Sports Columns
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Is Hall all there is for Mike?Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Sometime late in his final season with the Bulls, I caught Michael Jordan alone in the locker room for the briefest of moments. Dennis Rodman was causing a stir, I suppo...
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Some well-grounded adviceSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The state of Florida is known for having the most lightning strikes in the country. So, what does this have to do with fishing and hunting activities? Well, some years a...
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DVC salutes the 438 who paid the ultimate priceSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It was eight years Friday that the tragedy known as "9/11" occurred. At football fields throughout the DuPage Valley Conference there will be tributes to the public serv...
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Time is right for steady actionSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The anglers I've met and spoke with are saying this has been the best late summer/early fall bite they can remember. Several areas in particular are hot, including the F...
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It will be hard to top the opening week of conference playSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It just doesn't feel right. The start of the conference football season is always exciting, and this season's no exception as the Week 3 league openers prepare to kick o...
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Let's hope Dubsdread lives up to its nameSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - You can cheer for Tiger Woods - or any other player - and I'll cheer for Dubsdread. Golf doesn't have home teams so the next best thing is to cheer for the hometown cour...
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Defense, not Cutler, must carry Bears to the playoffsSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The excitement over quarterback Jay Cutler is understandable, but if the Bears are to make it back to the playoffs after a two-year absence, it will be because of the de...
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Fire 'warrior' McBride nearly ready to make his return from injurySep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Brian McBride took the long pass over his shoulder, settling the ball with one deft touch, keeping a defender on his back, then spinning quickly to drive a left-footed s...
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Cutler wins, and all will be just fineSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Only one thing is certain about Jay Cutler as the Bears' regular season approaches. He's going to say something to irritate somebody somewhere along the line. Cutler als...
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He's just happy to be a big fish in a Small pondSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - As Mike Small shoved the 2-by-4-foot novelty winner's check under his arm and headed to the door, his round-table with the media over after winning a seventh straight Il...