Sports Columns
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Weather cools off spring crappie anglingApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Mother nature has thrown a few low blows this week, with gale-force winds and wintry temperatures, both air and water, signaling a pause in the finding and catching of s...
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Don't blame WBC for Lilly's outingApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It would be easy to blame the World Baseball Classic, but we've seen this before. We might be right in saying that Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly would agree with T.S. Eliot in ...
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At Driscoll, everybody is a fundraiser to 'give us a chance'Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - As Driscoll's athletic director it's not necessarily Bob Carlson's job to raise funds. In the wake of last Thursday's announcement by Christian Brothers of the Midwest D...
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Give him time, and Tiger might be better than everApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - There was a headline a couple weeks ago questioning whether Tiger Woods would ever be the same after his knee surgery, broken leg and eight-month layoff. You probably wo...
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New lament for Lou: Being too right-handed?Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Just call it a variation on the theme of Lou's Lament. You remember Lou's Lament. During and after the Cubs' ill-fated playoff run last year, Cubs manager Lou Piniella ...
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Those boos maybe were not for WiseApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago sports fans always deserve the benefit of the doubt because they know the game, whatever the game is. So let's assume when the White Sox faithful booed Dewayne W...
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Kelley wins Big Ten all-around, helps Michigan tie for titleApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Michigan gymnast Thomas Kelley had the night of his life in the all-around competition at the Big Ten Championships. The sophomore from Libertyville scored 89.35 to edge...
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Other flaws aside, Sox believe they are pitching richApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - With all the worries about second base, third base and center field, let's not pretend this White Sox season is about anything other than starting pitching. As was the c...
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Storm's Johnson will continue at Lake Forest CollegeApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Ever since she was a little girl, South Elgin High School senior Genevieve Johnson has dreamt of playing college basketball. She will now have that opportunity. Last wee...
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Hendry confident as ever, but still cautiousApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry is not, by nature, a guy who goes to bed early, or sleeps in the next morning. But this time of year the Cubs general manager gets even less shut-eye than usu...