Sports Columns
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Hubs show winning never gets oldSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - ROCHELLE -- With a sparkling school next to its state-of-the-art athletic complex, Rochelle is a "new school" in the most literal sense. Until you see the Hubs play foot...
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Sports send the right message for girlsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - We are undermining our girls in this country. We are sabotaging them. At what point do we stop? I am no fan of Britney Spears. But I kind of felt sorry for her this week...
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Seems like we can credit the pant legsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Credit the pant legs being worn high. That's how it goes with Carlos Zambrano. We're always looking for some odd reason to explain why he pitches well or pi...
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Barrington just keeps rolling onSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A ton of graduation losses and another one to start this season may have led some people to believe Barrington's football team wasn't going anywhere this season. George ...
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Willowbrook now looks for help catching MustangsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The final score automatically leads to assumptions: Downers Grove South 49, Willowbrook 14. Does that mean we can declare the Mustangs football champs of the West Subur...
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Several players in early running for area scoring titleSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - With several area boys soccer teams putting up some big offensive numbers already this season, dominant forwards are starting to make their presence known. Hampshire's J...
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What if ... the Cubs won in 2003?Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2003 -- The Tribune Co. announced today that it has named Andy MacPhail president for life of the Chicago Cubs. In turn, MacPhail has extended the cont...
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University status changing the face of Judson athleticsSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - For a little over 40 years now, the little college nestled between Illinois 31 and the Fox River in Elgin has been just that -- a little college. But with a name change ...
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Now it's the House of PainSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- There's a fragile feeling at Michigan Stadium, an atmosphere not suiting such a hulking sports structure. The players who run through the tunnel Sat...
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Losing is no fun for anyone, but it's no excuse for silenceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes a loss hurts so badly it leaves you speechless. The pain pinches your vocal chords. It leaves you too stunned to utter anything articulate, or too angry to say...