Sports Stories from June 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Benet patiently awaits debut at stateJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Marissa Panko waited on a Brianna LeBeau changeup, and the Benet freshman gave it a good swing. Now Benet softball's wait is over. Panko's double scored sister Mikayla P...
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Kaneland headed to state for 1st timeJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - MOLINE — It may be premature to call a first-inning, highway-robbery catch the play of the baseball game, but it sure looked good from where Kaneland was sitting. Peoria...
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Playing for HortyJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - BOSTON — The Boston Bruins gingerly tapped their sticks on the ice while medical personnel wheeled Nathan Horton out of the hushed arena through the Zamboni tunnel, his ...
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Undaunted Donner makes the final cut with ProspectJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - LOVES PARK — There was a surge of joy that went through Prospect senior Kurt Donner as Monday’s final pitch from Jack Landwehr crashed into his catcher’s mitt. “I went c...
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Glenbard South headed to stateJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - To coin a popular phrase of late, the Glenbard South softball team is in it to win it. Senior Jess Wilkes allowed just 3 hits and her defense made one harmless error Mon...
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Heat not about to look backJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - DALLAS — A chance for another championship ahead of him, Dwyane Wade refused to look back. No, he said, the answer as quick and forceful as his first step to the basket....
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Long drive takes DeForest right to spot in U.S. OpenJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Instead of the U.S. Open qualifier round ending on the green, it ended on the tee box. Recent University of Illinois graduate Chris DeForest hit close to a 400-yard dri...
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Cubs need not look far for a planJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Baseball's annual amateur draft was a signal Monday of what the Cubs must do. Building or rebuilding a major-league baseball team into a winner isn't rocket science. It'...
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Cubs draft hitter with ‘lightning-quick’ batJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Cubs feel they got a top-flight bat in Monday’s first round of the amateur draft. With the ninth pick overall, they selected shortstop Javier Baez out of Arlington ...
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Ventura joins Sox development staffJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The White Sox have hired Robin Ventura, a former all-star third baseman, to check out their minor league farm clubs as a special advisor to Buddy Bell, the team’s di...