Linklater Will Coach Thornton in 'Bears' Redo
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LOS ANGELES  - "School of Rock"  director Richard Linklater has signed on to shoot the remake of  "The Bad News Bears," starring Billy Bob Thornton.
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Francois Giguere is returning to the Colorado Avalanche as general manager.
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Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera may have a job opportunity after the Super Bowl &#151; as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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All Lovie Smith wants is a fair deal to coach the Chicago Bears. He thinks he'll get one, but how long it takes is an entirely different question. In Smith's first public comments since his agent, Frank Bauer, said the two sides were at a stalemate in negotiations, Smith said he expected to get a more lucrative deal after his contract runs out next season.
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The component of the Bruins makeover that has drawn the most attention is the front office overhaul that ushered in general manager Peter Chiarelli, coach Dave Lewis, and assorted other management bosses (several wielding Harvard diplomas).
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New Packers general manager Ted Thompson is expected to meet with Coach Mike Sherman over the weekend to talk about the coach's future after Sherman was relieved of his GM duties last week.
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One legendary coach will replace another at South Carolina next season. According to published reports, former University of Florida and Washington Redskins coach Steve Spurrier will take over the as head
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Tom Coughlin wanted to talk about the future with his team. But before he did that, the New York Giants coach told his team the feeling he had 17 years ago when he was an assistant on a Giants team coached by Bill Parcells that won the Super Bowl.
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After a 1-2 start with the leagueâs 30th-ranked offense, the Chicago Bears will bench Rex Grossman and give veteran quarterback Brian Griese a chance to turn the teamâs fortunes around.
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The Chicago Bears signed coach Lovie Smith to a four-year contract extension through the 2011 season Wednesday night.
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_ Illinois confirmed Tuesday it is turning to Ron Zook to reinvigorate its struggling football program. The school scheduled an afternoon news conference to introduce the former Florida
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Former Packer Edgar Bennett was hired Friday as the team's running backs coach.
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The Rangers legend will take over from Allan Preston, who was sacked along with assistant Alan Kernaghan yesterday. And in a major shake-up at Almondvale, Gough will bring in Archie Knox as
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The Chicago Cubs and WGN-TV will welcome a familiar face and a World Series champion manager into their broadcast booth next season.
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After Illinois fired football coach Ron Turner, some of the players he left behind started doing some research. They decided very quickly that Ron Zook would be a good fit for their team.
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A year removed from the Janet Jackson debacle, the NFL has come up with the perfect way to clean up its act at halftime of the Super Bowl: Hire a British knight to entertain.
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Editors note: Sauk Valley Newspapers will run Tom Waddle&#39;s column on the Bears throughout the 2004 season. At first glance, it&#39;s hard to believe this is the same Bears organization that we&#39;ve come to know over the last decade.