Sports Columns
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Watch out for those signs of stress or burnout in your childFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I worry about burnout, and I'm not even an athlete. I have been in this job so long that there must come a time when I will hit the wall. Actually, I have been very clos...
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Well, at least Paxson did somethingFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps the current Bulls GM doesn't want a plaque in his office to someday read, "John Paxson slept here.'' Or maybe the players voted Ben Wallace off the club. Either ...
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Pekin lands Palatine native KaiderFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Those who know George Kaider best had no question about the lengths he was willing to go to return to coaching high school football. But Kaider's wife Rebekah had to ask...
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The show is finally over ... and Boothe was lights-outFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Sarah Boothe flicked up the final shot of her wonderful high school career, the final seconds of the game ticked off, and a nanosecond after the final buzzer sounded Mun...
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Cabin fever runs rampant againFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - My wife suggested I go to the doctor and get checked out. I suggested she go shopping and keep herself occupied and stop making recommendations as to what I should be do...
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Northwestern likes Phillips, but who doesn't?Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - If timing isn't everything, it's at least a large part of the thing. And of all the times for word to leak that Northwestern is interested in NIU athletic director Jim P...
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Unstoppable Smith matches Jacobs with 34 pointsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKTON -- "Wow" was Nika Sircher's reaction. The guard on the St. Charles North girls basketball said it all about teammate Kelsey Smith's performance in the Class 4A H...
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For Ramirez, it really is none of our businessFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Good for Aramis Ramirez. Not because he raises roosters to fight in his native Dominican Republic, but for refusing to go into the issue in depth Tuesday. The Cubs' thir...
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NIU's Phillips draws strength from 'true greatness in people'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips sounds like he swallowed the remnants of a pothole-repair effort. But neither the gravel in his throat nor the exhaustion in his limbs can compare to the pa...
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Bears would prefer offensive tackle, but defensive linemen are availableFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When this year's NFL scouting combine gets under way Wednesday at Indianapolis' RCA Dome, the Bears' biggest concern will be determining which of the biggest players are...