Sports Columns
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Move to the outside might benefit UrlacherNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - You would have had a hard time finding anyone last summer who believed Brian Urlacher needed a contract extension, except, of course, for Urlacher himself. And you'd hav...
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The skinny on a Champaign weekendNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been a very quick journey in many regards, and the 2008 IHSA state football championships will wrap up this weekend at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the Univers...
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Advice for do-or-die week: Don't overanalyzeNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It has arrived: Do-or-die week for many of you in fantasyland, meaning a win and you enter the postseason; a loss and it's wait until next year. Start the wrong kicker, ...
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Thanks start with a man named WirtzNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - He should be considered nothing less than a hero to Blackhawks fans. And it's the fashion in which he's done it that makes Rocky Wirtz's story so sensational. In a littl...
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Vikings, Eagles share emotional connectionNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The Aurora Christian and Geneva football teams have more than an undefeated record and a trip to state in common. Both teams have an assistant coach who is battling canc...
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Muhitch, Parpet trying something new this weekendNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Venerable football coaches Ron Muhitch and Paul Parpet have been scouting teams and poring over game tape the last few weeks. And this is long after their own seasons en...
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Bears will need to rely on Forte in DecemberNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - If Matt Forte's career-best 132 rushing yards were important against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in the controlled climate of the Edward Jones Dome, imagine how vital t...
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Gerry Faust revisited for Irish?Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - This isn't what Notre Dame football fans had in mind when they talked about Charlie Weis waking the echoes. It was supposed to mean the Gipper, Rockne, Rudy, Lujack, Lea...
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Cubs very much alive for PeavyNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Don't believe for a moment that the Cubs are out of the Jake Peavy derby. In fact, the Cubs have become the leaders in the Peavy chase, mostly because Chicago is his fir...
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Vikings' success tinged with hugs, tears and plenty of emotionNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sean Grady, a senior on the Geneva football team, admitted he didn't know Dustin Villareal all that well. Some of Grady's teammates, however, considered Villareal - a fo...