Sports Columns
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Northwestern likes Phillips, but who doesn't?Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - If timing isn't everything, it's at least a large part of the thing. And of all the times for word to leak that Northwestern is interested in NIU athletic director Jim P...
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Unstoppable Smith matches Jacobs with 34 pointsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKTON -- "Wow" was Nika Sircher's reaction. The guard on the St. Charles North girls basketball said it all about teammate Kelsey Smith's performance in the Class 4A H...
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For Ramirez, it really is none of our businessFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Good for Aramis Ramirez. Not because he raises roosters to fight in his native Dominican Republic, but for refusing to go into the issue in depth Tuesday. The Cubs' thir...
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NIU's Phillips draws strength from 'true greatness in people'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips sounds like he swallowed the remnants of a pothole-repair effort. But neither the gravel in his throat nor the exhaustion in his limbs can compare to the pa...
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Bears would prefer offensive tackle, but defensive linemen are availableFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When this year's NFL scouting combine gets under way Wednesday at Indianapolis' RCA Dome, the Bears' biggest concern will be determining which of the biggest players are...
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Dribbling around the Big TenFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When you woke up today, you said to yourself, "Dadgummit, I would love to learn something I didn't know about every Big Ten basketball program. "And doggone it, I need t...
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CCIW honors basketball past; Griggs' shutout settles titleFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin decided to honor the past in basketball, two area names were considered in the early discussion. They were still th...
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Remember Warren's Polyakov? Tennis star plays for RiceFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - In case you were curious, the one that got away is doing just fine. Dennis Polyakov, who spent his first two years of high school at Warren and was a two-time all-state...
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Steroids can be fuzzy issue for some of usFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - They trickle into spring training day by day now. Paul Lo Duca … Eric Gagne … the prominent Andy Pettitte on Monday … more to come. They answer questions at news confere...
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Stars aligning for HawksFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Think of all the potentially relevant clichés. Lightning always strikes twice ..® history repeats itself ..® it's déjà vu all over again ..® Long-time Blackhawks fans -...