Sports Columns
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Changes abound for area baseball and softball programsMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The list of new baseball and softball coaches combined is unbelievable in the Tri-Cities Area this year. Never before has there been so much turnover from one season to ...
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What lessons were learned from 10 recognition banquets?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There's just so much chicken a person can eat. I know. I speak from experience. I spent some serious time in 2007-08 traveling the chicken circuit. It was Daily Herald b...
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Hoffman Estates' achievement stands the test of timeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There was no shortage of individual stories to chase in eight years of covering the boys state track and field meet. The team race usually was not a concern. Mid-Suburb...
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Little Bro's revengeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - You may have experienced this yourself: Big brother begrudgingly lets little brother play ball with him. Mom said so. Little brother is rewarded with a merciless poundin...
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What lessons were learned from 10 recognition banquets?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There's just so much chicken a person can eat. I know. I speak from experience. I spent some serious time in 2007-08 traveling the chicken circuit. It was Daily Herald b...
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Don't be fooled: new book brains Cubs fansMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Cubs fans are natural born suckers. We all know that. They've been rooting for the same losers for 100 years. So of course they're also natural born targets for sales pi...
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Inside Thursday's NCAAMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Thursday's heroes Kevin Love, UCLA Any chance this complete power forward could fall to the Bulls in the draft? Love, who piled up 29 points and 14 rebounds in UCLA's vi...
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'Use 'em and lose 'em' philosophy costing schools good coachesMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Things felt different when I covered a Glenbard North softball game this week. For one thing it was a lot quieter. That's because Jim McKinney is no longer coaching the ...
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Firing Skiles was a big mistakeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - "He's got heart." It's a simple line from "Invincible," the movie about Philadelphia bartender Vince Papale trying to make the NFL's Eagles in an open tryout in 1976. O...
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In volleyball, coaching boys and girls can be very challengingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There's one big advantage the six boys volleyball teams in the Fox Valley area have over other spring sports. Their seasons are in full swing and not dictated by Mother ...