Sports Columns
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Talent will always win out for HallJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Just as it takes all kinds to comprise a baseball team, it takes all kinds to comprise a baseball Hall of Fame. For the record I did vote for Rickey Henderson and Jim Ri...
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Burkoth hopes he caught some eyes in D-II all-star gameJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Todd Burkoth hoped to catch the eye of a few NFL scouts last week. Burkoth, a Buffalo Grove graduate and senior at Winona State University in Minnesota, was selected to ...
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Dawson looks to be in good shape as he inches closer to immortalityJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - When it comes to Cooperstown, the questions always outnumber the answers. Sometimes it's obvious, like in the case of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens. The vot...
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Birds fly to center stage in NFC title matchupJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - An NFC championship game featuring the fourth and sixth seeds? That's one for the birds - the fourth-seeded Cardinals and the No. 6 Eagles. No one expected this, and it ...
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Is it fair to blame Paxson for Bulls' disappointing play?Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Inside the United Center, the most popular target of dissatisfaction from Bulls fans has been guard Larry Hughes. In cyberspace, though, there seems to be increasing cri...
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Bears can breathe sigh of relief: Rivera's Chargers doneJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The football gods had the decency to spare the Bears any more grief Sunday. Pittsburgh beat San Diego. Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera is out of the playoffs. ...
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Marinelli will be Bears' assistant head coach, defensive line coachJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The Bears took the first step toward improving one of the league's most disappointing defenses when they signed former Lions head coach Rod Marinelli Saturday to be thei...
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Heady times for Cub fansJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Let's crawl into Milton Bradley's head and explore what makes him tick - tick - tick - (Man, it's dark inside here.) What I see is one confusing guy. One minute he talks...
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LeGere handicaps the NFL playoffs, Week 2Jan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Saturday's games Baltimore (12-5) at Tennessee (13-3) Time: 3:30 pm., Channel 2 Line: Titans by 3. Local flavor: Ravens FS-KR Tom Zbikowski (Buffalo Grove High School, ...
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Good week for Batavia, Vikes, ACCJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Do basketball players still play around the world? Here it is, column style. • It's a new year, and evidently new results follow. Batavia beat Rock Island 72-56 Saturd...