Sports Columns
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Already halfway home - and quickly picking up speedSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Didn't everyone just finish doubles and training camp? Didn't we just finish all the previews looking ahead at the high school football season? Now here we are, already ...
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Have patience and always start your bestSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Certain things in life are just givens. Some things more than others, but the short list includes: • Flowers grow in the spring. Leaves change in the fall. • The garbage...
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After all that training, Stevenson's Weisman's a hitSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Crunch! Bam! Zap! Pow! Bang! Crash! Mark Weisman used to fear having to feel what those words sound like. Back in grade school, during his earliest years on the football...
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Good Cutler makes it easy to forget badSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Contrary to his preseason publicity campaign, Jay Cutler has not yet walked on water. But Cutler proved he doesn't need to in order to win football games. He just needs ...
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For once linemen take a back seat to quarterbacksSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The top talent in DuPage County isn't too difficult to find this season. It's right behind center. The quarterback position is flat-out loaded. The list only begins with...
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A three-ring circus for four quartersSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Every football stadium press box has its own personality. There's the two-tiered box at Lake Park, the multicompartmentalized box at York, the wide-open windows of Downe...
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Wait no longer - that magical time of year is here againSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Three telephone calls came in quick succession the other day, and I could hear each of the callers' voices oozing with energy. "Better get up here in about 4-5 weeks," H...
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What can Sox expect on defense in 2010?Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - As much as people like to take pokes at him, Kenny Williams' track record is superb. The White Sox GM finds diamonds where others find only rough, he's confident in the ...
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McDowell's 4th highlights 3 locals at triathlon world championshipsSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Of the six American youths competing at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in Australia earlier this month, three of them came from right here in Kane County. Geneva'...
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Let's finally make Soldier Field meaningfulSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The Walter Payton/Soldier Field statue issue has retreated publicly a mere week after it first flared. Apparently the monument will go up elsewhere in Chicago. However, ...