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Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson carries the ball as Illinois defensive back Nicario Harper makes the tackle during the second half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

2 TDs in 10 seconds lifts Nebraska past Illinois 20-7

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Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus poses for a photo in 1970. Butkus, a fearsome middle linebacker for the Bears, has died, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. He was 80. According to a statement released by the team, Butkus' family confirmed that he died in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo, File)

Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears, dies at 80

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NFL announces defensive line and linebackers finalists

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Statue of Dick Butkus going up at Illinois

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Illini start sports Hall of Fame, Dick Butkus in 1st class

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Baseball fans wait to enter Wrigley Field on the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game at the ballpark, before a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Party a century in the making for Wrigley Field

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Baseball fans wait to enter Wrigley Field on the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game at the ballpark, before a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Wrigley Field enjoys a celebration worthy of a 100-year-old ballpark

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