Sports Columns
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Wendell will be missed at BGMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Those who know John Wendell best know it doesn't take much to get him going. Ask him about his baseball field and it usually has the Buffalo Grove coach ranting about it...
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Callanan's drive produces high fiveMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A high five would have seemed more fitting. Instead, after Lindsay Callanan raced home all the way from second base on a wild pitch, she and equally jacked teammate Shay...
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Should have stayed aboard the Red Wings' bandwagonMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I know, I know. My Stanley Cup predictions are out the window, so save the e-mails. The Montreal Canadiens won't be beating the San Jose Sharks in the Finals, as was pre...
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The word is out on the LagoonMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "Go ahead," suggested my friend Howard, "you may as well write about it. It's a public place, for anyone to enjoy." And anyway, I'm not divulging any secrets you don't ...
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Benson story just doesn't stand upMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Far be it from me to question the report from, or the tactics used by, the officers of the Lower Colorado River Authority, which patrols Lake Travis. And while one can c...
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Spitzzeri set to make emotional return todayMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - There's someone special missing on Kaneland's baseball team this season. That same someone was absent for most of the boys basketball season as well. The Knights miss th...
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D'Antoni offers risk, rewardMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not at all true that Scott Skiles had a drill for Kirk Hinrich called, "22 seconds or more," in which Hinrich fed Ben Gordon standing 5 feet behind the popcorn vend...
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Quality depth helps put Fire in a great position this yearMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Just doing some thinking … which explains the headache. Let me see if I got this right. The Fire traveled last weekend to New England, the defending Eastern Conference c...
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Thankfully, Floyd returns it to baseballMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Gavin Floyd accomplished the impossible Tuesday night. No, sorry, he didn't pitch a no-hitter. If Floyd had, it only would have been improbable considering this was the ...
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Passing camp opens; Pickler completes record-setting careerMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's no big secret that the most complex position in football is quarterback. The player in the center of the action requires skill, passion, intelligence and the abilit...