Sports Columns
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Schaumburg Saxons' turnaround remarkableMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A totally different team is a phrase used frequently to describe a turnaround. It fits Schaumburg perfectly. Literally and figuratively. And that's why the Saxons, who w...
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Forget the misses, Skinner got it done for Glenbard E.Mar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - On one of his first touches of the game, Lee Skinner missed a breakaway dunk attempt. A few minutes later, the ball slipped right out of the Glenbard East senior's hands...
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Hampshire girls coach Ellett stepping down after 151 winsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The good ones keep leaving us. On the heels of Jacobs girls basketball coach Ed Haugens stepping down after seven years, Hampshire girls coach Sue Ellett has decided to ...
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There's one more monster move out there for BearsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The Bears have made it clear that there is no tomorrow. It's all about life preservers now, and management needs to find a few more victories or go home for good. So wha...
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Hawks' goaltending problems no laughing matterMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - We'll see who's laughing in June. Will it be Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman at his critics after either Cristobal Huet or Antti Niemi proves they can deliver the...
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Saluting our right to disagreeMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Sports radio Tuesday blared with debate over national anthem etiquette, of all things. Somebody wrote something somewhere in Detroit that it was wrong to cheer during "T...
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A Chicago-inspired response to our invasive fish problemMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I am proud to say that I am finally able to give something back to Chicago, the city where I was born and raised. Chicago - the city with big shoulders, big ideas, and ...
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Moranda finds national success in collegiate baseballMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - This week we venture down to the southwest part of the country, where Western Carolina University plays baseball. The Catamounts (8-2) became the first baseball team in ...
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Honoring Savard a savvy move by HawksMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Eventually, you can expect to see a Doug Lecuyer Night. After all, we've seen the Blackhawks honor every Tom, Dick and Reggie the last couple of years as they revisit th...
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U.S. soccer pioneer Steinbrecher still counts his blessingsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Hank Steinbrecher walks outside a downtown Glen Ellyn restaurant, looks up at a beautiful mid-afternoon blue sky and exclaims, "What a great day." You can understand wh...