Sports Columns
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Sox' Williams keeping eye on youth, payroll, economyNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When the top athlete on the planet loses a big endorsement deal with Buick, as Tiger Woods did Monday, and unless you've had the door to your cave slammed shut the last ...
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Vikings will provide something different for Bears: a challengeNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Now for something completely different. The Bears (6-5) will play a legitimate playoff-caliber team this week, and they realize a game in Minnesota against the Vikings ...
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CCIW honors area talent with 10 all-conference berthsNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - You have to know where to look. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin looks hard at the Daily Herald area when it recruits high school football talent. Local ...
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Turnabout is fair play in the NFLNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Forget the rule that says NFL players get to celebrate a victory for 24 hours. The Bears seemed to understand that Sunday's 27-3 romp over the pathetic Rams ...
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An all-time great team was so special for AntiochNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Antioch Community High School is 93 years old, and Norm Hahn has been teaching and coaching there for nearly half that time. So when the wise old coach says, as he did t...
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Rams better prepare for an air raidNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - For most of the past two games, Bears wide receivers have been missing in action, with just 9 catches for 129 yards and no touchdowns. Today at the Edward Jones Dome in...
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Knicks' creation of cap room could end up helping BullsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Is it possible Mike D'Antoni will have the last laugh? Back in May, he was offered coaching vacancies by the Bulls and the New York Knicks. The former Phoenix coach chos...
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Mutual respect, hard work carried Bartlett a long wayNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Every Bartlett football practice and every postgame huddle ends with the same questions from offensive coordinator Mark Williams and the same replies spoken in unison by...
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Eagles keep their poise, add to area's amazing run of successNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Isn't a shame nobody wins anything around here? Just week after week with nothing to write about. Another day without a five-column photo of smiling kids hugging their t...
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St. Clair proving critics wrongNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Entering the 2008 season, Bears offensive left tackle John St. Clair was considered by many critics to be the weak link in a weak chain. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound, nine-ye...