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The Purdue Boilermakers are the athletic teams at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. They compete in the Big Ten conference, and the school colors are old gold and black. Famous athletes include John Wooden, Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Drew Brees, Glenn Robinson and Rick Mount. Longtime basketball coach Gene Keady won 550 games over 25 years at the university.
The Purdue Boilermakers are the athletic teams at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. They compete in the Big Ten conference, and the school colors are old gold and black. Famous athletes include John Wooden, Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Drew Brees, Glenn Robinson and Rick Mount. Longtime basketball coach Gene Keady won 550 games over 25 years at the university.
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Chris Dufresne's look at the season's college football bowl games
ESPN's "Octomom" family of networks hopes you enjoy this year's cavalcade of commercials and center snaps as it furiously tries to secure the two games it doesn't broadcast. Conspicuously missing from the lineup is Ohio State (12-0) vs. Louisiana Tech...
Tags: Bowling Green Falcons, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, Boise State Broncos
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Georgia pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Nebraska
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, as the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No. 23 Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday. Murray shook off a pair of first-...
Tags: Capital One Bowl, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Sports, College Sports, LSU Tigers
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Who would win between Notre Dame and Ohio State?
Notre Dame finished the college football season undefeated and will play in the BCS championship game. Ohio State also went unbeaten but is ineligible for a bowl due to NCAA sanctions. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the possible outcomes if...
Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Braxton Miller, Michigan Wolverines, Sports, College Sports
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Auburn fires Gene Chizik; Purdue, NC State also remove coaches
Two years after leading Auburn to the Bowl Championship Series national title, Gene Chizik has been fired as coach of the Tigers. Also losing their college football coaching jobs Sunday were Danny Hope at Purdue and Tom O'Brien at North Carolina State....
Tags: University of Phoenix Stadium, Auburn Tigers, Sports, College Sports, Big Ten Conference
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The Times' top 25 college football rankings
This could be a first in the history of Rankman — two teams in the top 25 with the nickname Aggies: Texas A&M (11) and Utah State (24). Throw in Kansas State (8) if you count the nearby "Aggieville" bar scene. Missing the Aggies cut: North...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Sports, College Sports, Mid-American Conference, Kent State Golden Flashes
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College football TV lineup for Saturday
MORNING Georgia Tech (6-5) at No. 3 Georgia (10-1) 9 a.m., ESPN Kids spilled into the streets of Athens, Ga., after Stanford's win over Oregon put Georgia on a controls-its-own-destiny track to this year's national title game. But the Bulldogs...
Tags: Minnesota Golden Gophers, UCLA Bruins, Big Ten Conference, Ohio State Buckeyes, ESPN (tv network)
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College football on TV
Break out the chips and cold drinks, but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, the Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and skipping, on Saturday's menu of games. MORNING No. 24 Northwestern (5-0) at Penn...
Tags: Oklahoma State Cowboys, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns
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Cardinal's sinful loss bad news for Pac-12, USC title hopes
Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: USC hangover? As a Stanford fan, this is painful but familiar. Alicia Dingsdale Answer: You're not kidding. Stanford looked like it spent its bye week after USC wasting away again in Margaritaville. Blew out my flip-...
Tags: Auburn Tigers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Sports, College Sports, Jim Harbaugh
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Penn State is no match for heavy hand of the NCAA
The NCAA's plan to cripple Penn State as it humiliates innocent players could not be working out better. The NCAA defeated Penn State, 17-16, on Saturday to improve its record to 2-0. This week, the organization embedded in the University of Virginia....
Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Sports, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Big Ten Conference
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Thursday’s Highlights: 'Inside Comedy' on Showtime
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99 candles, 99 facts about John Wooden
1) He was born in Hall, Ind., on Oct. 14, 1910.
2) Wooden led Martinsville High to the Indiana state title in 1927.
3) One of his role models was Fuzzy Vandivier of the Franklin Wonder Five, a basketball team that dominated Indiana high school...Tags: Minnesota Golden Gophers, Purdue University, Sports, Education, Big Ten Conference
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