Sports Stories from March 19, 2018 (Change date)
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Vliet, Kemph together again in Saint Louis record bookMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - At the beginning of this season, Saint Louis senior Jenny Vliet said it seemed so long ago when she and Jenny Kemph started playing basketball together in the second gra...
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Boys volleyball: Lake County roundupMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Warren d. Evanston: Warren won its first game of the season with a 25-11, 25-10 sweep over Evanston on Monday. Kyle Wells led the way for Warren with 7 kills and a block...
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Softball: Barrington, Hersey, Maine West advanceMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Spring Fling: Barrington senior Catherine McMahon fired a 2-hitter on Monday with a career-best 12 strikeouts as the Fillies advanced to the semifinals of their own Spri...
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Arkush: Who are the greatest players of the NFL's modern era?Mar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Imagine playing on your high school freshman football team in the '60s, when the old AFL and NFL agreed to merge, beginning the modern era of the NFL and finding out you...
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Kowalyszyn steps down at StreamwoodMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Coaching a high school basketball team requires time and attention to detail. Caring for a newborn baby is a full-time job. Thus, something had to give in the Kowalyszyn...
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Duke now favorite to win NCAA title; Loyola nearly 1-in-5 to reach Final FourMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - What a weekend. The top seed in the tournament, No. 1 Virginia, became the first No. 1 seed to ever get knocked off by a No. 16 seed (UMBC). The other top seeds in the S...
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Chicago Cubs have their closer, but rest of bullpen will continue evolvingMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Any discussion of a baseball team's bullpen should always begin with this disclaimer: Bullpens are the most fickle and finicky part of any team, and the bullpen a team h...
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Girls water polo: Hersey turns back Elk GroveMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Girls water polo Hersey's girls water polo team prevailed in a matchup of divisional co-leaders by topping Elk Grove 7-3 in Mid-Suburban East action on Monday. Tama...
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Final reflections of the weekend in PeoriaMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Today's post-state tournament column comes with a disclaimer. This past weekend was the first time since 2006 that I've attended the Class 4A boys state basketball tourn...
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How Mitch Trubisky helped sell free agents on Chicago BearsMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - For a quarterback who went just 4-8 as a starter with a modest 77.5 passer rating (28th in the league), the Bears' Mitch Trubisky has created a positive buzz around the ...