Sports Columns
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It's early yet, but Huskies have state title lookAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - This (title) defense will never rest. Not with a sophomore quarterback thrust into the starting role, and not with only one returner on the other side of the ball. As Na...
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LPGA's policy business basedAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Say what? The LPGA's new proposed policy that would require all players to speak English or be subject to suspension has touched a lot of nerves. Almost every story on t...
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Emotions go a little overboardAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - This kind of animosity is supposed to be saved for weeks 8 and 9. You know, when St. Charles East plays St. Charles North, then Batavia battles Geneva. Maybe the Saints ...
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Preview: LisleAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Last season Lisle failed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Returning to the postseason is part of what will motivate the Lions in 2008. "They didn't l...
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Sent into battle, literallyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Thousands of boys will charge onto hundreds of Illinois high school football fields this weekend, the first of the 2008 season. Where will it take them? What will it lea...
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Preview: Neuqua ValleyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Neuqua Valley coach Bryan Wells looks at his roster. He sees something different. There's no Anton Wilkins, no O.J. Oshinowo, no Dakota Clark, C.J. Robertson, Mike Gens...
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How much has changed in the last 10 years? A whole lotAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Boy, that didn't take long, did it? Seems like just yesterday that we were signing off of another school year and wishing everyone a happy and relaxing summer. Well, the...
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Opening night is perfect time to renew hope in the futureAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally, it's here. No, no! Not my retirement. That doesn't come until December. I'm talking about the opening of another high school football season. Sound the trumpet,...
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Preview: Benet AcademyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Benet coach Gary Goforth is no old dog - he's a well-respected, veteran football coach. He still can learn new tricks. Whether the Redwings will execute them as quickly ...
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Will Vikings fall victim to our cover curse?Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The Sports Illustrated cover jinx has nothing on us. You know the one. Year after year, athletes and teams who make the SI cover wind up underachieving, going into a slu...