Sports Columns
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Granberg new director at Illinois DNRJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Just so you can keep tabs on the never-ending saga with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the appointment of former state representative Kurt Granberg as dir...
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Forgetting outside issues not always easy for athletesJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A lot of kids in the area are undoubtedly enjoying the end of their semester exams. A few may be fearing them and their pending results. It brings to mind a quote that's...
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Sure-fire results (and fun) with fishing guide BakerJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I just finished with a major bout of the flu, and my palms were itching. It was another case of hypocabinectus feverus, a January malady that hits me like a freight tra...
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Top-notch college basketball is right under our nosesJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - It's developing into a special season for men's college basketball. The most exciting part is it's happening right here in our own backyard. The College Conference of Il...
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Sacked from WMVP, Danny Mac still sitting prettyJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Once again, picking up where I left off last week: If WSCR 670-AM didn't have a plan for the post-Mike North era, it got handed one last Friday by its all-sports compet...
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Forgive Tiger for choosing golf over politicsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - You knew it was coming, and yet the phrase "can't win for losing'' comes to mind. Tiger Woods went to Washington because he was asked to do so by the 44th president of t...
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Glenbard W. lineman Watt shoulders setback amiablyJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - You can't say Glenbard West senior Chris Watt isn't grateful for his accolades. The captain of the Daily Herald DuPage County 2008 All-Area Football Team had surgery Fri...
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Here's hoping for some real change soonJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Expectations ran wild Tuesday, the first day of the rest of America's life. It's sort of like spring training just ended and Opening Day finally is here. With that in mi...
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Football can really jar our sensibilitiesJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The images from the NFL conference championship games were stunning Sunday. Troy Polamalu's interception return for a touchdown. Larry Fitzgerald's TD catches. Flutterin...
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Without players like Mike Brown, Bears a far cry from 'close'Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Even in today's watered-down version of pro sports, you must have greatness at the skill positions. That's definitely part of it. But I also recall a conversation I had ...