If you count the guys on each team’s eight-man practice squad, there are currently more than 1,950 players in the NFL — and 19 of these saw their college action at the University of Illinois. …
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Power Outage in Business District Slows Down Holiday Shopping
Half-empty parking lots and darkened storefronts were the result of a massive power outage Sunday in Champaign–Urbana’s commerce district. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, nearly all businesses and restaurants north of Marketview Drive were without …
The Polite Power Rankings: Week 14
Say what you want about luck or wobbly refs or divine intervention. The fact of the matter is that even the royalty of the NFL needs, on occasion, a little help from the opponent to …
The Polite Power Rankings: Week 13
After last week’s Polite Power Rankings hit the virtual newsstands, a reader offered this advice: “Instead of profiling the top 16, you should do random teams throughout…. That way, if I’m a fan of a …
The Polite Power Rankings: Week 12
If you’re free on a Sunday afternoon, stop by one of the so-called sports bars in town: Jillian’s or Buffalo Wild Wings or Billy Barooz or the Esquire. You may be surprised to find that …
Grossman Gets Another Moment
Perhaps it was inevitable, a stroke of fate: the golden-boy-turned-black-sheep Rex Grossman would get yet another shot at the helm of the Chicago Bears offense. In week ten of a disappointing 2007 season for the …