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Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes, ran for a fifth score and became the all-time leading passer in Mid-American Conference history as he led Central Michigan to a 35-3 victory over Ball State on Wednesday night in Muncie, Ind.
Nov. 19, 2009
World & Nation
A Cook County judge, who federal prosecutors said “sold and peddled justice like it was apples,” was found guilty Saturday of 59 counts of racketeering, income tax evasion and mail fraud by a federal court jury.
July 14, 1985
Today’s bowl game
Jan. 6, 2010
at Western Michigan 16, Northern Illinois 14: The Broncos (4-2, 2-1) held Garrett Wolfe, the nation’s leading rusher, to 25 yards and got three field goals from Nate Meyer to beat the Huskies (4-3, 3-2) in a Mid-American Conference game at Kalamazoo.
Oct. 15, 2006
No. 8 Boise State 49, at Bowling Green 14: Kellen Moore threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Broncos (4-0) over the Falcons (1-3).
Sept. 27, 2009
Rusty Smith threw for 307 yards and two second-half touchdowns to help Florida Atlantic defeat Central Michigan 24-21 on Friday night in the Motor City Bowl at Detroit.
Dec. 27, 2008
Kevin Smith ran for 284 yards and four touchdowns, moving into second place behind Barry Sanders on the NCAA’s single-season rushing list, and Central Florida rolled to a 44-25 win over Tulsa on Saturday in the Conference USA title game at Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 2, 2007
Even for corruption-jaded Chicagoans, the bribery trial of Richard F.
June 9, 1985
* at Toledo 70, Northern Illinois 21: Aaron Opelt threw four touchdown passes, Gordon Warner ran for three scores and the Rockets (4-5, 2-3 Mid-American) piled up a team-record 812 yards at Toledo, Ohio.
Oct. 28, 2007
Three former Chicago police officers who cooperated in the federal government’s Operation Greylord investigation of corruption in the Cook County court system were sentenced to terms of 15 to 30 months for filing false income tax returns.
Aug. 21, 1985