Sports Columns
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Secondary becomes primary concernSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears' injury-ravaged secondary is their primary concern this week against the pass-happy Detroit Lions, but a ferocious pass rush would take a lot of pressure off w...
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DiGrazia proof you can't tell the players' gender by scorecardsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Gigi DiGrazia doesn't have her license yet, but she can drive. Right down the middle of the fairway. One of the best high school girls golfers in Illinois, DiGrazia play...
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Lindfors finds right fitSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - This area is not flush with 6-foot-10 basketball players. Specifically sleek 6-10 players who can dunk, dribble-drive, hit the 3, rebound, play facing the basket or awa...
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NIU in a 'must-win' conference battleSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It's still September. That's right, September. But Joe Novak already has pulled out the "must-win" card. He believes Northern Illinois must win today's game at preseason...
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Exposing the real fallacies in today's college footballSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The intent was admirable, the delivery was disgraceful and the video was unforgettable. Mike Gundy's rant reverberated throughout college football this week, as fans wa...
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Class A teams staying close to home for postseasonSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Class A boys soccer teams will find themselves amongst more familiar stomping grounds for upcoming post-season action, which will be held at Hampshire High School rather...
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Illinois has some options if Penn State stacks the boxSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - It seems only logical. As Illinois' offense continues to pile up the vast majority of its yardage on the ground - 73 percent during its three-game win streak...
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Antioch's athletic fields ready to spring into actionSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Tucked just northeast of Antioch's football stadium, a short jog north of Route 137 on McMillen Road, sits another county. Community High School District 117 takes proud...
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They can give your fantasy team a boostSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, three weeks are in the books. At this point, you should have your team's strengths and weaknesses pretty well figured out. As for filling in those holes -- and to co...
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Rex rules didn't help former starterSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Where are they now? Like so much hot air, the many members of the Grossman Apologist Society have dissipated and disappeared. So vile, vehement and vapid only days or we...