Sports Columns
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Del Negro had no experience ... and no chanceMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Vinny Del Negro leapt from his chair and immediately signaled for a timeout. He had the look of a coach completely in control of the situation. There were only 3.8 secon...
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When flash-and-dash Hawks show grit, it always pays offMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia - There isn't another team still alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs that flies up and down the ice like the Blackhawks. The Washington Capital...
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Cubs fans on his mind as Dawson makes trip for tour of CooperstownMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Andre Dawson gets his personal tour of the Hall of Fame this week. And a chance to have his say. First, he'll see the very private Archives Room, where the environment i...
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What that 'cruelest month' April may portend for CubsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Poet T.S. Eliot wrote that "April is the cruelest month." For the Cubs, it may not have been cruel - unless you were one of the team's starting pitchers - but it sure wa...
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Ricketts will find he can't win this gameMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago mayor Richie Daley has a black belt in social, political and economic leverage, so taunting him is a bad idea. Yet Tom Ricketts feels compelled to throw his weig...
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Hawks take hospitality to a new lowMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Clear your schedule if the Blackhawks invite you to a party at their place. Judging by the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night, you'll be both the entertainment and ente...
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Big week ahead for Bartlett in Upstate Eight raceMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Bartlett softball team is facing its biggest week of the season if the Hawks are going to stay in the hunt for the Upstate Eight Conference championship. Bartlett, w...
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It's only one game, but it was a bad oneApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - You hear all the time about what a close-knit group the Blackhawks are, and how they do everything together. If you believe it, then you wouldn't have been surprised to ...
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Lake Zurich's Asmann stays focused on the positivesApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Smack! Suddenly, a hard-hit baseball was rifling toward the mound, right at Parker Asmann's face. He immediately leaned away, putting up his pitching hand to shield his ...
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Seat belts suggested for Hawks-CanucksApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - While the perception is that the Blackhawks ran roughshod over the Canucks in the conference semis a year ago, it wasn't quite as easy as memory might have you believe. ...