Sports Stories from December 29, 2007 (Change date)
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Grant prevails in OTDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Just 2.8 seconds remained in regulation Saturday night as Grant senior Jamie Swanson stepped to the free-throw line. Grant trailed Waukegan by a point in the title game ...
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Redhawks show resolve, get comeback winDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Naperville Central had lots of opportunities to give up at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic boys basketball tournament. A double-overtime loss to Libertyville on Thursday o...
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Now that's Blackhawks hockeyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "There's that energy now and that connection that I think our fans and our players are making, and it's just like the old days. It's kind of nice." Blackhawks coach Den...
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Pontiac Holiday TournamentDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - PONTIAC -- The first eight possessions for the Warren boys basketball team were worth their weight in gold. The Devils broke free from a halftime deadlock with Danville ...
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Rideout plays big for VHDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Listed at 6 feet 4, shot-swatting Kenny Rideout seems to play taller than that. That's because he is, he says. "It's funny," Rideout said. "I laugh every time I see my n...
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Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at YorkDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The smallest player in the tournament proved to be the biggest obstacle to a repeat title for Conant in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament. St. Ign...
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BG not down about fourthDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The lengthy postgame meeting signaled a stern lecture. After going nearly five weeks without a setback, a 58-50 loss to Highland Park in the third-place game of the 33r...
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Falcons 2nd at ElginDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Bloodied the night before, David Bryant saved his best for last Saturday. Batavia's junior knocked down two 3-pointers in the final minute of the Elgin Holiday Tournamen...
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Former BC, Marengo coach Hix passes awayDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Ralph Hix, a former teacher and coach at Burlington Central and Marengo high schools, passed away Dec. 24 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Hix, 71, had been battling a variety of il...
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Postcard from the Rose BowlDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Seeking a fresh start for the New Year (and donations for St. Baldrick's fight against children's cancer), I strolled down Wilshire Boulevard on...