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University of Oregon tentative Nike deal comes with strings

December 5, 2017 Rick Solem

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An $88 million tentative sponsorship deal between the University of Oregon and Nike would come with strings attached. Under the conditions of the proposed contract, the athletic giant could impose financial penalties if too many football players cover their shoes with tape during a game and Nike would get to dictate […]

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La Crosse’s King helps Badgers hold off Penn St.

December 5, 2017 Rick Solem

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The last 48 hours weren’t easy for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, which had all day Sunday, plus a long flight into Happy Valley on Monday, to stew over their worst home loss in nearly a decade. Penn State nearly extended that misery, but a potential go-ahead 3-pointer by […]

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It’s Miami and Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl

December 4, 2017 Rick Solem

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MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — Miami has thrived when playing before its home crowd all season. Wisconsin has gone onto to opponent’s fields five times and posted five easy wins. That alone means this could be a classic Orange Bowl. A pair of teams with College Football Playoff aspirations for much of the season — and […]

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Should Alabama have gotten the nod over Ohio St.?

December 4, 2017 Rick Solem

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Back in January 2012, the day after Alabama beat LSU in the BCS championship game, the commissioners of the FBS conferences gathered in New Orleans to discuss the future of the college football postseason. There had already been movement toward tearing up the unpopular Bowl Championship Series, but the all-Southeastern Conference championship game was the […]

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No. 2 Viterbo falls in championship semifinals

December 3, 2017 Rick Solem

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The run is over. The Viterbo University volleyball team’s season ended in the NAIA championship semifinals on Saturday. In an upset win, fourth-ranked Dordt College took down the No. 2-ranked V-Hawks 3-1 (23-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-19) at the Tyson Center. Twice, in two different sets, things looked to be in Viterbo’s […]

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UNSTOPPABLE: Viterbo sweeps again, headed back to Final Four

December 2, 2017 Rick Solem

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — It’s back to the Final Four for the third time in four seasons for the Viterbo University volleyball team. The No. 2-ranked V-Hawks have yet to lose a set in the NAIA tournament, sweeping seventh-ranked Park 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) in the Elite Eight on Thursday night. At 11 a.m. Saturday, Viterbo […]

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Viterbo win, headed to Elite Eight at 8:15 tonight

December 1, 2017 Rick Solem

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Natalie Geidel had 16 kills, while Baylee Gross had 21 digs as the Viterbo University volleyball team moves into the tonight’s Elite Eight. The No. 2-ranked V-Hawks (38-1) defeated No. 19 Jamestown in the Sweet 16 at the Tyson Center on Friday afternoon. Viterbo will now play seventh-ranked Park University at 8:15 p.m. tonight for […]

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Grahn leads Viterbo to Sweet 16

December 1, 2017 Rick Solem

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — After three consecutive sweeps, the Viterbo University volleyball team is headed to the Sweet 16. The No. 2-ranked V-Hawks had no problem with 15th-ranked Eastern Oregon thanks in part to setter Amelia Grahn. In the final round of pool play Thursday, the V-Hawks took out Eastern Oregon 3-0 (25-20,25-18,25-18). Grahn, the […]

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No. 2 Viterbo looking to sweep pool Thursday, headed to Sweet 16

November 29, 2017 Rick Solem

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Viterbo University volleyball team is well on its way to winning its pool in the NAIA tournament. The No. 2-ranked V-Hawks swept 17th-ranked Georgetown (Ken.) 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-18) in the second round of pool play at the Tyson Center. At 4 p.m. Thursday, the V-Hawks (36-1) look to sweep […]

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Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma, Wisconsin are playoff top 4

November 29, 2017 Rick Solem

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Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma and Wisconsin will enter championship weekend positioned to earn a playoff spot with just one more victory. But a potential Alabama-Ohio State controversy looms. Clemson moved up to No. 1 in the final College Football Playoff rankings before the semifinals are set by the selection committee on Sunday. Alabama fell from No. […]

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