Sports Columns
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What you need to know about IlliniSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Perspective can be a funny thing. For just the third time in the last 17 seasons - and the first time since 2001 - Illinois hits Big Ten play holding down a spot in the ...
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Nothing turns to somethingSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheeling's brand new scoreboard looked fantastic. What wasn't very pretty for the Wildcats was the score through 32 minutes in their Friday night battle of defending Mid...
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Beating Kaneland made homecoming even more special for BataviaSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Instead of piling on the bus and heading home back to Maple Park right away, the Kaneland football team stuck around in Batavia's gym within earshot of the Bulldogs' loc...
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DVC deja vu, so farSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - In two fell swoops Friday night, the DuPage Valley Conference may have become a two-horse race. And, like last year, we'll have to wait until the regular-season finale t...
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Do Hawks have a reason for not extending Savard?Sep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - More than a month has passed since Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz stood in the outfield grass at Wrigley Field following the news conference for the Winter Classic and ...
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Whitson family having an interesting seasonSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many fathers and sons, Dave and Bryan Whitson have a pretty tight bond. They go fishing together, pheasant hunting and camping, too. And before Bryan got too good, ...
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Is this really how it ends for Sox?Sep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Consider the White Sox' season officially on life support. And it's not because they don't have enough talent or games left to win the Central Division. They do. It's be...
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Seahawks about to provide a fountain of pointsSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Desperate for a wide receiver? Still need help at quarterback? Then head west - far west - and you'll see an oasis emerging in Seattle. After this week's bye, coach Mike...
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Fontana's Gators have the right attitude to go farSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Jorie Fontana isn't making a big deal out of it. Yes, Fontana's Crystal Lake South girls volleyball team will play at Jacobs next week, marking Fontana's first trip back...
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High school teams come with different personality typesSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Look around today. What do you see? I don't mean grass and trees and buildings. That's too obvious. I know what I see when I walk into the Daily Herald office each day, ...