Sports Columns
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Adjusting to college? He'll manageJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Just recently, 18-year-old Mark Turenne, a former boys basketball manager at Lakes High School, was telling someone that he had to go out and buy some new sneakers. So w...
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This is no Hawaiian vacationJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Last we saw of Wheaton North graduate Akim Millington he was on television, playing offensive tackle for the University of Illinois in the Rose Bowl. Reached Monday at t...
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There was a time when state champions lost regional titlesJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The win-or-go-home format is what makes the state high school basketball tournaments so entertaining. Entertaining and, yes, a little terrifying at the same time. There'...
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Is Wrigley sale good for the Cubs?Jan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It wasn't on the original itinerary, but we hear the Cubs are hoping to add a caravan stop in Springfield next week. Actually, it'd be more like a major detour if they p...
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The walleye is angling's strongest magnetJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - My cousin Len refuses to try something different for his annual vacation. For decades, he's pointed his vehicle northward, heading for the same northern Minnesota fishin...
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At season's halfway point, Toews should be Calder Trophy winnerJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The NHL season is half over and here's what I think. • Jonathan Toews still should win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year providing he returns from his knee injury ...
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McGwire, like Gossage, Hall-worthyJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The 543 current and former newspaper persons who vote for baseball's Hall of Fame should be made responsible for electing the next president of the United States. Sure, ...
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For Dawson, vote provides a ray of hope for next yearJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Andre Dawson must have had a spectacular 2007 season. That's all I can figure. At the age of 53, and not having played a game since 1996, Dawson somehow improved so much...
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Take note, Bears: QBs are the key to successJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As GM Jerry Angelo, head coach Lovie Smith and the rest of the Bears' brain trust go about the business of rebuilding the team, they should take note of the current play...
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It's clear what Weber must do for good of IlliniJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the best things about Bruce Weber's coaching personality is his stubbornness. In his first year at Illinois, when Bill Self holdovers such as Dee Brown weren't qu...