Sports Columns
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These quarterbacks can get job done for youNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you been a victim of quarterback roulette this season as you try to find one reliable arm, one guy who doesn't make you cringe each week as you beg for more than 1 ...
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Here they go again - C-G, CLS ready to get after itNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It has become a pairings night habit. As soon as the IHSA releases the playoff brackets on the final Saturday night of the regular season, high school football fans in M...
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This is no lateral move for Warriors' FortuneNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton Academy senior Leah Fortune is back in South America, delaying her contributions to Warriors girls basketball coach Beth Mitchell until she finishes playing socc...
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Underdog Bears will be barkingNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The minute you think you've got the Bears figured out is the exact minute you don't. At least that's been the pattern the last two years. Based on that simple formula, w...
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ESPN.com's 'Mayne Street' proves to be less than a Web gemNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Kenny Mayne is no longer writing a book. He's now streaming his own show, "Mayne Street," in three- to five-minute increments on espn.com. A Web gem it's not. In fact, i...
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Relief, excitement define annual signing dayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Wednesday was national letter of intent day, and a handful of athletes in the Tri-Cities took care of that by reading the fine print and signing their names - right afte...
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A master chef shuns a life of 'fusion'Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - RHINELANDER, Wis. - It was 40 years ago that Jerry Warner made a prediction that has stuck with me. I met Warner while on a stretch of the Wisconsin River. He said that...
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The best players of 2008? Here's the cream of the cropNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Each season for some crazy reason I decide to pick a Coach of the Year along with my selection for the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in Illinois. It's alw...
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Ironically, it's Columbus Crew that stands in Fire's wayNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - To get where he wants to go, Brian McBride first has to go where he's already been. His preferred destination, of course, is the Home Depot Center near Los Angeles, site...
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Shoot, this Rose guy can wear you outNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - During my first up-close look at Derrick Rose, he wore me out in a half-hour. This was nearly three hours before tipoff for the Bulls' 113-108 loss to the Atlanta Hawks ...