Sports Columns
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It's win or go home for 4-4 football teamsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - While the entire state is loaded with meaningful games tonight and Saturday leading up to the release of the IHSA football state playoff brackets Saturday night, I prefe...
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If you're a true football fan, this is a can't-miss weekendOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Enjoy it, football fans. We're about to witness the greatest regular-season weekend DuPage County ever has seen. It'd be hard to top the doubleheader to come with Naperv...
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Cubs' high tide sends listeners to flagshipOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - They say a high tide floats all boats, but I believe the Cubs' run to the playoffs actually washed away listeners at the all-sports stations over the summer. The Cubs ge...
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Once again, Hawks struggle to scoreOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - This was billed as a Blackhawks team with a much improved offense, but six games into the season it hasn't looked that way. The Hawks' 11 goals are fewest in ...
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Murphy's Law no stranger to anglingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm not hinting that anglers are stubborn, but some within the fraternity seem to leave common sense back on the dock. Over the warm months this year, I've come across s...
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White Sox sitting pretty with Garland, Contreras as baitOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The stove isn't hot yet. As a matter of fact, it hasn't even been turned on. That will soon change. Not long after the Cleveland Indians finish cooling off the Colorado ...
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There's no doubt Bears need to buck up for Briggs nowOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Sprinkling the infield with observations, opinions and suggestions: • The Bears should re-sign weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs before he hits the free-agent market, ev...
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To some, Weis simply insufferableOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Notre Dame's football team is 1-6 with USC coming to South Bend this weekend. Can it get any worse for Charlie Weis? Yes, actually it can, as in a civil war between prom...
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Rocky off to promising start as Blackhawks' new bossOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it's a small thing, but there are two new televisions in the Blackhawks' weight room at the Edge Ice Arena, their Bensenville practice facility, that weren't there...
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White Sox sitting pretty with Garland, Contreras as trade baitOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The stove isn't hot yet. As a matter of fact, it hasn't even been turned on. That will soon change. Not long after the Cleveland Indians finish cooling off the Colorado ...