Sports Columns
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A way to help snakebitten teams qualify for playoffsDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Did you have one of those years? One of those years when no matter how many points you scored, it always seemed like your opponent scored more? Did you finish 6-7 or 5-8...
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Reality is N.D. hasn't been power for long timeDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - There's no denying that Charlie Weis hasn't gotten it done. I'm as surprised as anyone, having believed that Weis would return Notre Dame football to powerhouse status. ...
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Let's go to the tape: New book relives invention of instant replayDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Far from being a day of infamy, Dec. 7 should be a day celebrated by all sports fans - as TV producer-director Tony Verna states in his recently released book, "Instant ...
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The best holiday basketball tourneysDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving basketball tournaments merely serve as an appetizer. After a month of sprinting up and down the court the fall sports athletes are back in shape and teams a...
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Column ends after 50 years and life of retirement beginsDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I have finally run out of adjectives. That's the easiest way to ease into my final column after 50 years of writing for this newspaper. The Big Day has arrived. I will r...
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In the land where big creatures roamDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - KASBA LAKE, Northwest Territories - Angling friend Jerry suggested I chum the waters during these cold, wintry days and whet the appetites of readers. That is an easy r...
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Little time to digest all this tasty newsDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday was another one of those rat-a-tat-tat news days around here. Stop the presses! "NFL suspends six players for using banned substance." One of pro football's most...
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Best bet would be to win out, but Bears might not need toDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Since the Bears frittered away an opportunity to control their own destiny by losing Sunday at the Metrodome, their best chance to make the playoffs is to win their fina...
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Relaying a strange Indiana deer storyDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - If it's not UFO sightings, it something related to wild animals. Strange things always seem to happen in Indiana. The latest involves an incident in which five whitetai...
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Somebody must be held accountableDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes you wish the shouting around Lake Forest would be deafening. You know, between Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith. Monday was one of those days after the Vikings whi...