Sports Columns
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It takes great athleticism, but that doesn't make it a sportFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - We at the Daily Herald enjoy hearing from our readers, most commonly via e-mail. In the High School Sports Department we get a wide variety of e-mails on a number of sub...
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Stevenson's Levitt fighting to regain his health - and his gameFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - There was nothing unusual about the way Jeff Levitt felt when he quietly crawled into bed one Sunday night in mid-January. Little did he know that drifting peacefully of...
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In hard times, teams don't forget the less fortunateFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Even when you're in a hole, sometimes you must dig deep. As an economic crisis rattles through virtually every segment of society, it's struck a chord in the realm of hi...
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It all pans out nicely for Barrington's HandlerFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Gus Handler took an old-school route to his new school. Most Division I schools look to have their wish lists completed long before the day to sign letters of intent arr...
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A reply from the third-worst person in the world (tied)Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Of course, you know, this means war. For those who don't watch MSNBC's "Countdown" - which is about 99 percent of you, if not more in these parts, to judge by Nielsen ra...
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A sure way to give a jolt to college hoopsFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - As uncharacteristic as it is of me to say so, it's time for Booby, er, Bobby Knight to return to coaching like a villain re-emerging in a slasher movie. Yes, folks, that...
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Don't miss the chance to study angling with Professor PetrosFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I have fished all over North America with some great anglers who have allowed their egos to outshine their prowess. Don't get me wrong, some of them were pretty good at...
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It's Roberts' turn for IHSFCA Hall of FameFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Rich Roberts was in his early years as a football coach at Buffalo Grove in the mid-1970s when he attended his first Illinois High School Football Coaches Association cl...
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Heroes? No more than the next guyFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Here we go again with another tainted athlete, this time swimmer Michael Phelps. As if "tainted athlete" weren't a redundancy, like crazy stunt man or goofy sports write...
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Fitzgerald's play reminder of all that is great in sportsFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A day later, I couldn't stop thinking of it. It was difficult to find amid so many memorable Super Bowl XLIII moments, and it was buried within what might become the mos...