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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs designated former All-Star Carlos Marmol for assignment on Tuesday, parting ways with the struggling reliever. Chicago has 10 days to trade or release him or send him outright to the minors if he clears waivers. The 30-year-old Marmol was 2-4 with two saves and a 5.86 ERA in 31 appearances this season, striking out 32 while walking 21 batters. An All-Star as a setup man in 2008, Marmol became the teams closer in late 2009 and compiled 117 saves, third on the Cubs all-time list. He was 23-32 with a 3.50 ERA in 483 appearances in parts of eight seasons with Chicago and is just the fifth player in franchise history with 20 or more saves in three straight seasons, along with Ryan Dempster, Randy Myers, Lee Smith and Bruce Sutter. His best year as closer was 2010, when he finished with 38 saves in 43 chances. He posted a 2.55 ERA with 138 strikeouts and 52 walks that season and followed that up with 34 saves in 2011. But he blew 10 chances that year and posted a 4.01 ERA. Fans patience with him started to wear out, and he was booed at Wrigley Field in recent years. It was clear management was ready to part ways, too. The Cubs had a deal in place that would have sent Marmol to the Los Angeles Angels for Dan Haren last winter, but that fell through. They also signed Kyuji Fujikawa, a longtime closer in Japan, but like Marmol, he struggled. He also suffered a season-ending elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. The Cubs closer now is Kevin Gregg, the man Marmol replaced in 2009. He has converted all 11 save opportunities after signing a minor league deal with Chicago in April. Besides designating Marmol, the Cubs released third baseman Ian Stewart, who had been at Triple-A Iowa. He was suspended two weeks earlier for ripping the organization on Twitter. The Cubs also selected the contract of outfielder Brian Bogusevic from Iowa on Tuesday. 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Cheap Jordan From China .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. There is something to be said about having a week off before delving into Big Ten play.Thats how the schedule falls for Maryland first-year coach DJ Durkin, whose surprising Terrapins are idle this Saturday after opening 3-0.When Maryland returns, it will host Purdue on Oct. 1. Until then, Durkin plans to work on improving a squad that needed double overtime to get past Central Florida last weekend.The timing works out well for us, Durkin said Tuesday. We can rest up a few guys and, more than anything, continue to improve on work on areas we need to get better at as a team. There are plenty of those.Urban Meyer, coach of No. 2 Ohio State, also has Saturday off. He would prefer to build on the momentum created by a 3-0 start.Im one of those guys that kind of wish we could keep going, Meyer said. I wish (the bye) was a little later in the year, but I dont spend a whole lot of time thinking about it. So we got it, lets get healthy -- weve got a few guys banged up -- and lets get a little better.Having already finished the non-league portion of its schedule, No. 11 Wisconsin (3-0) jumps right into Big Ten play Saturday by traveling to eighth-ranked Michigan State (2-0) in the first meeting between the teams since 2012. Thats the schedule, so Badgers coach Paul Chyrst is just going to deal with it.This is what we have, its great, so find a way to make it work for your team, he said.The way the conference is faring this year, every week from here on out will be a challenge. The Big Ten currently has five teams in the Top 25 , four in the top 11.Weve always known theres great football played in the Big Ten, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said.Nebraska (3-0) jumped into the Top 25 after rallying to beat Oregon 35-32. Now ranked No. 20, the Cornhuskers hope to build on that comeback in a matchup against Northwestern (1-2) on Saturday.It was a great win for us at that particular time, Nebraska coach Mike Riley said. Well see how we can capitalize on that.The two other league games Saturday are Iowa (2-1) at Rutgers (2-1) and Penn State (2-1) at Michigan (3-0). Minnesota (2-0) is coming off a bye and wont start Big Ten play until next week..dddddddddddd The Golden Gophers host Colorado State on Saturday.Given his choice, coach Tracy Claeys would have preferred to take a break in October or November.I try not to worry about things I cant control, but theres no question Id like to have it just past the middle of the year, Claeys said. But its better to have one early than to not have one at all.Other notes from around the Big Ten:STRONG ARMED ARMSTRONGNorthwestern has a tough task defensively Saturday against Nebraskas high-powered attack. The Cornhuskers have rung up 130 points, including 85 after halftime. Tommy Armstrong Jr. has run for four touchdowns and thrown for 685 yards and seven scores.Theyve been very explosive Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald said. I just believe that Tommy Armstrong is not only one of the best quarterbacks in the conference, but in the country. All he does is win.TAKING IT TO THE HOUSEA very young Penn State team has a difficult task at Michigan on Saturday, but coach James Franklin hopes his players will enjoy the experience of playing in the Big House.I think its fun, Franklin said. A historic program, a historic stadium. Thats why you come to play at a place like Penn State, to have these types of experiences. You embrace it, you look forward to it.The Nittany Lions stumbled against Pittsburgh before squeezing past Temple last week 34-27.Were getting better, Franklin said. We have 12 seniors total on our team. ... I think Michigan has 13 on their two-deep on offense and 13 on their two-deep on defense.TIME TO REGROUPA bye this weekend came at a perfect time for Illinois (1-2), which has much to do before taking on Nebraska on Oct. 1.We get to start over again, coach Lovie Smith said. We have an opportunity to go back to some training camp-type practices and work on cleaning up some of the things we continue to do that cost us games. Were going to look at all part of what weve been doing, whether it be changes in the lineup or some of the schemes.---This version of the story corrects Michigan State record to 2-0. ' ' '