Sports Columns
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Warning: Vultures about to circleJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA - Just hours before the Blackhawks took on the Flyers in Game 3 here Wednesday night, the league's general managers met in a downtown hotel and then raced t...
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The moments local athletes shined during this school yearJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The tradition continues. Like we've done for many years, it's time to unveil the top 10 moments of the 2009-10 school year for DuPage County boys athletics. You might wa...
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Best finish ever? Name one betterJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but I might double that number after watching what might be the most dramatic ending to a high school game - any sport - I've se...
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Conjuring up a smallmouth foolerJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I am still amazed at how thoughts come into my head at 3 o'clock in the morning. So instead of waiting until I've had three cups of coffee under my belt, I'll get up an...
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Catching up with the Batavia BulldogJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's not easy being brown. First of all, the Batavia High School Bulldog feels like he's got a head as big as the moon. It sounds like young Mr. Bulldog (this year's mas...
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College Achievers: School's out for summerJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - We can't end the 2009-10 academic year without one last salute to local graduates doing good. The list is endless, so let's dig in. They are the champions The College of...
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One single defeat not about to break Hawks' will to winJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA - For the first time in more than a month, the Blackhawks are facing a hint of adversity. But just a hint. It's still not a series. Not yet, not unless the ...
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Flyers looking for a break, but it really doesn't matterJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - As the elder statesman of the group, one who always stands up after a game and represents the group, John Madden understands the importance of perspective this time of y...
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Niemi busy rewriting Chicago sports scriptJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - If Antti Niemi keeps it up, it will be so not Chicago sports. Usually in the playoffs around here the reliable slump, the durable break and the remainder retreat. Instea...
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Hawks much more than just confidentMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The road to Stanley Cup Shangri-La is paved with the strewed carcasses of those who believe they deserved better. That is, by one definition, postseason hockey for you. ...