Sports Columns
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Pointing out the obstacles in Cubs' path to 100 winsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - With the Cubs a century removed from their last world championship, can they reach the century mark in victories this season? They're on a pace that puts them close to i...
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Just imagine the attention if he were a CubAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, this is going to be about Carlos Quentin again. Sorry for the overkill, but I'm fixated on the White Sox' left fielder, who is having the best season of any Chicago...
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You've got to ask ... was this really a job worth winning?Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In the first legitimate competition at the position during his six years as a professional quarterback, Rex Grossman lost. How about that? This even while the coaching s...
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Leave it to the Bears to come up with thisAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - To the uninitiated, the Bears' offense has looked like a Phelps out of water. To the initiated, the Bears once again are leading the way in offensive innovation. Remembe...
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Olympics do not define who we areAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Your e-mails hammered pretty hard at my disdain for Olympic swimming. Some ripped me for the misconception that I don't respect what swimmer Michael Phelps has achieved....
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These filmmakers knew how to draw the 'Line'Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Filmmakers Matthew Arnold and Brady Hallongren were about to finish a short documentary when they started to consider a longer project. The 1995 York High School graduat...
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Youth trumps experience in China's rise to Olympic goldAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Question: Why would China use underage gymnasts at the Olympics? Answer: Alicia Sacramone. Remember poor Alicia? She's the U.S. gymnast who fell off the balance beam and...
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Salad days for Mr. MacAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dare I suggest that Dan McNeil has attained a calm maturity? The host of the self-proclaimed "afternoon saloon" on WMVP 1000-AM is never going to be accused of being mel...
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No shortage of standouts back in '08Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Welcome back, football fans. When we last saw you, it was almost nine months to the day that our prep season ended, for this area coming on a Saturday night in Plano wh...
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A hot time fishing at Twin Lakes in PalatineAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The noise from the semis racing by was ever present, but I wasn't paying attention to it. I was far too engrossed in what I was doing, concentrating on the spinning rod...