Sports Stories from June 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Barton’s in the zone as Libertyville advancesJun 01, 2013 2:33 pm - Although an official strike zone is from the letters to the knees and the width of the plate, pitchers know that they have to adjust to every umpire’s interpretation of ...
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One super Saturday for sectional champ WaucondaJun 01, 2013 2:30 pm - Wauconda senior Alex Kinnamon winced and shook her right hand after fouling a pitch off it. “(The ball) kind of hit right off my knuckles,” Kinnamon said. Kayla Wedl’s l...
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Cubs should grab ace in the holeJun 01, 2013 2:00 pm - Take the pitcher. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have spoken openly about their general philosophy at the top of an MLB draft many times. History tells them position players...
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Blackhawks impressive in series-opening victoryJun 01, 2013 2:00 pm - About a half-hour after the Blackhawks played a nearly perfect game against the Kings on Saturday at the UC, Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman stood with Duncan Keith under th...
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Just another step toward ultimate goal for JacobsJun 01, 2013 1:30 pm - The Jacobs baseball players considered Saturday's 9-0 sectional championship victory the halfway point. For District 300 rival Dundee-Crown, it was the anticlimactic end...
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Sharp stays red hotJun 01, 2013 11:40 am - Just in case you haven’t heard it in a day or so, when it comes to the NHL playoffs, you’re best players have to be your best players. And one of the Blackhawks’ best pl...
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Bolland makes up for early gaffeJun 01, 2013 11:40 am - It was easily Dave Bolland’s best shift of the game. At one end of the ice he was crushing Mike Richards with a hit that might be reviewed by the NHL. At the other end h...
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Hawks solve Quick after dominating in first periodJun 01, 2013 11:00 am - Quick turns aside 17 first-period shots to keep Kings in it
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First things first: Hawks go up 1-0Jun 01, 2013 11:00 am - It was a crazy first period for the Blackhawks on Saturday. The Hawks trailed the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 despite outshooting them 17-2. And they were pleased. “We liked t...
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Kernels clobber CougarsJun 01, 2013 10:40 am - After a 78-minute rain delay, the Cedar Rapids Kernels delivered their own offensive storm, clobbering the Kane County Cougars 15-2 on Saturday night at Fifth Third Bank...