Sports Stories from February 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Sevum: Wood our only set-up manFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — The way manager Dale Sveum sees it, the Cubs have one setup man, not a left-handed setup man and a right-handed setup man. “I think we have our setup guy ...
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New slogans for Cubs, Sox real yawnersFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Cubs pitchers and catchers are in spring camp, White Sox pitchers and catchers report today, and the smell of baseball is in the air. The stink of slogans, too. Politica...
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Christian Liberty holds onFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Host Christian Liberty almost saw a 16-point fourth-quarter lead go by the wayside before hanging on to edge Yeshiva from Skokie 54-49 in Tuesday night’s Class 1A boys b...
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Young Glenbard South falters in sectionalFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Glenbard South's youth finally caught up with it. The Raiders saw their postseason run end in the Class 3A sectional semifinals, losing to St. Joseph 59-37 at Glenbard S...
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Naperville Central too much for Maine WestFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Wrestling dual meets have their own crucial dynamic, and Naperville Central adopted elements from across the board Tuesday night in Aurora. Opening with back-to-back maj...
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Cary-Grove outlasts South ElginFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - It may have been the first time all season Olivia Jakubicek didn’t have a free throw attempt until seven seconds remained in a game. Didn’t matter. Jakubicek, Cary-Grove...
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Shealy’s pin seals the deal for BarringtonFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Mark Shealy made his sectional nightmare go away, and in just under four minutes, the Barrington junior gave himself a new memory he will never forget. Shealy, who for t...
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Defense does it again for Grayslake CentralFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - The focus for Grayslake Central’s girls basketball team was defense on Tuesday night. And now the top-seeded Rams (26-5) can focus on a Class 3A St. Viator sectional cha...
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Changes to BCS? Follow the moneyFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Nothing better describes the state of collegiate athletics than the BCS, a system so flawed that it has been almost universally despised from the start by the paying cus...
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Overcoming adversity part of reaching MSL title gameFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Champions are hardly immune to adversity. Their ability to handle the inevitable challenges and difficulties is what makes them successful. That's how Rolling Meadows an...