Sports Columns
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Khabibulin creating one odd situationOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There is a grand irony in the Blackhawks' desperate attempt to trade goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. While it must be done to alleviate the logjam in net and the dearth o...
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Burning questions will be answeredOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There are some burning questions regarding the magnificent seven still alive and playing in the football postseason from the Mid-Suburban League. Will one of the most ba...
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Revolta, Lemke honored for success in coaching careersOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It's never easy reaching the summit in any career, but once you're there, you know it's been worth every challenging moment on the climb. Debbie Revolta of Barrington Hi...
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Go-to guy Mike Adams will be sorely missedOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Of the nine main football teams in the Tri-Cities Area, six qualified for the playoffs. Unfortunately for Aurora Central Catholic, it wasn't one of them. The Chargers we...
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Del Negro leaning toward a flexible starting lineupOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Anxious for the NBA's regular season to start? Vinny Del Negro isn't. The first-time coach would gladly accept a second training camp if it were a legitimate option. "As...
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Peavy? Cubs? Well, don't laugh just yetOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine a world where the Cubs throw out a rotation of Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly and - Jake Peavy. It could happen. Peavy to the Cubs is not...
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Skilled Sundin would fit Hawks wellOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - All summer long, there were two players you had to figure were on the Blackhawks' radar: Chris Pronger and Mats Sundin. What you couldn't figure out, however, is how the...
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Hard-to-predict Bears far from Grade AOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - With the Bears' off week coming one game short of the halfway point, it's time for midterm grades, which are much different from most preseason predictions that anticipa...
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Ratay again proves unstoppableOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Another Geneva-Batavia game, another classic. Final 21-20, with Batavia staging a furious fourth quarter rally only to fall a point short. Before you tell me too much ra...
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Naperville N. goes 98 yards for gloryOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Ninety-eight yards and a ball of mud. Glory doesn't have to be pretty. Behind an epic 98-yard drive that folks will talk about for years to come, Naperville North claime...