Sports Columns
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Brown still looking out for ThomasMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Even though P.J. Brown has officially cut ties with the Bulls by signing with Boston, he still considers himself a mentor to second-year forward Tyrus Thomas. The two Lo...
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Like mother, like daughters: Quigley girls carry on traditionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - As far as Allie and Sam Quigley are concerned, Mom is just Mom. But people who remember Christine Quigley back in her glory days remember her as "the best ever." From 19...
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Wolfsmith, seniors set new standard at BartlettMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Wolfsmith is not a guy who has been getting a lot of sleep lately. Ask him if he cares. Wolfsmith's life has been turned upside down since he became the Bartlett boy...
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No shame in end of Saxons' playoff runMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Endings such as these are always painful. But there was nothing shameful about how Schaumburg arrived at this emotion-filled point Friday night at Barrington. The sevent...
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Finally, it's just like old timesMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - That unmistakable voice boomed in the Blackhawks dressing room following Friday's morning skate. "Let's go get 'em tonight, boys," Bobby Hull said. On Friday, all was ri...
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This team is winning more than gamesMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The Elgin boys basketball team injected the city's east side with a desperately needed shot of hope Friday night The Maroons won the Class 4A Jacobs sectional title by u...
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Learning to talk to the media is part of athlete's educationMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Sports writers don't want to be viewed as vultures or leeches. Sports writers also don't like dealing with athletes who are uncooperative, rude and paranoid. That pretty...
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Powers that be surely creating some confusionMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - What worthless power forward are you here to write about? The question was posed hours before Thursday night's game between the Bulls and Cavs at the UC, and was the stu...
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Join me in annual hair-razing cancer benefitMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Ashley Conley spent too much of her third year on Earth vomiting. Enduring blood transfusions that lasted for hours. Riding in the family van that wore two deep grooves...
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IHSA should move girls Class 3/4A state tournament northMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Change in anything draws many different responses. The IHSA's new four-class system for boys and girls basketball sure has. Last weekend in Normal, the hottest topic of ...