Sports Columns
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NHL can't be dumb enough to keep players away in 2014 ... can it?Feb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - A good guess is that NHL owners aren't small-minded enough to keep their players out of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Commissioner Gary Bettman can't be so delusio...
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Bulls will need to determine their future small forwardFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - There's a question the Bulls need to answer that has little to do with making the playoffs or attracting a top-notch free agent. It could have an impact on the team's f...
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Canadian women deserve better than thisFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Where does it end? Seriously, when does the era of political correctness get corrected? Or have we forever lost our collective sense of humor and perspective? People go ...
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Girls in the Game big help for those in needFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - For her entire life, Perriy'ea (pronounced like the mineral water Perrier) Clay has been wanting to get into the "Game." Now granted, little Perriy'ea is only 7 years ol...
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Now for a story of some real sacrificeFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The story was easy to miss amid those referencing the "courage" of lugers, "heroism" of figure skaters and "patriotism" of hockey players. Still, a tiny headline jumped ...
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Dumoulin, Heine have every reason to stand proudFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - DeKALB - Somehow you knew Hampshire wasn't going to play the whole game as poorly as it did the first half. Somehow you knew the Whip-Purs were going to put up a fight u...
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February's questions set to become March's answersFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Like sounds emanating from back-seat children on a road trip, the question's been lingering for about a month. "Are we there yet?" Yes, kids. We're there. Finally, after...
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Geneva shows Boylan what Viking basketball is all aboutFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Take the videotape from Geneva's 62-48 win over Rockford Boylan Thursday night in the Class 4A Huntley sectional championship, make some copies, and pass it out when peo...
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Androus' game has grown by leaps and boundsFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - When Brian Phelan moved his family into its current house in Lindenhurst about five years ago, he didn't need the neighborhood Welcome Wagon to reach out and make him fe...
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One thing is clear: Look out for Bartlett next yearFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - It's not easy to think about "next year" when "this year" became history only minutes earlier. But the Bartlett girls basketball players had good reason to focus on the ...