Sports Columns
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An idea that's not so very brrrrrr-illiantJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Public response to the NFC title game's frigid weather ranged mostly between indifference and approval. My goodness, have football fans gone brain numb? Have they forgot...
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Some Big Ten teams getting unexpected boostJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Examine your favorite college basketball team for a moment. If it doesn't have a Keaton Grant or a Jamarcus Ellis or a Blake Hoffarber, then there's a good chance it's n...
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Sure, Favre a nice story, but thank you, GiantsJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The Giants beat the Packers, meaning Green Bay won't represent the NFC in Super Bowl XLII. Hip-hip-hooray! Listen, I'm not saying I wanted Brett Favre to throw the inter...
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Still long ways to go, but Tiger Woods at least helps let us know how far we've comeJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's not kid ourselves. Out of respect on this of all days, let's not pretend on Martin Luther King Day that racism -- often cloaked in free speech and plain sight -- d...
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Inside scoring? Bulls should first try to shore up defenseJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The NBA loves sending the Bulls to Memphis on holidays. Last year, it was St. Patrick's Day, this year Martin Luther King Day. For Chicago viewers, this also will be "Ta...
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Tough or not, we all have to face this musicJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Last week's stories about Wally Hilgenberg and Ernie Holmes shook me up. It took awhile to figure out why. It has something to do with the current NFL playoffs. Wasn't i...
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Batavia basketball shines in spotlightJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - For a program with the history like Batavia's -- you know, the 100 years of basketball, the state title, the future NBA legends -- far be it for a relative newcomer like...
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At least 500 reasons Zinke is a winnerJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The fans standing at Dundee-Crown Saturday morning had plenty of reasons to applaud Al Zinke … For all the advice he has given wrestlers for 29 seasons, much of it off t...
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Drug testing preps a bitter pill to swallowJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Next year, the governing body that oversees Illinois high school sports will begin investigating what's inside the bodies of teenage athletes. Drug testing. This is what...
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Same ending, different resultJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It wouldn't be a Showdown at the Sears Centre without a Phil Albrecht 3-pointer at the buzzer. Only this time, it still wasn't enough. Albrecht drained a 3 to end the ga...