
LONDON — Standing on the sideline at the 5-yard line with his back to the field, Nathan Chapman could boomerang kick a football over his head and — get this — through the uprights at the Green Bay Packers practice fields. John Bonamego, the Packers special teams coordinator at the time, swea…
Live Week 7 high school football score updates for Central Illinois
Scores will be updated until all the finals are in. Refresh to update.
Chase Wells leads Shelbyville to win over Clinton; Mt. Zion, St. Teresa get wins
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Warrensburg-Latham's Brenna Dutcher making her mark in four sports
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Lee had two touchdowns to lead Warrensburg to a 21-20 win against Central A&M and a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
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Maroa hosts Stanford Olympia while Mount Zion, Charleston and Arcola have big games with playoff qualification stakes.
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Live Week 7 high school football score updates for Central Illinois
Scores will be updated until all the finals are in. Refresh to update.
Chase Wells leads Shelbyville to win over Clinton; Mt. Zion, St. Teresa get wins
Joel Wiley's three interceptions and three touchdowns from Chase Wells clinched the Rams another playoff appearance.
Warrensburg-Latham's Brenna Dutcher making her mark in four sports
Brenna Dutcher has played five sports in her time at Warrensburg-Latham, ranging from being a kicker and volleyball star to one of the top throwers in the area.
Lee had two touchdowns to lead Warrensburg to a 21-20 win against Central A&M and a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
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How one man’s ‘pipe dream’ created an influx of Australian punters — including Bears rookie Tory Taylor — in the US
LONDON — Standing on the sideline at the 5-yard line with his back to the field, Nathan Chapman could boomerang kick a football over his head and — get this — through the uprights at the Green Bay Packers practice fields. John Bonamego, the Packers special teams coordinator at the time, swears it happened. He witnessed it. With amazement. And Bonamego believes if Chapman — who was a ...
Will Illinois go boom or bust in its quest to regain the Cannon?
When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois before the 2021 season, one of his first requests was that a case be built for the hardware signifying the school's three trophy games. That would be the Land of Lincoln (Northwestern), Illibuck (Ohio State) and Cannon (Purdue).
From Peyton Manning to Travis Kelce, NFL stars look back fondly on 'SNL' experience
LOS ANGELES — Fran Tarkenton arrived in New York City exhausted, dispirited and maybe a little confused. Three days earlier, the Minnesota quarterback had lost to the John Madden-coached Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl, trudging off the field at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 9, 1977, leaving the Vikings with an 0-4 record on football's biggest stage. Now, a different stage. Win or lose, Tarkenton ...
NCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events found nearly one in five posts that were flagged by an AI-based algorithm and determined to be abusive involved sexual harassment and 12% were related to sports betting, according to results of the pilot study released Thursday.
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How one man’s ‘pipe dream’ created an influx of Australian punters — including Bears rookie Tory Taylor — in the US
LONDON — Standing on the sideline at the 5-yard line with his back to the field, Nathan Chapman could boomerang kick a football over his head and — get this — through the uprights at the Green Bay Packers practice fields. John Bonamego, the Packers special teams coordinator at the time, swears it happened. He witnessed it. With amazement. And Bonamego believes if Chapman — who was a ...
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