Sports Columns
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Give Tallon a pass for now ... but he has to deliver in summerFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Those who expected Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon to do more at Tuesday's trade deadline were understandably disappointed. But there really wasn't much more to m...
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Lake Michigan serves up a great menuFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - I have been lax with my dedication to Midwest ice fishing. My preoccupation with other issues has taken precedence over this facet of sport fishing. But I managed to mak...
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These games hard on your heartFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - OK, everyone can now exhale. Take deep breaths. Try counting slowly to 10. One, two, three, four… Is it working? Calmed down yet? What are those other tips for getting ...
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ESCC honors 11; Friedrichs, Martin in softball spotlightFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Eleven ambassadors of the high school sports experience will receive keys in nine days that unlock the door to a special place. The East Suburban Catholic Conference (ES...
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Difficult, indeed, but the story was that the game was playedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - DEKALB -- Fight and defend. Those words echoed through a nearly silent Convocation Center during Sunday night's memorial for the victims of February 14, and while the ar...
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ESCC honors 11; Friedrichs enters softball Hall of FameFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Eleven ambassadors of the high school sports experience will receive keys in nine days that unlock the door to a special place. The East Suburban Catholic Conference (ES...
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Simply, Moran special playerFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The Jacobs boys basketball team went to Plan B early. Really, though, it was Plan A disguised as Plan B for a night. Had top-seeded Jacobs gotten off to a hot start and ...
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Give Zell credit for keeping it real: Wrigley merely an assetFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanks to Sam Zell, reality is trumping romanticism at Wrigley Field. For decades the Cubs paid their bills by being about the smell of the grass, the crack of the bat a...
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Games can be friends indeed to those in needFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again sports is charged with helping to heal the wounds of the world. Northern Illinois University's men's basketball team will play Western Michigan tonight in the...
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Stars special? You betFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - At the beginning of the season, St. Charles North girls basketball coach Katie Sauber sat her North Stars down and told them something that would eventually come true. "...