Sports Columns
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Some joy back for MillsapsOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone on the Rolling Meadows sideline watched intently as the chain gang came out to measure a crucial third-down run in the final minutes of Friday's Mid-Suburban Ea...
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Key still keen on future of Sky's ToliverOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Message boards haven't been a very friendly place for Chicago Sky coaches. Former coach Bo Overton was relieved of his duties nearly two years ago when a scandal involvi...
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NFL can't even see its own hypocrisyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Being late to the party on this Rush Limbaugh thing is OK because his critics still are smiling, wearing lampshades and chugging champagne. As you know, protectors of th...
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Stevenson's Johnson will be one gigantic trick-or-treaterOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The King of the Court will soon be paying tribute to the King of Pop. Nate Johnson, who was named Stevenson's Homecoming King last week, is pumped to go trick-or-treatin...
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How hard will Hendry chase Texas batting coach?Oct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - If there's one thing known about Cubs GM Jim Hendry after all these years, it's that he tends to focus "like a laser beam," to use an old presidential campaign phrase, o...
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Let's play the QB dating gameOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Like most guys - when it came to girls - I was a slow learner. And when I say slow, we're talking glacial pace here, folks. Two examples: In high school, a girl who sat ...
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Walsh finds smashing success on courtOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - There was a problem for Maggie Walsh when she was running cross country for Willows Academy in Des Plaines. It wasn't how the Arlington Heights resident finished races. ...
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Trolling with minnow baits hard to beat for fall 'eyesOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Just ask the pros who ply the waters of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Lake Erie, the Fox Chain or some of the Tennessee reservoirs during the fall period. Most will tell you they ...
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Monell's layoff as complex supervisor not a good signOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The news came like a cold slap in the face, yet another unfortunate sign of the times. The city of Elgin laid off 11 employees Thursday, eliminating positions as it trie...
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Prideaux's MLS lift coming to an end soonOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - This is no time for Brandon Prideaux to look ahead, but occasionally he can't help it. After 11 seasons in MLS, Prideaux will retire when the Fire is finished this fall....