Sports Columns
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If this was indeed the end for Mitz, it came too soonNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - There were no tears, but there might have been a sizeable lump in Bill Mitz's throat. Stevenson's football coach of nearly three decades stayed remarkably composed as he...
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Illini women get ready for more fun ... and gamesNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Although Jolette Law doesn't have any children of her own, she does have a well-appointed "kids area" in her Champaign home. It's where her "babies" go to play. All 14 o...
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Just what is it that Weis does to stay afloat?Nov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Somebody at Notre Dame is going to have to explain what Charlie Weis has done to keep his job. Is it his ability to strategize? His ability to motivate? His ability to r...
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Tubek cleans up with LakesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - With as much rain as we've had over the fall, nearly every high school football team in Lake County experienced a "Mud Bowl" at least once this season. Lakes hosted a mu...
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Leyden's Maldonado now puts fear in defensesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Angel Maldonado's eyes displayed a clear message last week. Actually, it came from what the Leyden senior running back wore just under them. Two strips of eye black with...
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Midseason award winners - for better or for worseNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Fantasy football can be a lot like marriage. We draft players in August, hoping for a season of bliss. And in keeper leagues, if they perform well enough, we tie the kno...
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Will we ever see the likes of Parpet, McKeon again?Nov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - When Addison Trail lined up for its final football game of the season a couple weeks ago, a few old friends showed up as well. The home sideline was packed with former p...
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Fire down - but knowing this team, not yet outNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - At halftime of its first-round playoff against New England, the Fire trails 2-1. With 90 minutes to play Saturday night at Toyota Park, the Fire again finds itself in a ...
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By any tune, this band of Trojans singing sweetlyNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's a new ritual for the Cary-Grove girls volleyball team and an oddly folksy one at that. First seen before the Class 4A Barrington regional title match, the Trojans g...
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The Fox remains one very special placeNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Phil Harrington is long gone from this earthly quarter, but when I met him more than three decades ago he never hesitated in passing along some of his personal philosoph...