Sports Columns
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Big Ten a joke ... and that's no jokeJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Nobody ever takes me seriously. My proposal to match Ball State and USC in the Rose Bowl was dismissed. Consequently, all parties lost: A disappointed Ball State proceed...
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Saints don't let 0-11 start keep them downJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The cliche goes you can throw the records out the window. It's often used to say Team A has a chance to beat Team B, even though Team B is 10-0 and Team A is 0-10. "Thro...
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Looking back at holiday tourneys, looking ahead to a marquee matchupJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - No sooner did the 2008 basketball season end with West Aurora's three straight wins at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, the 2009 schedule is going to start with a bang. T...
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Big Ten getting bowled over again with a 1-5 record so farJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - When computers take over the earth, there'll be one entity to blame: Big Ten football. For the last two years, the six Bowl Championship Series computers have screamed t...
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Girls' basketball midterm reportJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Bam -and just like that, we're halfway through another girls basketball season. Which gives us cause to shake off the cobwebs of a college football New Year's Day - by t...
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One last helping of holiday hoopsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - As usual, there were plenty of holiday gifts for high school boys basketball fans in the last couple of weeks. So now it's time for our fifth annual look back at the hol...
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Counting down the top stories of 2008Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Happy New Year, faithful readers! Before we continue to move forward into 2009, we need to look back. It's tradition around here. Here is my list of the top 10 women's s...
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DeRosa one valuable assetJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Cubs' loss is, well, the White Sox' loss. And the Indians' gain. A trade this week sent Mark DeRosa to Cleveland to compete against the Sox in the American League Ce...
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After all the hype and hoopla, it was Classic Wings hockeyJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - As made-for-TV movies go, it was brilliant. Even Hollywood couldn't have produced a breathtaking set as lifelike as the intersection of Lake Michigan and Cooperstown. As...
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A blend of novelty, curiosity and absurdityDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - We aren't accustomed to the NHL getting things right, but this time it recorded both a hat trick and grand slam. Today's 2009 Winter Classic in Wrigley Field manufacture...