Sports Columns
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Finally, a happy camperMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Hanging out near the discus cage last Saturday at Glenbard West's Jim Arnold Invite, Wheaton North graduate Akim Millington waxed nostalgic. "It's like home," said Milli...
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Senior leadership helps carry Golden Eagles to new heightsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Anytime you start a season with seven experienced seniors on your team, you have to have a good feeling. But good feelings don't win games on the field, nor does experie...
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Are we done yet? The word in football recruiting is 'earlier'May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - College football recruiting shifts earlier in the calendar every year, but that isn't making the process any easier on the players. The May evaluation period has become ...
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All-sports stations dig out from a long Chicago winterMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - On the surface, it looked like a winter of discontent for the local all-sports stations when quarterly Arbitron ratings were released this week. WSCR 670-AM remained st...
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A number of reasons to frown on Big BrownMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The numbers are enough to scare you. And though trends may be for morons, this moron can't ignore the fact that only three of the last 28 post-time favorites have won th...
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By any measure, Friedrichs is a leader in his fieldMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - His brand-new hall-of-fame ring, complete with a "Stevenson green" gem, is worn proudly on his right hand. "My parents and my wife decided I needed one," Larry Friedrich...
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Rain washes out anticipated weekday diversionApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - My rods, tackle bag and rain gear sat neatly stowed in the back end of my truck. The cooler occupied the space next to the gear along with a hooded jacket. What should h...
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Bears actually making sense with this planApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - While often disagreeing with his policies and picks, the feeling here has never been that Bears GM Jerry Angelo is insane or obtuse. That assumption in hand, we can only...
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Let's trust Piniella on this oneApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Some of the best Chicago sports stories concern guys who aren't in uniform. With the Bears it's the quarterback they don't have yet. With the Bulls it's the coach they h...
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Hawks moving radio to WGNApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't long ago that the Blackhawks were buying time and begging local radio stations to take their broadcasts. Now, according to sources, they've made a deal with WG...