Sports Columns
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Apology just first step in long processFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - OK, so Alex Rodriguez fessed up to ESPN's Peter Gammons on Monday. As if it matters. Many fans and media members insisted that to be forgiven, A-Rod had to confess that ...
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Time to turn up the excitementFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The economy may be suffering in many ways, but it didn't stop girls basketball fans from coming out to support their teams this past weekend, at least at the games I att...
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It's simple: You cannot erase historyFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of you are Bears fans, including those who bashed my Sunday contribution to American literature. I wrote that Alex Rodriguez would get my vote for the Hall of Fame,...
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Whys, hows of trade talk surrounding StoudemireFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems to happen each February in the NBA: A name emerges to run through the great trade debate. This time, it's Phoenix Suns power forward Amare Stoudemire - and he's...
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Yes, A-Rod still gets my Hall voteFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Oh, no (gasp) not Alex Rodriguez (gasp). Why not? By now most baseball fans are over the concept of body by barbell. Nobody should be gasping anymore when any player is ...
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'Daddy gives him strength'Feb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Cody Smith jutted his finger in the air, as if to say, "That's for you, Dad." Then, as soon as the referee raised Smith's hand in triumph, his Wauconda wrestling teammat...
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WNBA players 'on' in off-seasonFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - For many NBA players, a typical off-season might involve some travel. You know, like to some exotic island, somewhere relaxing. WNBA players travel in the off-season, to...
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Emotions run high on and off the courtFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Anyone surprised that Geneva and DeKalb had their boys basketball game delayed with 4 minutes remaining Friday night so blood could be cleared off the court? Or is anyon...
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Time for Cubs fans to chill outFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Some regular readers of this space insist that I've never been right about anything, but I think on this point we find common ground: I start every day with the premise ...
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Keith's value rising on, off iceFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - With every day that passes, and with every game he plays, the price for signing Duncan Keith to a contract extension heads skyward. If the Blackhawks weren't already cer...