Sports Columns
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Sox still trail Cubs in the attention gameMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The White Sox-Cubs exhibition game Saturday represented a reminder that Chicago still is a two-team town. Sometimes that's easy to forget, especially during a spring lik...
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Internet message boards can produce hazardous materialsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Citizens beware: Not only might Big Brother be watching, John Q. Public may be blogging, or posting, or whatever it is that people do on Internet message boards. Yes, fo...
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Notice anything different? Predictions game loses a playerMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Something is not right today. I feel a little strange. For many years, I spent this particular week pounding out a massive state boys basketball tournament column. And I...
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A Central theme: Cubs will be fineMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If it's March in Chicago, then it's time for Cubs fans to panic. Whether it's this injury or that ailment, this surgery or that procedure, the batting order, the rotatio...
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Basketball's most stressful season gets goingMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Class 3A and 4A boys state finals are here. Basketball season is winding down. But alas, recruiting season is just starting to heat up. Let the "real" games begin. A...
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Creating memories on the basketball courtMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Good stories have long shelf lives. Feb. 20 was senior night for Wheaton North's boys basketball team. The Falcons hosted Naperville Central in a game to decide the DuPa...
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Another season filled with more highlights than lowlightsMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As a high school boys basketball beat writer for the Daily Herald, I'm fortunate to chronicle the often amazing accomplishments of area players and coaches throughout th...
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Leading question: Hey, Lou, what's up with your lineup?Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- At one point during Thursday morning's friendly sparring session with reporters, Cubs manager Lou Piniella looked to national broadcaster Dave Campbell fo...
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Local basketball players making impact at collegiate levelMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - It's time to check on how some of our local players are doing in Division I women's college basketball: • Candace Parker (Naperville Central Class of 2004) poured in 28 ...
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Your winners in this weekend's boys basketball tourneyMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Just because the IHSA abandoned tradition doesn't mean it's a four-gone conclusion the Daily Herald will do the same. Expansion from two to four classes might seem to be...