Sports Columns
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Reunion with Parker should help former Neuqua starApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Known as one of the most well-rounded basketball players in the Big Ten, Purdue forward Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton plans on keeping up that reputation in the WNBA. That means...
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The one name baseball players hear way too muchApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - For the hundreds of baseball players mentioned while compiling a high school season preview, there's one particular name you never want to hear. No offense to Tommy John...
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Havlat, Khabibulin are both moneyApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks weren't young Thursday night. They weren't all that nervous. And they weren't scared. They just weren't very good. At least not until Martin Havlat, audit...
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To play or not to play?Apr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not that Ryan Economos doesn't love baseball. If he didn't, he wouldn't feel such a rush of excitement when a grounder or a line drive rifles his way. And he sure w...
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20-20 perspectiveApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Since Tim Sassone has been covering Blackhawks hockey for 20 years, we asked him for 20 quick facts on this playoff series: 1. Calgary Flames defenseman Adrian Aucoin wa...
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Benet graduate Lee is ready to rumble in Golden GlovesApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - "Ladies and gentlemen! In this corner, wearing white trunks with green trim, the pride of Benet Academy and the University of Notre Dame, Mike "The Cream of Wheaton" Lee...
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Red Stars anxious to debut before Chicago soccer fansApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Peter Wilt has been working toward this weekend so long, he can feel in his soul just how special Sunday will be. "I compare Sunday to Christmas, and we're the parents, ...
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Hey, an 11-5 Bears season is no fantasyApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A month ago the Bears' schedule would have gone directly to the agate page. Now it's big news with King Cutler the new sheriff in town, to say nothing of the new quarter...
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How soon can Samardzija get back here?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The Jeff Samardzija watch is on - again. Samardzija had a strong first start of the season for Iowa (AAA) Monday, striking out four and allowing only 2 hits in 4 scorele...
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Piniella happy but not contentApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Last time it took a hurricane. This time, it only felt like one. When Carlos Zambrano hurled a no-hitter last September in Milwaukee, taking down the homeless Astros sen...