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Unusual feeling for Northwestern // Wildcats take 2-game streak to Ann Arbor
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Maybe it will take a really big victory - like one at Michigan
this Saturday - to get Northwestern coach Francis Peay excited.
His people in purple celebrated homecoming Oct. 26 with a 17-11
upset of Illinois. It was NU's first victory over a nationally
ranked opponent in 20 years.
On Saturday, they surprised Michigan State 16-13 in East Lansing
for their first victory away from Dyche Stadium since 1987 and their
first two-game winning streak since 1986.
Peay took t...
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Pulling the Plug on Perles // Michigan State Fires Embattled Football Coach
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Michigan State hoping to be revved up for Minnesota.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; Byline: Reid Hanley CHICAGO _ Nobody can call Michigan State coach John L. Smith unemotional, but he thinks his Spartans might be in need of a shot of adrenaline. Last Saturday, Michigan State fell, 28-21, at Purdue. It was the Spartans' fourth loss in the last five games and made for a long bus
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Loss to Michigan State doesn't break Wildcats' spirit.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; Byline: Fred Mitchell EAST LANSING, Mich. _ Michigan State broke Northwestern's zone Saturday, but not the Wildcats' spirit. We actually learned a lot from playing this team, said Northwestern senior Jitim Young, who led NU with 25 points in its 66-58 Big Ten Conference loss to the Nittany Lions.
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HUSKERS CAP RALLY, ADVANCE TO FINAL MICHIGAN STATE TAKES THE FIRST TWO GAMES BEFORE NEBRASKA SHUTS DOWN THE SPARTANS' BIG HITTERS.(SPORTS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: VIC FEUERHERD vfeuerherd@madison.com 608-252-6175 For the first two games Friday night, even the Nebraska fans in the crowd of 3,562 at the University of Wisconsin Field House had to wonder where the all-powerful Cornhuskers were. They certainly weren't seen on the court against Michigan
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NCAA TOURNAMENT: Twice the fun for Michigan State; Spartans' men's, women's teams in Final Four
Charleston Gazette
; EAST LANSING, Mich. - Rob Dare and his friends crowded around a TV, screaming as Michigan State competed for a spot in the Final Four. The students weren't watching the men's team, however. For the first time, Dare and his buddies were tuned in to cheer on the Spartan women. Michigan State will
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