Sports Columns
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Revamped outdoors show at Rosemont in JanuaryNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - "My 2010 show promises quite a few surprises." That bold statement comes from Jim Sugarman, who flies to Chicago almost every week in order to be the hands-on boss of th...
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Cutler's pickoff propensity something he can controlNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - You can blame Jay Cutler's league-worst 17 interceptions on any number of things. Offensive coordinator Ron Turner is a popular target, along with the leaky offensive li...
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Eastern Conference teams far from road warriorsNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - You couldn't blame John Madden for not knowing how to pack for the Blackhawks' six-game road trip that starts on Thursday in Calgary. Madden had it easy in the Eastern C...
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Cary-Grove's championship truly was a remarkable runNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - NORMAL - Even sports writers sometimes get caught up in how quickly a state tournament starts and ends. With me, it's usually on the drive home that I start thinking abo...
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Bears blame goes all the way to topNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Sometimes we look for the answers too high up and too far away. And sometimes we simply allow the turning pages of the calendar to obscure our memory. So while we shower...
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John Dietz's fantasy focusNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Week 10 superstar With apologies to Adrian Peterson (133 yards, 2 TDs) and Donovan McNabb (450 yards, 2 TDs), Tennessee RB Chris Johnson is on another planet right now. ...
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This year's circus trip could spell trouble for low-scoring BullsNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The Bulls won't get many votes for the NBA's most exciting team. Through nine games, their highest point total is 94, delivered in Saturday's victory over Philadelphia. ...
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Cutler struggles not as scary as Forte'sNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - There are a lot of reasons to worry about Jay Cutler. And they're all legit. There's the 9 interceptions in the red zone the last two years, more than twice as many as a...
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Fremd grad Koeneman finishes with flourish for CarthageNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Fremd Vikings star Jeff Koeneman, the all-time leader in pass receptions for Carthage College's football team, went out in style Saturday afternoon. The final cat...
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Ferrari helps drive DePaul to soccer quarterfinalsNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - DePaul freshman goalkeeper Joe Ferrari produced some of his biggest saves of the season to help the Blue Demons to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East soccer ch...