Sports Columns
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No kidding: Swisher big on Big HurtApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Go ahead and rip Frank Thomas. Make fun of him all you want, mock his size, say he's washed up, even that Chicago is better off with the Big Hurt outside city limits. Go...
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First class, second hallApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honors its 2008 Hall of Fame induction class Saturday at Illinois State University in Normal. The local contingent is led by...
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This Cat doesn't believe in kitty curseApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - You don't have to explain it to Joe Girardi. He grew up a Cubs fan, played for the Cubs -- twice -- and Ron Santo is a close friend. So when a black cat ran in front of ...
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Five lures make a lasting legacyApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I had just returned from a great fishing trip to Costa Rica. I called Daily Herald sports copy editor Aaron Gabriel to inform him I was sending him another column when ...
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Players' true colors only one shade of greenApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Bears players deserved credit for going green on Earth Day. Say what? Oh, they're not GOING green? They're going FOR the green? Not so admirable since they're all under ...
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Guillen says Yankees picked 'the right guy' in GirardiApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not so much that Ozzie Guillen feels sorry for Joe Girardi. He's just certain he doesn't want Girardi's job. "Not everyone can handle that job, but he's right for i...
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Pie able to ace his first exam under KellerApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Advanced hitting school was in session during the 3 o'clock hour Monday afternoon. Felix Pie wasn't at the head of the class. He was the class. Pie, the protege, was in ...
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Before too long, Bucks certain to figure out Skiles' usual waysApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Suddenly, Scott Skiles is full of surprises. First, he essentially gave up trying to coach the Bulls last fall -- which was an odd position for someone who preaches all-...
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Brown's book helps statisticians; Ladendorf climbs to .560Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - There is an old saying in sports that statistics are for losers. Your team continually loses, so you point to statistics to show how they are actually better than their...
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Illini's Zook can only watch as recruiting world changesApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - By now, everyone knows the NCAA has banned Division I-A football head coaches from recruiting during the current open period. Everyone also knows Illinois coach Ron Zook...