Sports Columns
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Time to get ready for more class expansion in IHSA sportsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The big news out of the Illinois High School Association's office last week was the decision to move forward with a drug testing program for high school athletes. What g...
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Nothing better than this kind of rivalry battleJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Playing in big-time events against big-name schools from different areas and states is nice. But there is nothing better than two high-powered nearby rivals battling it ...
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Grant's Shields making all the right movesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Fun is no problem for Grant senior guard Mike Shields. And neither is focus. But sometimes Shields is so focused on basketball it may look like he's not having much fun....
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Nichols again making good memories at Northern IllinoisJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Jarvis Nichols never will forget his first basketball game at Northern Illinois University. In March 2002 he was a sophomore competing for an underdog Glenbard North tea...
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Wheeling has room in Hall of Fame for five more legendsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a tough act to follow when you hit a home run in your first time at bat. What do you do for an encore when you get another chance? How about hitting another home ru...
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Cold, hard facts: Hawks don't score enough goalsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - If the Blackhawks don't make the playoffs, and the odds remain stacked against them, it won't be because of injuries. It will be because they are not yet good or consist...
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Masters win would send Woods to Grand SlamJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Tiger Woods begins his 2008 season today, and by Sunday night he most likely will have his first victory. But another "W,'' as Tiger fondly refers to them, is secondary ...
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Never too late to acquire a new bag of tricksJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - We sat across from each other at an old kitchen table, deep in the northern Manitoba bush, discussing the meaning of life. I listened carefully to the words coming from ...
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'Focus' not in vocabulary of Ditka's BearsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm jealous of the New England Patriots, so let's play some fantasy football. Like, imagine if Bill Belichick, their combination cheater/coach, ran the Bears back in the...
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Plenty of reasons to believe the Giants can beat the PatsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The bandwagon-jumpers and the romantics in love with the idea that there is a divine destiny in the NFL will tell you that New England coach Bill Belichick is the smarte...