Sports Stories from January 4, 2014 (Change date)
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Local products make their mark around NFLJan 06, 2014 11:41 pm - Throughout the NFL season, the Daily Herald has kept tabs on the progress of local players performing at the highest level of their sport. We have told the stories of pr...
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Blackhawks’ defense key to potent offenseJan 05, 2014 9:20 pm - They say behind every great offense is a defense that it just as strong. The Blackhawks are showing that to be true. The Hawks lead the NHL with 165 goals thanks to a de...
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Will Lovie coach just as he did with Bears?Jan 05, 2014 9:39 pm - It is said that a coach never really learns the most important lessons necessary to win until that coach suffers the humiliation — and agonizes over the pain — of being ...
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Maryanski, Marmion slam Buffalo GroveJan 07, 2014 11:32 pm - Heading a 1-2-2 zone defense, Tyler Maryanski anticipated the Buffalo Grove pass, intercepted it and dribbled downcourt for the tomahawk slam. “I think the team really u...
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Navigato sinks Kaneland at United CenterJan 07, 2014 11:32 pm - It was as if Nate Navigato and Tyler Carlson were playing a game of H-O-R-S-E Saturday afternoon at the United Center. But the Geneva junior had the final say in the Vik...
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South Elgin stays hot, beats BataviaJan 07, 2014 11:06 pm - Fresh from winning its last 4 games in the Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs, South Elgin headed into the 2014 portion of its basketball schedule looking to keep that mom...
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Sore knee sidelines Bulls’ BoozerJan 04, 2014 10:04 pm - Carlos Boozer began his Bulls career on the injured list, the result of a broken hand early in the 2010-11 season. Since that injury healed, though, Boozer played in 235...
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Bulls winning with tighter 3-point defenseJan 05, 2014 9:20 pm - In a brutal home loss to Dallas on Dec. 28, the Bulls watched the Mavericks drain 13 of 26 shots from 3-point range. Since then the Bulls have managed to plug the long-r...
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Cutler showed Bears early that he was their manJan 05, 2014 9:20 pm - The numbers say that Jay Cutler’s performance is, as coach Marc Trestman would put it, “ascending.” And it should be, given the weapons that have been bestowed upon him,...
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Faith, basketball, help Harrell through tragedyJan 07, 2014 11:32 pm - Anyone who spent time with former Batavia boys basketball coach Jim Roberts knew exactly how the Hall of Famer would end a conversation after one of the Bulldogs’ games ...