Sports Columns
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Pro: Athletes can diversify and excelApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I vividly remember the Houston Texans' Owen Daniels playing for Naperville Central's basketball team several years ago. I think of Boston Red Sox minor-leaguer Mike Bowd...
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It's been a long road back to the mound for DanlyApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago this space was filled with bad news regarding area high school baseball players who recently underwent season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery. Now for some...
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The best: combination of athleticism and intelligenceApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Cross country and track athlete Sarah Daly will bring a 4.6 grade-point average to Amherst (Mass.) College, where she hopes to study international relations - she knows ...
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Albanese, Barry are worthy all-state academic recipientsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Meet two young ladies who put the student in student-athlete. The Illinois High School Association awards thousands of medals to champion student-athletes every school y...
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Bowden gets the call, and he answersApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Mike Bowden admits he's lax on returning phone messages. He lets them gestate a bit. Not when it's his manager on the Pawtucket Red Sox. Well after the "PawSox's" win at...
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Conant's Wijas anything but star struckApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Walt Wijas does not view himself as a star attraction. Most of the opposing hitters who have taken a close look at the Conant senior right-handed pitcher this spring wou...
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Huntley's soccer girls hatched this winning plan a year agoApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - What the Huntley girls soccer team hopes to achieve this season is not something the Red Raiders first sat down and talked about at the start of the season. No, what thi...
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Stopka, Dickson take their friendship on the roadApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Working adults aren't the only ones who appreciate a short commute. So do best friends. Teenagers Donald Stopka and Kevin Dickson of Grayslake live barely more than a ho...
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Alarm over Cutler's diabetes way off baseApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the concerns and comments about how a couple drinks might affect Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and his diabetes are well meaning, which is great. Others, however,...
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Arlington sees hope even in this economyApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The first Party in the Park is only a day away. Do you know where your Local Oval is? Arlington Park president Roy Arnold believes you do, and is hopeful the current eco...