Sports Columns
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HBO film knows how to score with 'Back Nine at Cherry Hills'Jun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - HBO warms up for the U.S. Open next week with a new golf documentary. This is a familiar TV trick. CBS even did a special on the overhead golf shot earlier this year to ...
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Thanks to Payton, Soehn earned his place in soccerJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many Chicago-area boys in the 1970s and 1980s, Tom Soehn grew up admiring Bears running back Walter Payton. But Soehn had German immigrants for parents, and from ag...
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Memorable moments from an incredible yearJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - As a high school sports reporter I have the privilege of witnessing many unforgettable moments over the course of a school year. Here are just a few highlights from the...
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Thanks to Payton, Soehn earned his place in soccerJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many Chicago-area boys in the 1970s and 1980s, Tom Soehn grew up admiring Bears running back Walter Payton. But Soehn had German immigrants for parents, and from ag...
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Surely, Bulls can do better than CollinsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's time to wonder why the Bulls are taking so long to hire Doug Collins, other than it takes them until lunch just to order breakfast. Maybe they want to finalize a tr...
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Giant miscommunication reaches fitting conclusionJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortly after Ozzie Guillen finished addressing the media Tuesday afternoon, GM Kenny Williams was set to take his turn. He left one meeting and, on his way to another, ...
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It sure is tough that Sox just aren't strongJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The White Sox, like a lot of sports figures, confuse tough for strong. Tough is Sox manager Ozzie Guillen publicly venting over his general manager's failure to fix the ...
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Wolves join victory paradeJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Sure, Crystal Lake's official slogan, "A good place to live," works fine. But "Home of winning baseball teams," rings a bit truer in light of Monday's events. A few hou...
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Soccer tournament arrives; basketball camps set schedulesJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The invasion of young soccer players is almost here. If you're in the suburban area this weekend, you will see them everywhere. Over 1,500 boys and girls will arrive fo...
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Williams' plate doesn't need extra helping from GuillenJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen must go home at night and laugh. He has become so good at distracting everyone from what they ought to be concerned about, that even when the manager's tal...