1. Coach Tim Beckman's Biggest Challenges for 2013

    Only 102 days remain until the kickoff of the 2013 Fighting Illini football season, and Fighting Illini fans can anticipate another interesting season of Illinois football...

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  2. 2013 MLB Draft: Pitchers the Cubs Should Target in the 2013 MLB Draft

    The 2013 MLB Draft is rapidly approaching as only 16 days remain until the draft kicks off on June 6 in MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus , New Jersey. The Chicago Cubs hold the second pick in the 2013 draft, following the Houston Astros ...

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  3. 5 Things You Should Know About Illinois' Memorial Stadium

    Buried in the walls and bricks of beautiful Memorial Stadium in Champaign , Illinois lies nearly a century of stories, history and tradition...

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  4. Ranking the Top 5 Offensive Weapons for Illinois Football

    The Illinois Fighting Illini look to put an abysmal 2012 season behind them, seeking to improve from their 2-10 record. Unfortunately for the boys in orange, 2013 looks to be just as challenging...

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  5. Things We Learned About the Cubs Through the First Quarter of the Season

    Can you believe it, baseball fans? A quarter of the 2013 MLB season is already in the books and the Cubs are, well, the Cubs. Standing seven games below .500 and 8.5 games behind the Cardinals , the boys in blue have struggled (as expected)...

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  6. Ernie Banks on His 40th Anniversary of Becoming MLB's First Black Manager

    "As athletes get older, their accomplishments become greater and greater as the years pass on.” The words of Dereck Whittenburg from ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary ...

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  7. Cubs Players Who Should Be Demoted to the Minors

    To many rival fans, the Cubs organization is jokingly referred to as a "minor league team" because of their often lack of success and sub-par players...

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  8. Why the Chicago Bulls Will Upset the Miami Heat

    Miami Heat fans, you're welcome for the laugh that you're currently enjoying after reading the title of this article. Watch out, though. ... The Bulls have already proven that they can compete and rise to the occasion in the 2013 NBA playoffs ...

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  9. Grading Every Cubs Player Through the 1st Month of the Season

    Unfortunately for the Chicago Cubs , eight isn't exactly a lucky number. They find themselves eight games behind the first-place Cardinals and eight games under .500...

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  10. Can the LA Dodgers Overcome the Loss of Greinke, Capuano, and Billingsley?

    Mothers are always right. Fighting solves nothing and unfortunately for the Los Angeles Dodgers , they are learning that the hard way...

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  11. Cubs Flaws Already Being Exposed in 2013

    Eighteen games are in the books for the Chicago Cubs , who find themselves at a disappointing 5-13. They stand six games behind the division-leading Cincinnati Reds and have now lost four in a row...

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  12. Chicago Cubs: Should Anthony Rizzo Be Demoted to Triple-A Iowa?

    As the Chicago Cubs continue to struggle at the beginning of the 2013 campaign, the future of many underperforming players become unclear...or rather, demotion becomes more and more inevitable...

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  13. The 2013 Boston Marathon Story of Quadriplegic Rick Hoyt and His Father

    Imagine running 26.2 miles. Now imagine running 26.2 miles, all while pushing your disabled son in a wheelchair. Thirty-one times. Now imagine running 26.2 miles, all while pushing your disabled son in a wheelchair...

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  14. Busch Stadium to Host College Football Game on September 21

    For the first time in the short history of Busch Stadium, the ballpark will play host to a college football game this fall...

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  15. Report: Chicago Blackhawks to Play Penguins at Soldier Field in March 2014

    Pull the knit hats out again, Blackhawks fans. According to Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune , the Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, on March 1, 2014...

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  16. Cubs Minor Leaguers Who Will See Some Time in the Majors in '13

    Despite holding a 4-8 record, the young 2013 season has been far from uneventful for the Chicago Cubs . Fans have been sent through a whirlwind of chaos and confusion, from late-game ...

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  17. News Source Headed by Joe Ricketts Suggests Mayor Emanuel Sent Severed Goat Head

    Honestly, can the Wrigley Field renovation debacle become any weirder? In a ridiculous turn of events yesterday, a severed goat head was delivered to Wrigley Field , which was ultimately intended for Cubs owner Tom Ricketts ...

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  18. Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Receives Package with Goat Head at Wrigley Field

    Just when I think that rival fans have enough material for Cubs jokes, some crazy fan adds more fuel to the insult fire...

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  19. Hottest Starts for the Cubs That Will Continue Throughout the Season

    Six games are in the books for the Chicago Cubs , who finished their road trip with a 2-4 record. Despite their subpar performance in many aspects (ahem, Carlos Marmol), the Cubs have also had some bright spots in their six contests...

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  20. 5 Things You Need to Know About Cubs' $500 Million Wrigley Field Renovation

    After months of back and forth negotiations (or lack thereof), the Chicago Cubs and the city of Chicago are reportedly close to a $500 million makeover of historic Wrigley Field, the Cubs' home ballpark since 1914...

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  21. Historic Professional Baseball Stadium to Become Apartment Complex

    It has been over a decade since a professional baseball game has been played at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, but the historic stadium still stands today in the heart of the Midtown district of the Indiana city...

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  22. 4 Things We Learned from the Chicago Cubs' Opening Series

    In the heat of the pennant race, the Cubs are tied for first place in the Central Division with the Cincinnati Reds , while the St. Louis Cardinals are dead last with the Milwaukee Brewers ...

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  23. Ideas for a New Chicago Cubs Ballpark in Rosemont, Illinois

    While the future of Wrigley Field remains uncertain, fans continue to speculate about the possibility of the team moving to west suburban Rosemont, Illinois...

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  24. Post-Spring Training Scouting Report for Every Top Cubs Prospect

    2013 spring training has sprung and passed for the Chicago Cubs , who began their regular season with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday...

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  25. Chicago Cubs: Assembling Their Best Lineup at the End of Spring Training

    Like a six-year-old on Christmas Eve, America is on the edge of its seat in anticipation for the official start of the 2013 MLB season. The Cubs open up the 2013 season with a series against the division rival Pirates...

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