Sports Columns
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With Naperville's Parker, suburbs make history againFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the Tennessee women's basketball media guide, Candace Parker is majoring in sports management with a minor in psychology. I wonder if she also likes history...
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We all pay a high price for watching Bears QBsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, this explains the increase in Bears ticket prices. The Bears need cash to pay quarterback Rex Grossman. The ticket e-mail sounded coldbloodedly matter-of-fact when...
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No gray area here: Sampson a cheaterFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Found a great Web site the other day: www.kelvinsampson.com. It has everything you want to know about the two-time national coach of the year. For example, here's the fi...
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Randolph is stylin' for Round LakeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - With the aid of only a rotating mirror, Vernon Randolph can turn his entire head into an art form. Randolph not only cuts his own hair, he also designs it by trimming in...
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The bottom line? Metal spikes not good in high schoolFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't like spikes. Let's put that on the table as an appetizer right up front. I don't like spikes. In nine years of coaching college-age girls in summer softball, the...
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Buckle up, this tournament may produce wild resultsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Ready or not, here it comes. The IHSA's four-class boys basketball playoff system rolls into full swing with the start of the Class 3A and 4A tournaments on Monday, and ...
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Former stars advise current crop of potential D-I playersFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The players on the girls basketball teams in the Tri-Cities Area aren't really known for heading to Division-I schools for basketball. Soccer? Yes. Volleyball? For sure....
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Local trio made great impactFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Among the criteria John Tawa uses for choosing the girls players who earn mention on his PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America list are those who, simply, "made the...
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HBO's Louis documentary misfires with betrayal themeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a story endemic to the fight game: Boxer rises to the top and makes millions, only to squander it all, then suffer a long and very public decline. HBO tells it aga...
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Sitter's performance warrants removal of interim tagFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's say you're a high school boys basketball coach looking for a job. Maybe you took note back in November when Elgin assistant varsity coach Mike Sitter was named int...