Sports Columns
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Bears' Smith still has plenty to proveJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Sporting News pushed some buttons around here with its rankings of NFL button pushers. Lovie Smith is listed 20th among the league's 32 head coaches, a rousing vote ...
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Baseball's law of averages hard to figureJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Something was annoying last week as I lounged in the South of France - sometimes known as the North of Arlington Heights. It was even more annoying than watching the Whi...
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You name it, nothing goes right for BataviaJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Batavia senior Brian Krolikowski has a message for future generations of Bulldogs. "Guys need to know next year they have big shoes to fill and if they want to live up t...
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Lakers, Magic show that small lineups no way to goJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - No matter which team wins the championship, the two NBA Finals participants already have sent a clear message about team makeup - taller is definitely better. Smaller li...
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In this battle of the sexes, the boys took it on the chinJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Serious pick-up players have said it. Weekend warriors have said it. High school players have said it. Even some people in my own family have said it. When the topic of ...
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Bandits showing they want to be a part of our communityJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Bandits want you. The Bandits, who won the National Pro Fastpitch championship last season, opened their second season in Elgin earlier this week. But while ...
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Rockets, Hawks now get their shotJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A year ago, everyone around area softball circles figured Burlington Central and Bartlett were a pretty safe bet to make it downstate. Burlington had Erica Maisto back f...
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Guillen: 'If you're going to lose, lose the right way'Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen wants the White Sox' struggling hitters to pretend they are "Mexican." Before demanding more sensitivity training for the mercurial manager, let Ozzie expl...
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Krolikowski learns to keep his coolJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a good thing for another overflow Batavia crowd - they put St. Charles North athletic director John Rutter to work finding parking for all of them - that they watch...
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Welter, Drish lead day full of web gemsJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Now there's a coach who knows what his players can do. Batavia coach Matt Holm handed out a pair of golden gloves recently, and did his two choices ever make him look go...