Sports Columns
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Catching up with Sky's FowlesSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Before Thursday's Sky game against Seattle, I was chatting with Tauja Catchings, the former Stevenson and Illinois basketball star who does color analysis of Sky games o...
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WW South muddies Joliet Catholic's reputationSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You half expected to see leather helmets. It was that kind of night at Joliet Memorial Stadium, where the muddy field looked more like the Indiana Dunes and the teams tu...
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Brick by brick, Huskies alumni buying inSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A school that debuted its varsity programs less than 40 years ago, Naperville North has nonetheless accumulated a decent amount of sports history. The school is offerin...
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Zambrano drama a Z-creationSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - You might not be wrong if you were left to surmise that Carlos Zambrano yanked himself from a game this week because he was mad. Look - to borrow Lou Piniella's favorite...
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Turns out field turf notion is down to earthSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In the not-too-distant future, area high school football games only a mudder would love will be a thing of the past. And that's good news for mothers who can produce a l...
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You can't tell the high school coaches without a programSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - When I first started in this job, I knew every coach at every level at every area high school. Of course, it wasn't that difficult. We only covered a few schools, and th...
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Tough nonconference foes like a pie in the face to local powersSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It's like grabbing that second piece of pie at a Labor Day picnic. You know you shouldn't, but you can't help yourself. In many ways it's the same type of temptation fac...
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Keep your eye on these two defenses in Week 1Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, Week 1 is upon us. While many fantasy footballers will focus on their offensive players' output, there is another story line that will be interesting to follow for...
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Antioch's White is getting it rightSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Peer pressure gets a bad rap. It isn't always a bad thing. Antioch running back Cameron White found that out last winter. When he was younger, he knew only the bad kind ...
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NFL drives into Internet, while baseball charges fansSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Bears fans don't need to be in front of a TV to enjoy Sunday night's season opener. They don't even need to be near a radio. A computer and a decent Internet connection...