Sports Columns
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Unfair polling helps make college football unfair fightOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I confess. I'm a voter. I help to perpetuate the myth that humans can adequately rank college sports teams. Now, I'm not part of the AP Top 25 football poll -- I vote in...
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Professional athletes often given slack with team rulesOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's news that the Bulls' no-headband rule had been rescinded, but only for Ben Wallace, prompted an interesting letter. The name was not provided, but the idea i...
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Lots of stupidity in this oneOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY -- For some reason, the NFL's Sunday night games are all about hyping Futbol Americano. There's nothing wrong with expanding the brand and courting the Spanish...
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Century? That's no wait at allOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Boy, time sure does fly when you're having a frustrating time. Before you know it, 2108 will be here and the Cubs will commemorate their 200th season without a world cha...
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Piniella, Cubs could seek an upgrade at third baseOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Congrats John McDonough. Nice going Jim Hendry. Heck of a job Lou Piniella. Now what? The Cubs won a division, which gave the fans something to enjoy but not much for wh...
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Hitting, more than pitching, decided this seriesOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How much did Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano hurt the Cubs in this series? A. You're not going to get into a short series without your big players making a...
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Marmion hits smooth stretch in this roller coaster seasonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - It's apropos that Marmion -- a football program accustomed to playing its home games on Saturday afternoons -- would host its first night game in more than 40 years this...
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Tigers know they're targeted, but who do you hit first?Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Every Sunday night Wheaton Warrenville South coach Ron Muhitch meets for five hours with his assistants to discuss the game gone by and the game to come. The first thin...
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Stories to tell before a marathonOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Let me introduce you to Carrie Dietiker, although you might be familiar with her already, depending on where you commute. She's quite literally the face -- or at least o...
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An ultimate indignity in the makingOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - This isn't funny anymore, though many nationwide are laughing. In nearly a century of ignominy, the Cubs are on the brink of the ultimate ignominy, and not just because ...