Sports Columns
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Cold fact: Bears in need of a victoryDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Bears are only 3-2 at Soldier Field this season, which doesn't appear to be much of a homefield edge. But this time of year their advantage should increase, especial...
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'Sleighbell Classic' a memorable occasionDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Those with fond memories of history were blessed to relive it Saturday night. For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Mid-Suburban League boys basketball had old...
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Ogunleye not worried about increasing his sack totalDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In four of his previous six seasons, Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye had at least 9 sacks, but this doesn't look like one of those seasons. Heading into today's gam...
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Bears relish frigid weatherDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The frigid weather was the same for both teams, but the Bears, just as they expected, seemed to handle it much better than their visitors from Florida. The Bears enjoye...
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Weather less a factor than Jaguars' playDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The weather outside is frightful (indeed), but in Soldier Field it's so delightful (in theory). "It's an advantage we should have," Bears defensive end Alex Brown said. ...
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Houston, we have a problem: Once mighty Comets are goneDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The first WNBA game I ever went to was in Houston. It was the summer of 1997, the league's inaugural season, and my husband and I happened to be in that part of the coun...
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Today's your chance to help revive local college basketballDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Remember, Chicago, when we used to be a college basketball capital? Remember the Big Ten tournament being here every March? It left for Indianapolis two seasons ago and ...
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Above all else, Frisk became a truly good friendDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been covering high school sports in this area for over 30 years. But never did I treat this more as a passion than a job until I met Bob Frisk some 13 years ago. Wh...
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College achievers: Christmas breakDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - For the most part these local graduates' fall sports seasons are over. They now have the option of fattening up over the holidays like the rest of us. We're thinking the...
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A career of commitment and caringDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - For more than a half-century, Bob Frisk viewed the proverbial glass of high school sports as more than just half full. He saw it overflowing with excitement, drama, incr...