Sports Columns
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Starting from scratch again, Wilt enjoying the challengeMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It's 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in March, and Peter Wilt is making his pitch to a group of U-8 and U-9 girls soccer coaches meeting in Schaumburg. Just five minutes is...
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What was ESPN thinking?Mar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, good-goody, Bobby Knight returns as an ESPN basketball analyst today. Don't worry, the sarcasm isn't a prelude to declaring Knight doesn't say anything worthwhile. W...
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For Cubs, another year of strange spring happeningsMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs partied instead of playing baseball on St. Paddy's Day. They'll get back to action today, so this would be a good time to take a look back at a ...
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For 3 weeks anyway, we can ignore the trashMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The NCAA Tournament is a prime example of the remarkable capacity sports fans and sports media have for suspending their values. It's like accepting a Rolex as a gift fr...
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He makes this must-see tee to greenMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With all due respect to football, if the next month isn't the most spectacular time of year in sports, you'd be hard pressed to find better. The NCAA conference tourname...
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128 teams? Give me a break, BobbyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Madness. It's what March is all about to college basketball fans. But another sort of madness reared its ugly head on Selection Sunday, and it came from former-coach-tur...
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Sefolosha's improved play brings focus back to crowded backcourtMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - One issue facing the Bulls was set aside for a couple of weeks while Thabo Sefolosha sat out with a groin injury. Sefolosha returned to the court Tuesday against Utah an...
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Tourney still could become Illini fright festMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that Illinois' basketball dream has ended, it's time to consider the potential nightmare. Unless, that is, you considered the Fighting Illini run in the Big Ten tour...
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Four-class system delivers big thrillsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Two, squared. Four classes instead of two. Has the IHSA's new, four-class system been twice as nice? That, of course, depends heavily upon who you ask. And the jury is n...
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RL's Reinhard trying to keep positive attitude despite setbacksMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Like three strikes, it's three Fs and you're out. Kai Reinhard, who was playing baseball before he probably could tie his own spikes, knows that and accepts that. A seni...