Sports Columns
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Good start for Chicago Sky in first preseason skirmishMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - OK, so it's just the preseason. And defending WNBA champion Detroit was without many of the players who helped win last year's title. Injuries have already become an iss...
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Sox still in Peavy derby, but Cubs lurkMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Jake Peavy has not rejected the White Sox. According to two sources very close to Peavy, he's just not sure about the deal yet, and wants a week or two to ponder his fut...
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Batavia, Geneva most welcome in UECMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The conference will likely never change its name, but the Upstate Eight, which is really the Upstate Eleven right now, is soon to become the Upstate Fourteen. Several ye...
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Expect the unpredictable in area baseball postseasonMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - There is no high school postseason as unpredictable as baseball. It's always filled with surprises and shockers because, well, it's baseball. There are days the ball bou...
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Neuqua, Barrington grads help keep Fire sharpMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - They are the 19th and 20th players on the Fire's 18-man roster. Drew DeGurian and Ryan Miller are practice players, extra bodies needed to fill out an intrasquad scrimma...
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Scary part is, Wings haven't shown their bestMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - If this were a fight, the judges would have it even. But it being a game that can't end in ties, and with the only score that matters being the final one, Detroit has a ...
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Looks like a happy ending for everyoneMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not going to take long for the buzz to build. Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles East and St. Charles North in the same conference? This is going to be fun. It certain...
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And now, Cat's poignant story can finally be toldMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - She was never one for visitors to her secluded two-bedroom cabin, although she did manage to have a handful of close friends who kept a close eye on her. I can now brief...
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These Stars are as good as they are youngMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The White Sox stole the "These kids can play" slogan a few years ago, but you'd be hard pressed to come up with a better motto for the St. Charles North softball team. W...
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How less-than-perfect Hawks are killing themselvesMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe it's a play Campbell has made a hundred times, but it was the wrong play to make in overtime of an incredibly critical game for the Hawks. That puck needed to go d...