Sports Columns
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Passionate Mom turns frustration into recruiting bookDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - For more than a decade, Laurie Richter made a career out of doing her homework. She used to own her own market research firm. When she went to do her homework on college...
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Time for fans to revel in annual gift of tourneysDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A smooth-sounding Andy Williams wasn't singing about Illinois high school basketball fans when he deemed this "the most wonderful time of the year." But it definitely is...
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Getting into the holiday spirit all year 'roundDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Those watching Hinsdale Central play in the Class 8A state championship football game may have noticed a spunky, square-jawed young guy gyrating on the Red Devils sideli...
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Cubs fans should enjoy view from topDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Cubs fans don't generally need a reason to panic. But inactivity during the winter months, when teams like the Yankees and the Mets are busy, is enough to make even the ...
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You don't want your season to end on a bad beatDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - In the poker world, they are known as bad beats. You think you've won the hand, but the only card that can beat you comes up at the last minute. Bad beats are especially...
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Healing Tiger sounds ready to roarDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Of all people, Butch Harmon ought to know better. Tiger Woods' former coach, speaking in China on Wednesday, said he thinks Woods made a mistake playing in the U.S. Open...
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How to get the joy out of ice anglingDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Chances are you may have wanted to try it but haven't been able to commit to enjoying what I've been raving about for years. I'm ready to go, and in fact as soon as the...
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Once Bears eliminated, time to address faltering defenseDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Assuming the Bears don't make the playoffs, and it's almost a lock that they won't, they have a much bigger problem on the horizon than their absence in the postseason. ...
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AFL news nothing to laugh aboutDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Fewer jobs are at stake than the 3 million in the auto industry, but local sports do impact the economy in the Chicago suburbs. The Rush, the Wolves, the Kane County Cou...
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Orton just hasn't shown enough yetDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As usual, the Bears' most pressing off-season evaluation will have to be at quarterback. It's like that for all teams that don't have a compelling one, and especially is...