Sports Columns
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Buckle your seat belts for fantastic finishing FridayOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - This has turned out to be a fantastic finishing Friday to the 2009 Mid-Suburban League football season. The schedule couldn't have played out any better as the rivalry s...
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Mom shares thoughts, advice about kids playing footballOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Between the regular season and the playoffs, I bet I've seen well over 200 high school football games in my 12 years at the Daily Herald, maybe even closer to 250. Unles...
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It's perfect time for 'Let's Make a Deal'Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's that time of year again. Trade time. Heading into the seventh week of the season, we pretty much know where our strengths and weaknesses are. We've pretty much swip...
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Is it wrong for a high school football player to wear pink?Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Regardless of that incapacitating flu bug, let's hope the St. Charles North-St. Charles East football game comes off just to see big, strong football players dressed in ...
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Luke doing for Danville what he did at WaubonsieOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Coaches know shifting perceptions come with the territory. Win, you're great. Lose, you're a bum. Right now, B.J. Luke may actually be like a mayor. He was once a staple...
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Take a child fishing, and you'll see the world anewOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - He would either tickle the bottom of my foot, or just place his hand on my head as the signal to get up at 3 a.m. The Saturday morning ritual was something I looked for...
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Cutler, Orton backlash bafflingOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Jay Cutler has his contract extension, and there's already talk in Denver that Kyle Orton deserves one as well. And people on both sides of this QB swap have absolutely ...
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There's some meaningful football in Elgin Friday nightOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Picture this. It's Week 9 of the high school football season and there is meaningful football to be played within the city of Elgin. And not just at one school, but two....
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Blackhawks' Huet certainly not alone in his strugglesOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks' Cristobal Huet is not the only high-profile goaltender off to a slow start. Vancouver's Roberto Luongo comes to the United Center with a 3-5 record and ....
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Irish waste a golden opportunityOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Most surprising about Notre Dame's loss to USC was that the Irish didn't express more urgency beforehand and their fans didn't express more disappointment afterward. May...