The hardest working man in high school sports isn't a coach or a player. Sometimes it's the team manager. Watching Aaron Wurtzel (above) work, will make your head spin. He's a constant ball of energy on the football field,... »
It was another busy weekend in Big Ten country, and in honor of "Cup-Half-Empty Day" (a holiday I just invented), here are five disappointments that jumped out at me from Saturday's action.UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: FIVE THINGS I LEARNED1. M... »
by Jay MariottiFiled under: NFLINDIANAPOLIS -- He was wearing a dark blue hoodie, stylish with a shirt collar, and my thought right now is that Bill Belichick should go back to the old tattered version. Because on Sunday night, in one of the most inexp... »
For some reason, Dallas is the team Eagles’ fans get most amped to beat, even on those rare occasions when both teams are out of the race. This next game on Sunday night at 8 P.M. at the Linc in Philly, NBC’s Game of the Week, will match the Eagles and... »
By Joe Henricksen Slowly but surely Kaneland big man Dave Dudzinski has opened the eyes of college coaches and moved up the City/Suburban Hoops Report's player rankings over the past two years. The fast-improving and often overlooked 6-9 face-up 4... »
The matinee on Sunday afternoon of the Philly-New York clash went anything but according the script on a beautiful sunny afternoon. The Eagles and Giants historically have played tight ball games with home field mattering surprisingly little in their ... »
ILLINI HEARTLAND BROOKS: Ahmad Bradshaw, Russell Freeman, Kirby Lacy, Kenneth Mason, Josh Medrano, Trinton Patterson, Jonathan Stelly; CLARK: Marco Dodd, Brandon Robinson, Earlzo Singleton, Demetrius Trapp, Michael Willis; FENGER: Cornelius Henry, Rodn... »
The postseason football playoff, which was introduced in 1974, has forever changed the face of the game in Illinois in dramatic fashion--for the good and for the not-so-good. Folks who have only watched high school football for the past 35... »
By Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Thanks to the bit of barnstorming, Notre Dame football should pop up in various media outlets in Texas this week. Irish coaches will spread across the state on Friday to touch base with recruits and their coaches. ... »
By Joe Henricksen With such a surplus of fall leagues around the Chicagoland area and throughout the state, it's a tribute to the Joy of the Game Fall League to have assembled as much talent as it has with players... »
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