Sports Stories from August 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Bitta, Libertyville edge JacobsAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Junior Austin Bitta scored his first two goals of the season, and Libertyville’s boys soccer team edged host Jacobs 3-2 in Algonquin on Tuesday night. David Ruiz also sc...
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Grant, Cary-Grove net first-round winsAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Getting its game on track is something Grant’s boys soccer team has been patiently waiting for early this season. The Bulldogs did put together a complete game Tuesday,...
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Liberty use big 4th quarter to beat Sky 71-67Aug 30, 2011 12:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. — After falling behind by 14 points early in the fourth quarter, the New York Liberty made another big defensive stand down the stretch. Cappie Pondexter sc...
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Another Guillen self-inflicted woundAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - One day, Ozzie Guillen is going to leave the White Sox. But as was the case last week, last month, last year and every other time this tale is regurgitated ad nauseam, i...
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S. Elgin’s Gonzalez wins Elgin titleAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - South Elgin senior Francisco Gonzalez said he did not expect to win the Elgin City Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday. In most teams’ first meet of the season, Gonza...
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Conant holds off StreamwoodAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Conant came through with a hard-earned victory Tuesday evening, one night after a tough loss to conference rival Palatine tested the mettle of a Cougars side which is st...
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Golfer McGirt still hopeful, happy to be playingAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - NORTON, Mass. — For a guy who grew up in the South, the happiest times for William McGirt are coming to Boston. This is where McGirt and his wife, Sarah, decided to spen...
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Huskies, Illini hope volume makes up for lack of star powerAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Northern Illinois led the Mid-American Conference and ranked seventh nationally in rushing last season with 260.4 yards per game. Illinois led the Big Ten and ranked 11t...
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Bears' Bell just wants to help teamAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Kahlil Bell wants to be more than just an NFL running back, and playing behind Matt Forte and Marion Barber, he will have to be. One of the factors that has allowed Bell...
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Suspended Illini LB Williams back with scout teamAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Ron Zook says junior linebacker Ashante Williams has started practicing with the scout team after he was charged with drunken driving and susp...