Sports Stories from August 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Keep an eye on these position battles for BearsAug 08, 2012 2:00 pm - BOURBONNAIS — There won't be much time to focus on the Bears starters in Thursday's preseason opener vs. the Broncos at Soldier Field because they won't be out there ver...
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Olazabal: Harrington faces tall order on Ryder CupAug 08, 2012 2:00 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has a simple message for the Americans trying to earn one of the eights automatic spots on his team this week at t...
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WW South juggling quarterbacksAug 08, 2012 1:19 pm - When last we saw Wheaton Warrenville South, the surprising Tigers entered the Class 7A title game with three losses before dropping a fourth game in the final against Ro...
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New football faces, all in their placesAug 08, 2012 12:21 pm - The players change, but the excitement doesn’t for fans of high school football as another season gets set to begin. There were six coaching changes at area schools in w...
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Torn ACL spoils Knar’s senior seasonAug 08, 2012 12:11 pm - Two hours south of Rolla, Mo., nine hours from home, Dick Knar sits on the deck at his family’s time share in Arkansas, cellphone in hand, honoring a reporter’s request ...
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Boomers thunder to rain-shortened victoryAug 08, 2012 12:02 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored early and often on the way to a rain shortened 11-0 win over the River City Rascals in O’Fallon, Mo., on Wednesday night. Schaumburg got a ...
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Things are falling into place for Hart, HuntleyAug 08, 2012 12:00 pm - Signs of autumn abounded Wednesday as fall sports practices opened at high schools statewide. In the north end zone of Huntley High School’s football field, two District...
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Attar makes Olympic track debut for Saudi womenAug 08, 2012 11:25 am - LONDON — Sarah Attar finished last and more than a half-minute slower than her nearest competitor in the women’s 800 meters. Yet hundreds rose to give her a standing ova...
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A weighty thought: There are many ways to measure outdoors successAug 08, 2012 11:04 am - Not many other outdoor activity members can boast about how well they’ve played the game of big and heavy. The anglers and hunters who play dress-up and go out into the ...
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Thong enjoys Northbrook’s surprise rideAug 08, 2012 10:49 am - Kalvin Thong planned to spend this weekend getting ready for school at Kankakee Community College. The Wheeling graduate and two-time all-Mid-Suburban League baseball pl...