Sports Columns
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NCAA: An inside lookMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Day 4 heroes Stephen Curry, Davidson: Curry scored 55 points in the 10th-seeded Wildcats' pair of NCAA upsets -- and that's if you're only counting his second halves in ...
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Sox can do it again as soon as pigs can flyMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - As hope springs eternal, I have another week to find reasons the White Sox aren't hopeless. Like maybe pigs can fly and Juan Uribe is worth what he's being paid. Like ma...
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Some 28 years later he's still inspired by Kivisto's greatnessMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Quick -- can you name the last five Heisman Trophy winners? How about the last five World Series champions? Didn't think so. But I'm pretty sure you can readily recall m...
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Armato seeks ACC girls basketball coach who will stick aroundMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Armato wants to make a difference at Aurora Central Catholic. The first-year athletic director, who was hired last July, wants consistency when it comes time to var...
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Day 2: Inside the numbersMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Day 2 heroes Stephen Curry, Davidson With 40 points and 8-for-10 3-point shooting in Davidson's come-from-behind 82-76 win over Gonzaga, the sophomore showed he might be...
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Illinois teams not shut out of women's NCAA tourneyMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The women will be carrying the NCAA dance card for the state of Illinois this year. All by themselves. While none of our men's teams made their tourney, two on the women...
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Lake Zurich ace Katie Buczynski looks forward to future at HeartlandMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Heartland signed up a softball player with heart this winter. Never heard of Heartland Community College? Don't be embarrassed. It's a relatively new juco that prior to ...
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Just a matter of timeMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Adam Harris, the former Wheaton North track star now sprinting at Michigan, figured he'd succeed at a national level. At the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship finals S...
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Carmel's Sivertsen enjoys the rideMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On some mornings, Jordan Sivertsen has no time for breakfast. But he's not about to get up a second earlier just to squeeze it in. Waking at 5 a.m. for a pre-dawn baseba...
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Fishing around to give the IHSA a few more ideas for activitiesMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In spite of typically morose weather, spring's still a time for looking forward… …to bass fishing? Yep, you read that correctly. A year from now the IHSA will introduce...