Sports Columns
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Poor word choice by Bears' SmithNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Lovie Smith invoked the "c" word at his day-after-disaster media bull session last week. Relax, fellas, we're not talking commitment. We're talking character. "Our footb...
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Illini's demise shouldn't come as such a surpriseNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - To honor Mike Downey, one of the finest gentlemen and writers this business has ever known, we acknowledge his abrupt and unfortunate departure from the Chicago Tribune ...
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This Crystal Lake South bunch truly deserves applauseNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Crystal Lake South's sixth-seeded football team was feeling it, and the enormous crowd that traveled from McHenry County and braved the freezing temperatures to support ...
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Perfect setting for Hohl at Penn StateNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Imagine the dream world you'd be in if, say, you were a huge fan of Steven Spielberg movies and Harrison Ford was one of your favorite actors - and suddenly, you found y...
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This win means so much to so many in communityNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Geneva quarterback Shaun Ratay kept referring to the Vikings football team as "we" as if he was still playing for the team. Ratay, who last played high school foo...
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Teamwork takes Vikings to stateNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - After the party at Burgess Field last night - who knows, maybe it is still going on today - I'd like to point out that you can't spell Champaign without a G. Just like y...
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It's a bumper crop of Lake County talentNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - To get ideas and inspiration for the upcoming season, Libertyville boys basketball coach Scott Bogumil and his assistants hit the road each fall. They'll visit a college...
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Successful athletes make good on ability and not wordsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - There are some serious collectors at the Daily Herald. They save everything. If you walked around this newsroom today, you would see desks piled so high with material th...
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Bulger, Avery among concerns for Bears' defenseNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Considering how veteran quarterbacks Brian Griese, Gus Frerotte and Kerry Collins have carved up the Bears' defense for a combined 994 yards, it has to be concerned with...
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Don't be afraid to try a different kind of fantasy leagueNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you out of the playoff hunt, or hanging on by a thread? Things looking bleak and already looking forward to next season? Well, there's a different kind of fantasy f...