Sports Stories from August 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Scouting the Downers Grove South MustangsAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - By Kevin Schmit kschmit@dailyherald.com For the last five years Downers Grove South’s football team thrived with a Williams leading the offense at running back. The Must...
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Bears’ Knox more than motivated to win job backAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe the Bears tried to motivate the wrong guy when they demoted Johnny Knox, last season’s leading receiver, and handed his job to Roy Williams. Williams has been a di...
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Warren wants to field a winnerAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Dave Mohapp looked skyward and gazed. It was neither a plane, nor bird. Nor a perfectly thrown bomb by one of his starting quarterback candidates. But it was super, man....
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Waiver wire even confuses QuadeAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - If you don’t really understand all this talk about the waiver wire, you’re not alone. “I heard Ozzie (Guillen) talking about the waiver thing; I really don’t understand ...
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Eimer takes over at West AuroraAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - “I’ve got a big smile on my face every day.” That’s because first-year West Aurora coach Nate Eimer is right where he wanted to be. Despite a rough road annually for the...
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Jets’ Burress says no ‘extra juice’ for GiantsAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Plaxico Burress walked into the New York Giants’ training facility a few weeks ago and saw a familiar face. There he was, in a larger-than-life pict...
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Experienced Bartlett aiming for repeat and moreAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Bartlett coach Tom Meaney believes this year’s experienced, talented team compares to his 2008 squad, which won 12 straight games and advanced to a Class 8A semifinal be...
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St. Edward shooting for playoff three-peatAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Fresh off the best season in school history, St. Edward is seeking an unprecedented third straight trip to the playoffs. The Green Wave set a program record last year fo...
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Streamwood hoping to end postseason droughtAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Coach Cal Cummins has spent five years trying to build a winning program at Streamwood High School. His sixth team could be the one that turns the corner. “I feel much b...
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Grayslake North wants to make a name for itselfAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - The mother of one of Grayslake North’s newest football players emailed coach Steve Wood during the off-season to introduce herself and tell him that her son was transfer...