Sports Columns
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Service with a smile, as ROTC sets the stage at WaukeganMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The plastic badge pinned on her Waukegan High J. ROTC coat read "Garcia." That's 1st Sgt. Garcia, mind you. Following the Waukegan boys basketball team's 72-54 win over ...
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Bradley's real problem has always been BradleyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I've spent a healthy portion of my life at Wrigley Field, first as a fan and then as a vendor, and the last 20 years as a beat writer and columnist. And it's funny the t...
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Hawks bask in the glow of their amazing seasonMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD - They can now be called the best boys basketball team in Bartlett's 12-year history. Not only did the Hawks (18-11) win the program's first sectional title and...
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Waukegan gym special placeMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - There is still something special about walking into an old-school gym for a high school basketball game. Especially a big postseason game with a large, early-arriving cr...
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Benet, Glenbard E. will be on guard in sectional finalMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - One look at the Class 4A Neuqua Valley boys basketball sectional, and the theme is obvious. Guard play rules the day. Tonight's title game between No. 1 Glenbard East (2...
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Cubs won't wait if they need to play CastroMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Cubs GM Jim Hendry and manager Lou Piniella are going far out of their way to let us know that Starlin Castro can't possibly start the season in Chicago. In the last few...
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This time, focus is kept off goalieMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It had the look of a playoff game. And the intensity of a preseason game. The Olympic hangover is in full swing, the dog days of March are here. So consider it a victory...
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Here's how MLS Western Conference should shake outMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Going back to see last year's MLS Western Conference preview brought an interesting discovery. A year ago we predicted Real Salt Lake to win the conference. That predict...
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Benet shut off East Aurora's electricityMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Benet surrendered 16 points more than usual Wednesday night, but who's counting? Certainly not the Redwings. Against a powerhouse offense like East Aurora's - led by a p...
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Experience key in Bartlett's come-from-behind winMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Chalk one up for experience. If the Bartlett Hawks looked like they'd been there before when they rallied from a 10-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Jefferson 58-54 ...