Sports Columns
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Nothing to gush over: Cubs, Sox both spewing oilJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There seemed to be as much Blackhawks red as there was Cubs blue or White Sox black in the stands at Wrigley Field for the opener of the so-called Crosstown Cup series. ...
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Postcard from the Stanley Cup FinalsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - When the White Sox celebrated their 2005 World Series title in Houston, the experience felt both too intimate and too exclusionary. The players' families couldn't fit in...
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2 million reasons to be a proud Hawks fanJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Winning the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center was the greatest moment in Blackhawks history - until Friday. Where does one begin to describe the vict...
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Following the 'Hawks' Way' will keep team on right pathJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A Hawks' Way is developing, if it isn't already fully developed. That became clear during the Western Conference semifinals last month when Duncan Keith was hit in the m...
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Close calls might have helped prepare Naperville CentralJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - You couldn't find two more evenly-matched baseball teams than Naperville Central and Stevenson. Heading into Friday's semifinal showdown at Joliet's Silver Cross Field,...
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Long overdue for Reinsdorf to step inJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen has always acted like the spoiled brat who knows his dad won't do anything about it. So what's gone on of late is nothing new. He doesn't deserve to be fir...
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Top Fox Valley story: Cary-Grove's magical yearJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Each school year brings enough freshness to life that when it comes to a close we can't help but reflect. As has become an annual ritual, today we present the top storie...
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The real hero of the Stanley Cup sagaJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - All the way up to the moment they made their first pick in 2006, Dale Tallon was arguing with his own Blackhawks people. The Hawks had the third selection and Jonathan T...
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Blackhawks celebrate rare bond with fansJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Usually a championship parade enables a team's fans to celebrate players. Today's Blackhawks' parade will enable them to celebrate their fans, as they have for most of t...
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Northwest captains: John Coen, Clint TerryJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - John Coen and Clint Terry are glad they will soon be on the same side at UIC. When they faced each other in the Class 4A regional baseball opener two weeks ago, the left...