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Herb Gould

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Former Sun-Times writer Herb Gould tells story from team’s heyday through batboy
This is a team that had every reason in the world to win — and didn’t. A team that blew a big lead in September — and never atoned by winning after that.
Tiger Woods said he is hopeful to play in the FedEx Cup event; Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy are expected to be in the field.
Northwestern and Illinois were like two football programs passing in the night when the Wildcats held off the Illini 24-16.
The Irish held on for a 31-21 victory after the Wildcats clawed their way back to 24-21 after falling behind 24-7.
Who’s the hottest team in the Big Ten that doesn’t play in the Big House in Ann Arbor? It might be the guys who play in the Little House in Evanston.
Just call the Wildcats the runless wonders. And call them a winner.
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For the second consecutive week, Northwestern’s offense came out like gangbusters and finished like a busted
Illinois scored three TDs in 7½ minutes late in the third quarter and added the game-winner early in the fourth quarter to end their 10-game skid.