Sports Columns
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Tough or not, we all have to face this musicJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Last week's stories about Wally Hilgenberg and Ernie Holmes shook me up. It took awhile to figure out why. It has something to do with the current NFL playoffs. Wasn't i...
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Batavia basketball shines in spotlightJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - For a program with the history like Batavia's -- you know, the 100 years of basketball, the state title, the future NBA legends -- far be it for a relative newcomer like...
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At least 500 reasons Zinke is a winnerJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The fans standing at Dundee-Crown Saturday morning had plenty of reasons to applaud Al Zinke … For all the advice he has given wrestlers for 29 seasons, much of it off t...
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Drug testing preps a bitter pill to swallowJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Next year, the governing body that oversees Illinois high school sports will begin investigating what's inside the bodies of teenage athletes. Drug testing. This is what...
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Same ending, different resultJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It wouldn't be a Showdown at the Sears Centre without a Phil Albrecht 3-pointer at the buzzer. Only this time, it still wasn't enough. Albrecht drained a 3 to end the ga...
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NU's Gen-X football coach shows growth with new hiresJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Until Pat Fitzgerald wins at Northwestern, the knock on him won't change. Too young. Too inexperienced. In over his head. An emotional hire instead of a sensible one. ...
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Playoff setback still rankles LillyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Three months later, Ted Lilly still grinds on it. The Cubs were supposed to play deep into October and represent the National League in the Fall Classic. But instead of ...
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Cubs shoot down 9-player 'deal' with OriolesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry alternated between being aghast and amused Saturday over a report that had the Cubs sending seven players to the Baltimore Orioles for se...
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Jones mess creates struggle with mixed feelingsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This Marion Jones mess has left me struggling a bit. I definitely know how I feel about what she did, and how she handled the situation. But I'm not completely sure how ...
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Vernon Hills' center Rideout out of doghouse and into the weight roomJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Eerie music has never been piped into the weight room at Vernon Hills High School. And there's nothing scary about the room's contents. The padded benches, the weighted ...