Sports Stories from May 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Rain postpones softball, baseball sectionalsMay 31, 2012 2:44 pm - Thursday’s rain forced the postponement of three Class 4A softball sectional semifinals and a Class 3A baseball sectional semifinal involving area teams to Friday. The B...
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Will assistant’s departure hurt Illini recruiting?May 31, 2012 1:58 pm - As a Chicago native, Isaac Chew was expected to aid the Illini recruiting effort in Chicago, an area that has seen countless prep stars escape state borders from Derrick...
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Girls soccer / Class 2A state tournament scoutingMay 31, 2012 1:50 pm - Girls soccer / Class 2A state tournament scouting Where: North Central College, Naperville When: Semifinals today at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday features the third-plac...
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No-name Mets a big surpriseMay 31, 2012 1:45 pm - NEW YORK — Few expected much from the New York Mets this season. Then again, these aren’t exactly the Mets everybody expected to see. Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Mike Baxter. Jer...
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Woods 2-under par at MemorialMay 31, 2012 1:45 pm - DUBLIN, Ohio — Rory McIlroy went from the bunker to the water, walked across the pond to the drop area, then hit into another bunker. When he was done making a mess of t...
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Marathon Man Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at FrenchMay 31, 2012 1:45 pm - PARIS — This, then, is who John Isner is for now: The Marathon Man of Tennis, the guy who plays and plays and plays, for hours on end, until the last set seems intermina...
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Stanton’s homers fuel Marlins’ surge in MayMay 31, 2012 1:33 pm - MIAMI — The Miami Marlins’ latest homestand ended with their new ballpark still standing, despite Giancarlo Stanton blasting home runs off it. He became the first player...
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Barry Rozner “humbled” by award from NIUMay 31, 2012 1:00 pm - Barry Rozner always knew he wanted to go into journalism. But when he started at Northern Illinois University, he was convinced he wouldn't be able to survive in the new...
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Where did it go? Already time to look back at 2011-12May 31, 2012 12:11 pm - Another year, another time to unveil the top 10 moments of the 2011-12 school year for DuPage County boys athletics. Next week Josh Welge will introduce the top 10 momen...
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College teammates help each other adjust to life on the BoomersMay 31, 2012 11:32 am - After Nate Baumann and Drew Heithoff signed on to play with the Schaumburg Boomers for the 2012 season, they decided to live together when they moved to the Chicago area...