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| Wis., Penn. senators make tasty Super Bowl wager |
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01/25/2011 |
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| win, Johnson will pay up with an assortment of Wisconsin bratwurst, cheese and beer. Johnson says that as a fiscal conservative he considered re-gifting the Chicago-style pizza and beer he won from Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk when the Packers beat the Chicago Bears. But he says that wouldn't highlight Wisconsin's fine products. Toomey says the Pittsburgh sandwiches taste just as good as the upcoming Steelers victory.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in |
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| Wis. towel maker in middle of Super Bowl matchup |
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01/25/2011 |
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| now we're working closely with the Packers to put together a product that will basically compete with the Terrible Towel. We've got a towel war going here between the Terrible Towel and the Packer towel.'' The Packers defeated their archrival, the Chicago Bears, 21-14 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. The Steelers beat the New York Jets, 24-19, to advance to the championship game. McArthur also will manufacture the so-called trophy towel, handed to members of the winning team on the field |
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| Chicago car salesman fired for wearing Packers tie |
NFL Football |
01/25/2011 |
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OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - A car salesman in suburban Chicago has been fired for refusing to remove a Green Bay Packers tie that he wore to work the day after the Packers beat the Chicago Bears to advance to the Super Bowl. John Stone says he wore the Packers tie to work Monday at Webb Chevrolet in Oak Lawn to honor his late grandmother, who was a big Green Bay fan. The sentimental gesture did not impress his boss, Jerry Roberts. Roberts says the dealership has done promotions involving the Bears and he |
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| Bears blast Cutler's critics |
NFL Football |
01/25/2011 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Jay Cutler finally got some protection. The Chicago Bears rushed to their quarterback's defense on Monday, blasting current and former players who in Twitter posts questioned his toughness for sitting out most of the second half of Sunday's 21-14 NFC championship game loss to Green Bay with a knee injury. ``I think it's crap,'' general manager Jerry Angelo said. ``I thought they were a union. If that's the way they unionize themselves, they got bigger issues than the one that |
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| Jones-Drew says he didn't intend shot at Cutler |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew says he never meant to take a shot at Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler or question his toughness. The Jacksonville standout tells The Associated Press his Tweet comparing Cutler to former Florida coach Urban Meyer was merely a joke - one that clearly backfired. Jones-Drew says he was rooting for Cutler and the Bears in Sunday's NFC championship game, and when Cutler left in the third quarter, Jones-Drew thought it was the perfect time to poke fun at the Gat |
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| Bears GM says Smith in for extension |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - A year ago, fans were calling for Lovie Smith to be fired. Now, he's in for a contract extension. General manager Jerry Angelo made it clear Monday he'd like to keep the coach around after the Chicago Bears advanced to the NFC championship game. He says ``our focus, our intent'' is to get that done. Smith has one year left on the extension he signed after the 2006 Super Bowl season. The Bears got back to the playoffs for the first time since then, ultimately losing to Green Ba |
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| Smith: Cutler has sprained MCL |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith said Monday that quarterback Jay Cutler suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament during Sunday's game against Green Bay. It was initially reported by the Chicago Sun-Times that Cutler suffered a torn MCL. A sprain, though, is considered a slight tear. Cutler departed the Bears' 21-14 loss to the rival Packers in the second quarter with the injury, and tested the stability of the knee during the first series of the third quarter. S |
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| Anatomy of a champion |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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| boys, Redskins and Raiders of the world in favor of a build-from-within approach that's true to the stable, unflashy nature of these two old-guard franchises. Of the 53 players on Green Bay's active roster for Sunday's NFC Championship bout with the Chicago Bears, a mere seven began their careers as draft picks of other teams. The Packers eschew free agency more than just about every other NFL team, instead using the draft as their primary source of collecting and cultivating talent. Since general manager Te |
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| Bears' Cutler suffered torn MCL |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler apparently suffered a torn medial collateral ligament during Sunday's NFC Championship Game loss to Green Bay. A source told the Chicago Sun-Times on Monday that Cutler sustained the injury to his left knee. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam in order to determine the extent of the damage. Cutler departed the Bears' 21-14 loss to the rival Packers in the second quarter with the injury, and tested the stability of the knee durin |
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| Bulls try to lift city's spirits vs. Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - On Sunday a team from Wisconsin waltzed into the Windy City and ripped out the hearts of the locals when the Green Bay Packers topped the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game. The Chicago Bulls will aim for a little revenge tonight when they entertain the Badger State's basketball club, the Milwaukee Bucks, at United Center. With LeBron James fleeing Cleveland in the offseason these two clubs figured to be the top contenders for the Central Division crown this season. Thus far the B |
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