Sports Columns
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Hawks will truly be tested next seasonMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't tell the young Blackhawks, but the pressure won't ever be less intense than it currently is. It's the difference between want and need. "They want it," Hawks coach...
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Rowand loves Chicago, but he liked Giants' deal betterMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aaron Rowand was in the lineup Saturday at Tucson Electric Park. In his perfect world, the bulldog center fielder would have been wearing a White Sox un...
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Campaign pitch: Marmol best man for jobMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Cubs won't win anything if Carlos Marmol isn't the closer by the end of the season. There, you need to hear it any more directly than that? The closer derby has beco...
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Hawks' 5-on-3 power-play flops costlyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While the Blackhawks have done a lot of the little things well in their recent hot streak, they have failed in one big area. The Hawks haven't scored in their last seven...
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UEC can stand proud with Elgin, Neuqua in supersMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - When boys basketball "experts" around the state start talking about the best conferences, rarely is the Upstate Eight a part of that discusson. Until now. With three UEC...
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Tomorrow comes today for high school athletesMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With all its euphoria and net-cutting and trophy-hoisting, March Madness is a magical time of year. If you've been to a fan-packed high school gym during the state baske...
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Brown still looking out for ThomasMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Even though P.J. Brown has officially cut ties with the Bulls by signing with Boston, he still considers himself a mentor to second-year forward Tyrus Thomas. The two Lo...
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Like mother, like daughters: Quigley girls carry on traditionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As far as Allie and Sam Quigley are concerned, Mom is just Mom. But people who remember Christine Quigley back in her glory days remember her as "the best ever." From 19...
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Wolfsmith, seniors set new standard at BartlettMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Wolfsmith is not a guy who has been getting a lot of sleep lately. Ask him if he cares. Wolfsmith's life has been turned upside down since he became the Bartlett boy...
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No shame in end of Saxons' playoff runMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Endings such as these are always painful. But there was nothing shameful about how Schaumburg arrived at this emotion-filled point Friday night at Barrington. The sevent...