Sports Columns
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Can't beat this weekend of basketballJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - High school basketball fans, get ready for one busy weekend. The weekend venue includes rivalry games, a showdown at the Sears Centre, battles for top spots in the confe...
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Carlson goes to the mat in fight against cancerJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Every time Scott Carlson records a takedown, he'll take 2 points. He'll also take 2 cents, 2 dollars, whatever amount you want to pledge in his endeavor to take down the...
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Miracle on Maroon Dr. revisitedJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Funny how things have changed in the Fox Valley the past 10 years. In 1998, Marvin Edwards was superintendent of Elgin Area School District U-46, Ron O'Neal was principa...
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NU's Gen-X football coach shows growth with new hiresJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Until Pat Fitzgerald wins at Northwestern, the knock on him won't change. Too young. Too inexperienced. In over his head. An emotional hire instead of a sensible one. ...
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Cubs' Piniella expounds on positive changesJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The word "change" has been thrown around enough this primary season that I'm already looking for a change of pace from all the change. So let's talk about the baseball k...
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Can NHL and NBC take momentum inside?Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day produced a publicity boon for the league and its broadcast partner, NBC, but now comes the bigger, more important question: Take...
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Tampa Bay area welcomes anglersJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Atkins reared back and set the hook. Up came a scrappy black drum that went right into a bucket. Nearby, angler Paul Wasco had his eyes glued to...
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Hawks face goalie issues in quest for Stanley CupJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - So Denis Savard believes the Blackhawks are going to win the Stanley Cup in the next few years. You can't blame the Hawks' coach for thinking big even if Savard did make...
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Warning: Don't be so quick to count out Chargers, GiantsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the wise guys in Las Vegas and the media know-it-alls, a New England Patriots-Green Bay Packers Super Bowl is a foregone conclusion. But it's a mistake to s...
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Simply no accountabilityJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday defined why I vote for Mark McGwire for the Hall of Fame. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and players union chief Don Fehr appeared before Congress....