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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Weber seeing progress from Illini 'young guys'Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Bruce Weber's assignment sounds simple and fun: Watch tape of yourself play ball, or when bored, watch the best players in the world. It certainly beats anything those e...
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Tigers miss shot at thirdDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - First came one good look for the Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers, then two, then three. The Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball team had three decent looks at a g...
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Tight end group has been tight all yearDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Eight months ago, when the Bears used their first-round pick on Miami tight end Greg Olsen, it seemed like the beginning of the end for incumbent veteran Desmond Clark. ...
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Larkin finally gains 1st win; Elgin, Dundee-Crown fallDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Larkin finally shook the monkey off of its back. Winless in its first 13 attempts, Nick Bee scored 8 points in the first quarter and Larkin cruised to a 53-36 victory ov...
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Skille worked hard to get this chanceDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - As Jack Skille was talking with a group of reporters on the eve of his NHL debut with the Blackhawks, every so often one of his teammates would walk by and playfully pok...
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Recruiting calls that have extra impactDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - CARSON, Calif. -- At this stage in the football recruiting season, college coaches can make one call per week to senior prospects. Since that makes each contact so preci...
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Warren caps solid tourney with third-place finishDec 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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Capitals outlast SenatorsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Alexander Ovechkin had 4 goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. The Russian star scored a power-pl...
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ACC edges MarmionDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Aurora Central outplayed Marmion for no more than two or three minutes in Saturday's third place game of the Waubonsie Valley Holiday Classic. The Chargers (13-1) never ...