Sports Columns
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'Blue Chips' helps athletes take the lead in giving backFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As sports fans, we tend to view athletes as commodities. How good a player is he? How fast? How big? How strong? We observe them almost exclusively on game nights, and c...
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Batavia-Simeon thriller won't soon be forgottenFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Everyone waking up Sunday morning and reading this column can put it down (just for a minute!) and go turn on ESPN Classic. Dave Roeske, who videotapes all Batavia's gam...
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Reality check for Belichick: New York is the team to pickFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - What the heck, let's take a (long) shot here: Giants 20, Patriots 19. A while ago I discovered that being right isn't all it's cracked up to be. Making a logical case fo...
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Batavia-Simeon thriller won't soon be forgottenFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Everyone waking up Sunday morning and reading this column can put it down (just for a minute!) and go turn on ESPN Classic. Dave Roeske, who videotapes all Batavia's gam...
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Former Olympic gymnast Dawes speaks her mindFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - It's ironic that Dominique Dawes gives about 40 speeches a year. Answering a question in class -- or even speaking on the phone -- used to terrify the former Olympic cha...
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Nieckula excited about 5th year with CougarsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I caught up with Cougars manager Aaron Nieckula at the team's annual banquet, which was held Friday night at Riverside Receptions and Conference Center in Geneva. Niecku...
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What a difference a year makes for South Elgin girlsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tim Prendergast took over the South Elgin girls basketball program, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. "I got the job in June and when I got it I didn...
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What a difference a year makes for South Elgin girlsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tim Prendergast took over the South Elgin girls basketball program, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. "I got the job in June and when I got it I didn...
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Chemistry key in Blackhawks' reboundJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The West Aurora girls basketball team has done something this year that no other girls team in the Tri-Cities Area has yet to do -- win 10 games in a row. Batavia and Ge...
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Here's the kicker: Ewald's a top recruitJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Among the football players sure to be watched in Illinois next season is one who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs all of 160 pounds. Waubonsie Valley place-kicker Mitch Ewald...