Iowa Hawkeyes Face Michigan State In Snow Delay
In East Lansing Iowa and Michigan State saw a defensive start with few scoring chances. Snow forced a weather delay at 47 minutes and officials moved to an orange ball before postponing the game. The winner advances to Louisville for the national semifinals.
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Cassill Named Rookie of the Year in 2008 Nationwide Series
Cedar Rapids driver Landon Cassill unofficially wins 2008 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. He started 18 races with one pole and five top tens, amassing 2 092 points to finish 25th overall. Bryan Clausen had 21 starts with one pole one top five and two top tens totaling 1 915 points for 27th. Cassill did not race the Ford 300. Clausen finished 34th in Homestead races. Cassill races for Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Syracuse fires Coach Greg Robinson in 4th straight bad season
Syracuse, N Y fired head coach Greg Robinson with two games remaining in a fourth straight losing season. Robinson acknowledged the move as expected after a 9 36 overall record during his tenure as Gazette staff notes.
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Greene Runs Past Purdue to Boost Iowa Season Totals
Iowa back Shonn Greene rushed 211 yards in the 22-17 win over Purdue, extending his 11 game 100 yard streak and leading the nation with 1,585 yards this season. He moved to second on Iowa's single season list with a 75 yard TD and trails Tavian Banks' 1,691 by 106 yards. Greene also has 15 rushing TDs this year tying Sedrick Shaw for second on the season list.
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Johnson ties Cup title record with third in NASCAR history
Jimmie Johnson captured his third consecutive Sprint Cup by finishing 15th at Homestead, matching Cale Yarborough. Carl Edwards led 157 laps but ran out of gas at the end, earning second as Johnson secured the historic stretch in the Chase era.
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Decorah Vikings Gear Up for Class 3A Semi Final
Van Sloten leads Decorah into the UNI-Dome semifinal against Pella as the No. 4 Vikings chase a state finals bid after a 3-6 last season. The 6-6, 255-pound standout has committed to Iowa and notes excitement from recent Hawkeye visits.
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Packers thump Bears at Lambeau to stay in NFC North hunt
Green Bay defeated Chicago 37-3 behind 145 rushing yards and a TD by Ryan Grant and 227 passing yards with two touchdowns from Aaron Rodgers. The win lifts the Packers to 5-5, tied with the Bears and Vikings atop the division as they snapped a Lambeau drought against Chicago since 2004.
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