Sports Columns
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Catching a star: Parker unpluggedJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - What a whirlwind the last two months have been for Candace Parker. The former Naperville Central basketball star carried Tennessee to its second straight NCAA title one ...
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Now at Booth 32: 'Proper etiquette for refusing to take a Breathalyzer'Jun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Another month, another Cedric Benson arrest. Either this is the most persecuted man in Texas or the most irresponsible man on the Bears. As you know by now, Benson suffe...
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No matter the reason, Bulls much better offJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, somebody's common sense finally prevailed. Maybe everybody's prevailed. Don't ask me who the Bulls' next head coach should be. Maybe general manager John Paxson wi...
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Grandson, it's that time of the year to share some thoughtsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear Mark, I have an announcement to make today. I have been writing these annual letters to you now for 10 years. Readers have seen your picture every June and have wat...
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Grandson, it's that time of the year to share some thoughtsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear Mark, I have an announcement to make today. I have been writing these annual letters to you now for 10 years. Readers have seen your picture every June and have wat...
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Another fabulous sports year had many shining momentsJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been another bountiful year in Fox Valley area high school sports. How do I know this? Well, when sitting down to consider the Top Ten local sports stories of the y...
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The highlights have been plentiful, and they might not be done yetJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week Kevin Schmit reported a chronological list of the top 10 moments for DuPage County boys high school athletics for the 2007-08 school year. Let's close out the ...
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The old college tryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - In the last Sports Extra of the academic year, this column likes to catch up with the college freshman our local sports staff voted as the prior year's top senior male a...
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Illinois Muskie Alliance deserves it dueJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent column I reported that Illinois' muskie program isn't getting much help in the way of financial aid from the state. The major credit for the continued succes...
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Bass-a-plenty coming out of Lake DelavanJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DELAVAN, Wis. -- I shouldn't have listened to Spence Petros after he told me to leave my tackle bag in my vehicle. I wanted a box of weedless frog baits with me because ...