Sports Columns
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Some interesting Week 1 results leave us thirsting for moreAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Good Sunday morning. Now that the dust has settled and the fog has lifted, just what did we learn from one week of football in the Fox Valley area? Probably the most sur...
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Expect fireworks for Western Sun's finaleAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When the Western Sun Conference blew up last spring - DeKalb, Kaneland, Rochelle Sycamore and Yorkville collectively bolting - there certainly were a fair share of hard ...
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Warren's Kennedy: Full speed aheadAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Greg Kennedy already had the digit 4 shaved into each side of his head, just below his tightly cropped black Mohawk. Four, you see, represents his new jersey number and ...
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Cubs have to make changes, right?Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Rest assured that Jim Hendry is as disgusted as you are with the state of the 2009 Cubs, and he's not likely to sit back and watch it again next season. What's not as ob...
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No golf claps here; fans share their Solheim storiesAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As the print sponsor for the Solheim Cup, the Daily Herald prepared the Solheim Cup program, a first of its kind for us. The company also was granted numerous passes to ...
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Solheim lessons: Don't stand in front of customersAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me get this part out of the way first: Natalie Gulbis looks better in person than on TV. My buddy Rob and I made that major observation when we attended the final ro...
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Fantasy football: Picking receivers always a gambleAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Receivers are a fickle bunch. From one year to the next, you can hardly figure what's coming. You have a better chance of figuring out if your significant other is actu...
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Catching up with what your favorite coach did this summerAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Used to be a high school football coach brought in the troops for doubles, directed the mandated nine weeks of the regular season and, if lucky, a couple more when playo...
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Grant's new facilities are well worth the tripAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When you're a high school sports reporter and you cover a football game, you can view the action from one of two places: the sidelines or the press box. I'm a press box ...
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A new season brings questionsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I ran across a retired football coach in the grocery store recently. We exchanged pleasantries, talked about the old days, and then talked about the upcoming season. "Ya...