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Three Nascar Tracks Swap Race Dates
2008-08-19 21:43:00 The NASCAR Sprint Cup race held Labor Day weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana will be moved to October starting next year, speedway President Gillian Zucker said Monday. This year's race, the Pepsi 500, is Aug. 31 but that will change to Oct. 11 in 2009, as part of a three-track swap on the Cup schedule, Zucker said. The two-mile Auto Club Speedway oval also stages a Cup race in late More About: Dates , Nascar , Race , Tracks , Swap
Michigan Vs. Ohio State Documentary DVD
2008-08-18 22:25:00 Since 1897, the universities of Michigan and Ohio State have faced off in what has become the most hotly contested rivalry in college football, if not all American sport. This Michigan Vs. Ohio State Documentary DVD takes a look at the origins of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry, as well as how the contest evolved through the decades into the all-encompassing rivalry it has become today.
Notre Dame Basketball Team in Ireland Right Now for Inaugural Emerald Hoops
2008-08-15 17:41:00 The Irish are going to Ireland for a head start to their season. Basketball season, that is. Notre Dame left Tuesday for a 13-day trip that will include six games before the football team plays its first. The Irish started practicing Aug. 4, four days before the football team and two months ahead of the traditional October start of basketball practice. "We're so far ahead right now," said Luke More About: Hoops , Team
The Chicago Bears "One City. One Team."
2008-08-15 17:06:00 The Bears on Thursday announced the launch of a new advertising initiative featuring the special bond between the city, team and its fans. The “One City . One Team .” brand campaign kicks off during Saturday night’s Bears-Seahawks preseason game on WFLD-TV beginning at 8 p.m. Chicago time. Bears fans take a starring role alongside players and coach Lovie Smith as the campaign focuses on the More About: Chicago Bears
All 5 National Champion Notre Dame Football Coaches to be Honored at Games
2008-08-15 05:54:00 The five former Fighting Irish head football coaches whose teams won one or more consensus national championship at the University of Notre Dame will be honored during the 2008 Irish home football season. Each of the five coaches - Knute Rockne (championships in 1924, '29, '30), Frank Leahy (1943, '46, '47, '49), Ara Parseghian (1966, '73), Dan Devine (1977) and Lou Holtz (1988) - and/or their More About: National , Games , Football , Notre-Dame
Chicago Blackhawks Training Camp Festival
2008-08-14 16:03:00 The Blackhawks are proud to announce their first ever Training Camp Festival , which will take place at the United Center on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8 am to 4 pm. The Festival will include a 5K Run/Walk/Skate, a 3-On-3 Street Hockey Tournament and a public Blackhawks Practice, plus live music and an interactive games area. More About: Chicago
Kids-Only Autograph Session at Thursday's White Sox Game
2008-08-13 05:10:00 The Chicago White Sox will give young fans the opportunity to obtain autographs from players and/or coaches at a "kids-only" pregame autograph session scheduled for Thursday, August 14. The special autograph session is being added to the schedule to make-up for a Kids Day session that had been previously canceled due to weather. Children, 13 years old and younger, will be allowed to participate More About: White Sox , Game , Autograph
Work for the Blackhawks and Bulls
2008-08-13 04:23:00 Bismarck Enterprises at the United Center has the following P/T positions available for talented Team Members to join us for the 2008-09 season the of Chicago Blackhawks and Bulls : Bartenders, Servers, Hosts, Cocktail Servers, Barbacks, Bussers/Runner, Suite Attendants, Press Lounge Attendant; Concessions Stand Work ers; Cooks, Dishwasher, Porters; Retail Sales Associate; Laundry Room Attendant,
Madden Mania
2008-08-11 05:34:00 GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), announced that it will host “Madden Mania ” events on Monday, August 11, 2008, at over 3,000 of its U.S. GameStop stores for the launch of MADDEN NFL ’09 by Electronic Arts. The festivities mark the beginning of the NFL video game season and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the game with MADDEN NFL ’09 tournaments, tailgate events and a variety of contests leading up to
Jeff Burton Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup Race Preview
2008-08-07 17:43:00 • This Week’s AT&T Chevrolet at Watkins Glen International … Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 249 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Cup Series stable. Built new for 2008, Burton raced this car earlier this season at Infineon Race way where he started 20th and finished 13th. • Watkins Glen Summary … In 14 NASCAR Cup starts at The Glen, Burton has posted two top-five and three top-10 More About: Preview , Nascar
Chicago Bulls Release 2008-09 Schedule
2008-08-07 02:45:00 The Chicago Bulls will tip off their 43rd season on Tuesday, October 28, when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in their season opener at 7:30 p.m. at the United Center. Three days later, Chicago will take to the road for the first time when they travel to Boston and face the NBA Champion Celtics at 7:00 p.m. For just the second time in team history and the first since 1997.98, the 2008.09 campaign More About: Schedule , Chicago Bulls , Release
NFL Code of Fan Conduct
2008-08-05 21:43:00 The NFL implemented a new code of fan conduct Tuesday, warning that spectators who misbehave will be ejected from stadiums and barred from coming back. The policy, first recommended by commissioner Roger Goodell at league meetings in April, is aimed at conduct that the league said "detracts from the gameday experience." It includes bans on: • Behavior that is unruly, disruptive, or illegal. • More About: Code
4th Driver Still Wanted by Richard Childress Racing
2008-08-04 21:07:00 Richard Childress is still looking for the right driver to add to his Cup team. He said earlier this year that Richard Childress Racing plans to add a fourth Cup driver for next season, joining Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer. But the search has dragged on longer than Childress expected. "You've got to find the right person," Childress said Sunday. "You don't want to mess up the More About: Driver , Richard , Wanted
White Sox to Honor Fan Who Lost An Eye Thanks to Typical Drunk Asshole Cub
2008-08-03 01:09:00 The Chicago White Sox have invited a Gurnee man who lost his eye in a fight with three Cubs fans to attend a game of his choice this season with his fiancee. White Sox spokesman Lou Hernandez told The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald that 32-year-old Robert Steele and his fiancee April Bieze would be guests of the team. Three Chicago Cubs fans face felony charges in McHenry County after More About: Lost , Drunk , Honor
9 Athletes with Notre Dame Ties Heading to the Beijing Olympics
2008-08-02 23:15:00 Nine participants in the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in Beijing , China from Aug. 8-24, have ties to the University of Notre Dame . All nine competitors are former, current or future Fighting Irish student-athletes. Six of the athletes are female, which matches an all-time high for Notre Dame from the 2004 Olympics . The Notre Dame women's soccer program boasts four More About: Beijing Olympics , Notre-Dame
Freddie Prinze Jr. Joins the WWE
2008-07-30 16:44:00 Freddie Prinze, Jr., a long-time fan of World Wrestling Entertainment, joins WWE’s creative team. Prinze, Jr. will now have a behind the scenes role contributing to WWE’s weekly television and pay-per-view programs. “Freddie Prinze, Jr.’s passion, energy and creativity make him an excellent fit for WWE,” said Chairman Vince McMahon. "Bringing on board an experienced Hollywood writer, actor and More About: Freddie
Several Former Chicago Bears to Attend St. Xavier University 12th Annual Go
2008-07-30 04:55:00 A group of former Chicago Bears players will be spending a day on the links at Saint Xavier University ’s 12th Annual Golf Classic on Aug. 5 at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. Former Bear Bruce Herron will join guests’ foursomes as a fifth player, as will Bears alums Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson, Robin Earl, Wendell Davis, Mickey Pruitt, Bob Parsons, Brian Glasgow and former Atlanta Falcon More About: Chicago Bears
All-Time Tailgater Challenge Fantasy Football Grill Champs
2008-07-29 02:55:00 2007 Schlitz Snipers over Patches O'Houlihan 3rd Place: Dukes of Hazzard 2006 Dukes of Hazzard over Wolverines 3rd Place: Coral Reefers 2005 Code Brown over Monkey Boy 3rd Place: Schlitz Snipers 2004 Matadors over Packers Suck 3rd Place: Dukes of Hazzard 2003 Monkey Boy over Packers Suck 3rd Place: ? 2002 Eyes Wide Open over Blue Irish 3rd Place: Dukes of Hazzard 2001 Dukes of Hazzard More About: Football , Fantasy , Time , Challenge , Fantasy Football
UFC 90 Coming to Chicago with Anderson "The Spider" Silva - The World's Gre
2008-07-28 15:53:00 Sports fans in Chicago unite! The UFC is coming to town and it is bringing the world's greatest pound for pound fighter, Anderson "The Spider " Silva , for a middleweight title fight against his number one contender, Patrick "The Predator" Cote. The UFC will make its historic first trip to Chicago this fall when it presents UFC 90: SILVA vs. COTE live from Allstate Arena on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
Bears Picked Briggs Over Berrian
2008-07-28 14:58:00 It was the one that got away that helped shape the Chicago Bears ' offseason plan that wrapped up Sunday with the signing of Devin Hester. Now the question is how much Hester will be able to fill the void created by the loss of wide receiver Bernard Berrian. The Bears went into free agency with more than $20 million in salary-cap space and said it was earmarked for their own. Despite earnest
Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2008-07-28 01:04:00 Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is a NASCAR racing sensation whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo, thrilling their fans by finishing most races in the top spots - with Ricky Bobby always leading the pack. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha More About: Ballad , Ricky , Nights
Player Arrested as Cubs Minor League Peoria Chiefs Club is in Massive Brawl
2008-07-25 17:12:00 Fifteen players and both managers were ejected, a fan was sent to the hospital, and one player was arrested after a 10-minute bench-clearing brawl in the first inning between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on Thursday night in the Class A Midwest League . Peoria Chief pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested and charged with felonious assault for allegedly throwing a ball that hit the fan during More About: Arrested , Player , Club , Cubs
Chicago Blackhawks Becoming Pop Stars of the NHL
2008-07-25 15:52:00 The Chicago Blackhawks , a team that has played in front of many empty seats in recent years, now have suddenly become the pop star of the NHL. With young idols in Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, major free agent signings in defenseman Brian Campbell and goalie Cristobal Huet and the announcement of an outdoor game against the Detroit Red Wings in Wrigley Field, the Blackhawks might be the More About: Stars , Chicago Blackhawks , Pop Stars
Does Kyle Orton Have the Lead Over Rex Grossman to Become the Bears Startin
2008-07-24 22:07:00 Out of necessity, coach Lovie Smith has taken the Chicago Bears back in time. The years were 2004 and 2005. The Bears were a young team, theoretically on the rise. Their core was a young defense, featuring Brian Urlacher, Charles Tillman, Alex Brown, Tommie Harris and others. "We were last in the division and we were all the afterthought," Smith said. "This camp is definitely like 2005, or you More About: Kyle , Rex Grossman , Lead
Brawl in Stands at Sox-Cubs Game
2008-06-30 14:07:00 A fan at Saturday's White Sox - Cubs game caught a big fight on video. Surprise, surprise the fight was not between Sox and Cub fans. Rather they teamed up to administer a beating to a what has been reported as an obnoxious fan who was bad mouthing someone's family and also a rumor that he picked up some money that fell out of a women's purse that he refused to return. More About: Game , Brawl
Blackhawks and Predators Free Agent Needs
2008-06-30 01:08:00 Blackhawks: There have been rumblings about the Blackhawks' interest in adding pop to the lineup, with a puck-moving defenseman on their shopping list. They could go high, after Brian Campbell, or get a younger, less expensive option like John-Michael Liles. The plan is to continue letting a strong young talent base mature and to supplement it with compatible talent. Predators : Don't expect too More About: Agent , Free , Blackhawks , Free Agent
Chicago Bears Family Night Practice at Soldier Field
2008-06-29 23:48:00 Tickets for the Bears’ Family Night practice on Friday, Aug. 1 at Soldier Field go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday at TicketMaster. For the first time, all seats will be sold on a reserved basis. Tickets cost $7 apiece. However, via a “Four or More Ticket Offer,” fans can purchase four tickets for $24 and any additional tickets for $6 each through July 31. The festivities kick off at 3 p.m. outside More About: Chicago , Chicago Bears , Practice
Blackhawks 2008 Prospects Camp
2008-06-29 20:51:00 The Chicago Blackhawks announced the team will conduct its 2008 Prospects Camp from Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11 at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, IL. The camp roster of 50 invitees will be highlighted by 2008 NHL Entry Draft selections Kyle Beach (11th overall) and Shawn Lalonde (68th overall); 2007 Draft picks Bill Sweatt (38th overall) and Akim Aliu (56th overall); 2006 Draft choice
Chicago Bear Terry Metcalf Hosting Football Camp in Hometown
2008-06-29 20:46:00 Chicago Bears guard and Clarksdale’s own Terence Metcalf is hosting a football camp for area players. Sponsored by the Metcalf-Holden Foundation and Coahoma Community College, the day camp will be held July 10, 11 and 12 on the CCC practice field. It will be directed by Coach Chuck Reid, of Clarksdale High School, and coaches from area high schools The proceeds from the registration fees will More About: Hosting , Football , Chicago , Camp , Terry
Matt Hayes Goes 1-on-1 with Charlie Weis
More articles from this author:2008-06-25 18:44:00 On the hardest part about the ND job away from the field: "When someone comes up to me, and I'm having dinner with my family and they want an autograph or want to talk. Then I say 'I'm having dinner with my family,' and they get upset. Or at a basketball game. I love going to those games. At halftime, my wife and I switch seats and I sit on the aisle and sign stuff. I don't want to be More About: Matt , Charlie , Charlie Weis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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