NFC divisional clash heads to St. Louis
A playoff game moves to St. Louis for an NFC divisional round clash, pitting two conference rivals amid high stakes and national attention. Teams prepare strategy as fans await kickoff and venue details.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2002
Page
17
Jordan Leads Wizards in MLK Day NBA Marathon
Michael Jordan returns to action as his Washington Wizards face Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves on MLK Day. The league will showcase a dozen games as the holiday slate unfolds. The SEC switches to a women’s tournament format, launching their conference event a week after the men crown a champion.
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Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA
SEC
Midweek NHL Matches and MVC Battle Headlines
Wednesday features the Blues and Blackhawks on the ice with St. Louis at Buffalo and Chicago hosting Phoenix. SIU men seek to hold MVC lead against Drake in Des Moines. Mount Vernon Rams meet Cairo Pilots in a busy prep night. Saturday UNI aims for revenge versus LIU at home at 7 05.
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Blues
Blackhawks
St. Louis
Buffalo
Iowa
Liu
Salukis blitz Sycamores 91 73 at SIU Arena
Indiana State forward Djibril Kante watched as Southern Illinois dominated with intensity. The Salukis pressed hard on offense and boards, hitting 3s and pushing the pace after a slow start. SIU improved to deny ISU a comeback, finishing strong.
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Carbondale
Indiana State
Djibril Kante
Southern Illinois University
Salukis
Siu
Sycamores
SIU Arena
Kante
Stetson Hairston
Lamar Grimes
Siu beats Indiana State 91 to 73 in MVC clash
Marcus Belcher leads SIU with 17 points as the Salukis improve to 16-3 and 6-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Next game is against Drake, 8-8 overall and 3-3 in MVC, Thursday at 7 05.
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Marcus Belcher
Siu
MVC
Drake
Dag McNabbit Eagles end Bears season 33 19
Donovan McNabb engineered a homecoming win for the Philadelphia Eagles over the Chicago Bears 33 19 to advance to the NFC championship. He threw two TDs and ran for another as he outpaced Chicago with key scrambles and precise passing.
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Dag McNabbit Eagles
Bears
Chicago
Donovan McNabb
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
McNabb
Eagles
Philadelphia
Mike Brown
Soldier Field
Pharaohs Rally Past Goreville in South Egyptian final
Egyptian trailed 19-6 after a slow start but surged to a 57-50 win over Goreville in the South Egyptian Conference championship. Goreville led 21-6 early second quarter before Pharaohs outscored the Blackcats 14-2 to regain control. Alex Fischer opened with a three point play as Goreville used a spread 2 3 defense. Coach Chuck Doty noted adjustments failed to shake their resolve.
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Allin
Goreville
Pharaohs
Alex Fischer
Blackcats
Chuck Doty
Scott Kirby
Leon Carson
Miracle shot lifts Cairo in Benton tourney thriller
Cairo’s Gary Williams sprinted to a loose ball and banked in a falling one handed jumper with about five seconds left to lift the Pilots to a 54 52 win over Hamilton County and force a share of the Benton Invitational title. Cairo then beat Pinckneyville 54 53 to take the tournament.
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Benton
Cairo
Gary Williams
Williams
Hamilton County
Pilots
Pinckneyville
Kenny Limelton
Deavon
Jonathan van Winkle
Larry Baldwin
Rams versus Packers in pivotal divisional clash at Dome
Rams hold a 14-2 record and host Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers in a divisional playoff at the Dome at America's Center. Favre rallied the Packers past San Francisco last week, while St. Louis seeks to extend its NFL best 14-2 mark and rely on its offense and improving defense.
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Rams
Packers
Green Bay
Los Angeles
ST. Louis
Green Bay Packers
America’s Center
Brett Favre
Dexter McClean
Brett
Mississippi
Atlanta
Favre
San Francisco
Rams QB Warner Wears Modified Helmet in Playoff Game
Kurt Warner will wear a modified helmet today for the playoff game against Green Bay after sustaining a throat injury earlier this season against Atlanta. The Rams confirmed the equipment change ahead of the critical matchup.
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Rams
Kurt Warner
Green Bay Packers
Warner
Atlanta
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Steve Cunningham
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Packers Mystique
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America
GMC Sonoma
Marion
Illinois
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