07/19/11 Carson Blum of Minden scored 16 points and Trey Bardsley of Beatrice added 11 points for NE Select in a 58-54 loss to the Minnesota Comets.
07/19/11 Singer/songwriter Mason Jennings will be touring in the fall behind his new release Minnesota , due out on September 13 on Stats & Brackets/Thirty Tigers Records.
07/19/11 NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Being the devout Hoophead that you are, you are no doubt aware that we are currently halfway through the annual July evaluation period, when college coaches crisscross the country attending grassroots tournaments. The summer circuit has become so watered down that it is hard to find a well-run event that is laden with top-flight prospects. Nike's Peach Jam, which takes ...
07/15/11 This season, Illinois is coming off of a Texas Bowl win over Baylor, marking Illinois' first Bowl win since 1999! Illinois has high expectations for the 2011 season even with the losses of star running back Mikel LeShoure, defensive lineman Corey Liuget, and linebacker Martez Wilson to the NFL. Illinois looks to build on a record-setting offense, and with the growth of redshirt sophomore Nathan ...
07/15/11 Frank Bins of Bloomington has been elected to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Athletic Hall of Fame.
07/14/11 We are now just seven weeks from the start of the college football season. We've made it this far. Just a little farther now. What's on your mind today? Dan N. from San Marcos, Calif., writes: Hey, Brian, I understand your job at ESPN obligates you to comment and make opinion. But your post on the Buckeyes' self-imposed punishment as being too light seems off to me. If you look at all the stuff ...
07/12/11 Augustana has released its 2011-12 men's basketball schedule and the non-conference portion of the slate is highlighted by games with NCAA Division III tournament teams Wisconsin-Stevens Point and St. Norbert.
07/12/11 COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State Auto Financial Corporation, STFC, announces update of 2Q storm losses.
07/12/11 ( American Sociological Association ) The American Sociological Association (ASA) has announced the five sociologists who will comprise the 38th cohort of the ASA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).
07/11/11 Links, oh how I missed thee. As expected, Nebraska recruit Bubba Starling reports to Lincoln , while the Kansas City Royals have until Aug. 15 to sign him. Ohio State AD Gene Smith likes what he sees from Luke Fickell so far, Tim May writes in The Columbus Dispatch. Expect the NCAA to hit Ohio State with more sanctions , Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. It's official: Mike ...
07/11/11 Cold War Kids have announced fall tour dates for the second leg of their North American headlining tour
07/10/11 ELGIN -- Jamie Miller drilled a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Bloomington Lady Hearts fastpitch softball team a 4-2 walk-off win over the BNGSA Lady Angels at the Elgin Tournament on Sunday. The Hearts won two of three games on the day.
07/10/11 ASSOCIATIONS The Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America named Mark Moores, president of St.
07/04/11 Jeff Overton seems to like Aronimink Golf Club, having finished third and tied for third in the two years that the AT&T National has been competed there.
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06/29/11 Catherine Idella Kalter (nee Myers), 97, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a short illness. She was born in Elyria January 15, 1914, to the late Laura (nee Wuebbe) and John Myers. Catherine was raised in Elyria and attended St. Agnes School, Elyria High School and Oberlin Business College. She [...]
06/29/11 You've got to explain this planking thing to me. Nebraska players are doing it . Illinois tackle Jeff Allen is doing it . What am I missing here? Bret Bielema discusses Wisconsin's courtship of Russell Wilson here and here . Wisconsin boosted its football brand by landing a big-time transfer, Adam Mertz writes in The Capital Times. Former Badgers quarterback Scott Tolzien weighs in on Wilson ...
06/29/11 The unemployment rate rose in 210 of the nation's 372 metro areas in May, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That's a sharp reversal from April, when unemployment rates dropped in 339 metro areas. Below are unemployment rates for cities in the Midwest: Metro Unemployment, Midwest Unemployment rates by state and city Figures in percentages May 2011 April 2011 May 2010 Illinois 9 8.6 10.1 ...
06/23/11 Coach Mike Parker said at the start of the season that the team's goal would be to advance to the final four at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. This is the goal every season and Parker is two of three in his three state appearances.
06/10/11 Augustana head football coach Rob Cushman will make his debut as the leader of the Viking program on September 1, 2011 against the University of Dubuque. | 
