Sports Columns
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DeSimone: Buffalo Grove's proven leaderMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Four more years is a common theme in politics. High school athletes are restricted to four-year terms of competition. If they weren't, there is no doubt Buffalo Grove bo...
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Paul, Linda Mallers grateful for every day they haveMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Dundee-Crown basketball star Paul Mallers said he doesn't think about the St. Patrick's Day crash at a Subway restaurant in West Dundee that nearly killed him unl...
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Booker the go-to guy againMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Bears and Marty Booker seem to be perfect for each other. The Bears get a physical, veteran presence at wide receiver, two things the roster is lacking, and at the b...
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Competitive fire roars deep within PiniellaMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Know this about Cubs manager Lou Piniella: He hates to lose. He doesn't care if it's the seventh game of the World Series, a mid-April game in 30-degree tempe...
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Three ways to make the state basketball tournaments betterMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Not that anyone asked me, but here's a look at three ways the IHSA can improve the state basketball tournament. 1. Rethink the regional process Teams work all season to ...
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Kenny Williams hits shot for the agesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Kenny Williams and Elgin High have been synonymous the last three years. For football. The senior has played varsity basketball for three seasons, but his legacy in Elgi...
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Girardi keeps his challenges in perspectiveMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Joe Girardi has April 22 circled on his calendar. And it's not because the lifelong Cubs fan has more interest in beating the White Sox than he does the Red Sox. Not at ...
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Hawks' strength on defense gets even better with HendryMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon lists the key restricted free agents he hopes to get signed as quickly as possible, there is an interesting name mixed in wit...
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Saxons show they're more than a two-man actMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Highland Park succeeded in not getting beat by Cully Payne and Brandon Bolger. Schaumburg's dangerous duo had a grand total of 2 points of their combined average of 32 a...
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Oh, the rewards that can come from a love of the sportMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Many of the outdoor television shows bore me almost to the point of tears. As I've mentioned in this column several times in the past, there are only a...