Sports Stories from September 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Read ‘Game On’ — and avoid game overSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Now that we’ve settled into the 2011-2012 sports season and everyone’s having fun, how about a little perspective ... In 2008, early on a Saturday afternoon before the C...
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Dundee-Crown’s Sanchez beats the oddsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - If you were to attend a Dundee-Crown High School girls swimming event, you’d never know that freshman Samantha Sanchez has spent the last three years battling leukemia. ...
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Barrington withstands Fremd’s improved effortSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Parents cheering to the point of voices breaking. Standing ovations for the final lap of the 400-meter freestyle — the junior varsity 400-meter freestyle, that is. And p...
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Illinois-Northwestern rivalry turns into war of wordsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry approach the level of college football’s other intrastate imbroglios. By that I mean, thank goodness th...
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Naperville North tunes up with DVC triumphSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - There was more than one angle for the contestants at the DuPage Valley Conference boys golf championship on Wednesday at Bartlett Hills. “It was a good practice round fo...
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Girls golf/Scouting the ESCC tournamentSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - When: 8 a.m. today Where: Village Greens Golf Course, Woodridge. Outlook: Can the Lions notch their third ESCC crown in four years? To do it, they would need...
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Girls volleyball / Lake County roundupSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Round Lake’s girls volleyball team picked up a win Wednesday night, defeating Lake Forest Academy 25-22, 25-19. Dominique Gonzales slammed 5 kills for the Panther, and I...
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Eagles QB Vick partakes in walkthroughSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — A badly bruised hand isn’t going to keep Michael Vick off the field. Vick practiced Wednesday and said there’s a “100 percent” chance he starts when the P...
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Cards win, earn NL wild card when Braves loseSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - HOUSTON — Tony La Russa clicked photos with his cell phone as the St. Louis Cardinals danced, yelled and doused each other with beer and champagne in a celebration none ...
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Ozzie era begins for MarlinsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - MIAMI — Fresh off a divorce in Chicago, Ozzie Guillen has been reunited with the Florida Marlins and owner Jeffrey Loria. Guillen tends to speak his mind, while Loria le...