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Patrick Nicholson awaits the coin toss as an honorary captain of his team for the day. (Keith Hale/Sun-Times)
Inspiring teen enjoys his own 'Rudy' moment Three years ago, he was the boy who hid behind a tree and eavesdropped as his younger brother’s football coach pumped up the team. Patrick Nicholson, who has Down syndrome, refused to speak. And if the coach asked him how he was doing, he’d run away. On Saturday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s 8th-grade football team huddled near that same tree at Johns Park in Glenview. Patrick, now 14, was there too.

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Campaign 2008

Sports Wildcats suffer first loss of year, fall to MSU 37-20 Javon Ringer ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 23 Michigan State to a 37-20 win over previously unbeaten Northwestern on Saturday.
Capitals top Blackhawks, 4-2 Alex Ovechkin scored twice, a sprawling Brooks Laich was credited with the go-ahead goal after a replay review, and the Washington Capitals came back to beat the Blackhawks 4-2 Saturday night. The Capitals raised a banner during a pregame ceremony to mark last season's Southeast Division title -- and then promptly fell behind by two goals. But Ovechkin's first score -- the reigning NHL MVP's first point of the season -- made it 2-2 early in the second period.
Transition time for Hinrich If the early returns are any indication, Kirk Hinrich may have to guard against frustration as much as any opposing player while he transitions in the Bulls' backcourt. Hinrich, who has moved mostly to off guard since the arrival of No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose, was all but lost in the shuffle of the Bulls' shaky offense in Thursday's preseason-opening loss to the Dallas Mavericks.









Lifestyles Haunted Harvest keeps fright nights under control Celeste Busk: Halloween fun doesn't have to scare the pants off youngsters. With that in mind, Lambs Farm continues its Haunted Harvest tonight in Libertyville. The spooktacular fun transforms the farmyard into a Halloween haven on Saturday nights in October. Kids may hop aboard the Train of Terror and ride through the creature-filled woods around Lambs Lake complete with scary vignettes. There's also a Creature Walk through the darkened farmyard.



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Entertainment Still a Heartbreaker: Tom Petty gears up for new album Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have wrapped up another summer tour, demonstrating they still can fill arenas with hook-heavy guitar rock three decades after their debut. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will turn to ‘‘making that great Heartbreakers record that we’ve been talking about for ages,’’ the group’s leader says.

Books Books, art, kids all part of Smart program France's Le Clezio wins Nobel Time to crank up the oven Classical Van Zweden makes most of CSO coming-out party Stage A topflight Hubbard St. performance Global reach: World dance projects converge here Video chats with theater critic Hedy Weiss Galleries


Business World powers pledge to combat crisis Financial officials from the world's wealthiest industrial countries are pledging decisive action to deal with the biggest upheavals to hit the global financial system since the Great Depression. The big question is whether their one-page action plan will be enough to stop the bleeding as investors watch trillions of dollars of wealth melt away.
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