Sports Columns
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Still long way to go, but Hawks deserve to enjoy this oneApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite Troy Murray scoring in overtime to clinch a playoff berth in 1989 with just a few minutes left in the season. But dramatic it was at the UC Friday night ...
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Stanford's Boothe looking for the good kind of "chills" in St. LouisApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - No one in Sarah Boothe's family is going to have much sympathy for her if she finds it a bit chilly this weekend in St. Louis. Not after she had to "endure" a California...
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If it's spring sports, it must be busiest time of the yearApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - In the spirit of the first couple wacky weeks of spring sports - which for me has included everything from soccer to water polo to volleyball with lots of baseball and s...
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Good fortune knocks and - what's that? - Bears answerApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Sometimes it really is better to be lucky than good. Two days ago Bears GM Jerry Angelo was having perhaps the worst off-season of any GM in Chicago sports history. He w...
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Stevenson's college-bound pitching trio will frustrate manyApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - When my kids were younger, they often watched a cartoon called "Dora the Explorer." If you have a TV, you've probably heard of it. As Dora and her pet monkey Boots trave...
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Batting this debate aroundApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Sports wouldn't be the same without lively debate. Arguments have raged for decades about better teams, better players, better sports. It's tough to imagine athletics wi...
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Meador has a life lesson with the most important stat of allApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the most important numbers for Hoffman Estates baseball this season is SPF. What does SPF matter compared to ERA (earned run average) or OBP (on base percentage)?...
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Illinois benefits from Booker's polished presentationApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - If you want some advice on how to market yourself in this BROKE-n economy, gather around. I have to share ... All right, can I have a little breathing room? Please back ...
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Elgin's Skopek excited about earning Evans ScholarshipApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Devin Skopek has become a student of the game of golf. And he's stepped to the head of his class. Skopek, a senior at Elgin High School, was recently awarded the Chick E...
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He does it all - and does it wellApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - For the record, Sean Grady hasn't spent every day of his senior year at Geneva playing sports. It probably seems that way, with Grady playing safety on the football team...