Sports Columns
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Did Women's Watch miss the boat on Bandits, Griner, dunking and more?Jan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It's mailbag time. A couple of my recent columns have generated some lively and passionate letters that I want to share and respond to publicly. Around New Year's Day, I...
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Looking back on wild night at St. Charles EastJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm shooting from all corners tonight - the sports writer's version of a heat check... Rough regional: At the clip the Geneva, St. Charles North and St. Charles East gi...
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Fine books will captivate any high school sports fanJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Most kids are really hitting the books hard right now in the final push for final exams. So with that in mind, here's a look at some worthwhile book reading material wit...
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Libertyville's Brush a hero with a huge heartJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - His jumpshot likely won't be the difference in a win or a loss. Neither will his free throws, ball-handling ability, rebounding or defense. But Libertyville senior forwa...
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IHSA moving basketball supers back to their rootsJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Hinsdale Central athletic director Paul Moretta wasted no time. When he heard last summer about an IHSA policy change regarding the move of boys basketball supersectiona...
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Marmion grad Koutsos joins SIU Hall of FameJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - It's a strong statement to say Marmion graduate Tom Koutsos turned around the Southern Illinois University football program. After all, coach Jerry Kill was there to kic...
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This bait fisherman's dreams hard to catchJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - As I started falling asleep the other night, I slowly drifted off into dreamland. My brain kept replaying the YouTube video of 32-year-old Manabu Kurita battling his jum...
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Talk of Hawks dynasty floors McDonoughJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Seems like just a few months ago that John McDonough was Public Enemy No. 1. Dale Tallon could do no wrong in the eyes of his supporters, and McDonough and Stan Bowman w...
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Falcons' 'Wolf' learns how cattle feelJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - College football recruiters have to love this: translated into Gaelic, the first name of Wheaton North junior Rafe Kiely means "House Wolf." Of course, those recruiters ...
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Can Fire's de los Cobos succeed where so many have failed?Jan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Bob Bradley was not available. Bruce Arena is spoken for. Same with Sigi Schmid, Dominic Kinnear and Peter Nowak. All of those coaches are proven winners in MLS, but sin...