Sports Columns
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It's March, so here's some madnessMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Everywhere else, March Madness refers to postseason tournament excitement. Around these fallow parts, it represents the following bits of news, notes, conjecture and com...
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World is Cubs' oyster … if not the new ownerMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Uh-oh, now we might really have to secure America's borders. Stop terrorists? Good idea. Stop sports capitalists? Even better. Forget Comiskey Park whenever it is that W...
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Blackhawks' projects with youth help keep name in spotlightMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks have become a major player in the promotions department. Just look at the excitement generated Friday night by the return of legends Bobby Hull and Stan M...
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Wild playoffs seen for West; Sixers step up in weak EastMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- With about five weeks until the regular season ends, the NBA playoff watch shows a couple of huge gambles reaping poor dividends, with one team ac...
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Hawks will truly be tested next seasonMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't tell the young Blackhawks, but the pressure won't ever be less intense than it currently is. It's the difference between want and need. "They want it," Hawks coach...
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Rowand loves Chicago, but he liked Giants' deal betterMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aaron Rowand was in the lineup Saturday at Tucson Electric Park. In his perfect world, the bulldog center fielder would have been wearing a White Sox un...
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Campaign pitch: Marmol best man for jobMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Cubs won't win anything if Carlos Marmol isn't the closer by the end of the season. There, you need to hear it any more directly than that? The closer derby has beco...
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Hawks' 5-on-3 power-play flops costlyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While the Blackhawks have done a lot of the little things well in their recent hot streak, they have failed in one big area. The Hawks haven't scored in their last seven...
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UEC can stand proud with Elgin, Neuqua in supersMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - When boys basketball "experts" around the state start talking about the best conferences, rarely is the Upstate Eight a part of that discusson. Until now. With three UEC...
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Tomorrow comes today for high school athletesMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With all its euphoria and net-cutting and trophy-hoisting, March Madness is a magical time of year. If you've been to a fan-packed high school gym during the state baske...