For the second consecutive Big Ten media days, Illinois coach Lovie Smith’s beard stole the present on the Hilton Chicago. That was about the one factor value speaking about Thursday on the Illini entrance. Smith’s beard was noticeably thicker and longer than it was final 12 months. But sufficient about his facial hair. This was Smith’s fourth Big Day media days, and he approached it the identical approach as he has previous occasions. He spewed empty platitudes and preached optimism for the upcoming season. ‘‘When we first got here, we knew there were some challenging things that we had to take care of, and we attacked it,’’ Smith mentioned. ‘‘We went to work immediately. We overhauled
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UEFA EURO 2016 website up for Lovie Awards
The official UEFA EURO 2016 website has been nominated for two categories in the sixth Annual Lovie Awards:If you have a minute then please vote via the links above – preferably for us. Voting closes on 22 September, with the winners announced on 27 September. There were over 300 million visits to EURO2016.com and the official apps during the tournament, generating 1.5 billion page impressions between the eve of the tournament on 9 June and the day after the final on 11 July – almost four times the levels reached during UEFA EURO 2012.Another section of the site, UEFA EURO 2016 Fantasy