Sports Columns
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Bartlett, CLS underdogs? Yep, and that's fine with themNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Few things in sports galvanize a team like being cast in the role of underdog. Whether the role is real or imagined, being counted out before a game begins can stoke the...
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'Muskie On The Fly' a book worth exploringNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I caught my first Wisconsin muskie when I was about 11. I subsequently hunted these beasts with my father and other more experienced adults. Every outing on a Hayward-...
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Not the ideal way for Fire's Gutierrez to go outNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Diego Gutierrez wandered around the Chicago Fire's despondent postgame locker room last week in Columbus looking not quite sure what to do. What do you do when your care...
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Quenneville busy molding team his wayNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - With every game and in every way, Joel Quenneville continues to put his mark on the Blackhawks. Sometimes he uses an exclamation point. Tuesday night in Phoenix, he used...
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Hester agonizes over kick-return failuresNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Devin Hester's production in the kick-return game this season pales in comparison to the impossibly high standards he set in his first two years in the league, and the p...
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Sounds like a Covert operationNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A dominant ground game. Quickness on the defensive line, speed at linebacker. A quarterback who doesn't throw a whole bunch but hits the big play when he does. A key p...
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Hetlett, DiMatteo worthy of honorsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Last week we took a look at some very worthy candidates for Offensive Player of the Year. Today, let's feature some of the coaches from Class 8A and Class 7A who are des...
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Still good fishing before the freezeNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - For all those dedicated die-hards who would rather dill away to their heart's content on a favorite lake, hang in there because the ice fishing season is fast approachin...
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Recession? Athletes sure not feeling itNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - What a relief to hear Tuesday that the Cubs re-signed pitcher Ryan Dempster. For a while I thought I was going to have to provide him with financial advice. I do that fo...
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Adjust the players' attitudes ... not the defensive schemeNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Do not blame the scheme. The Bears are not getting out-schemed. They are getting out-hustled, out-toughed, outhit, outworked, out-talented and out-desired. When defensiv...