Sports Columns
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Nocioni's success creates another dilemma for BullsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When something positive finally happens for the Bulls this season, it figures that it ends up creating more issues. The Bulls are nearly a quarter of the way through the...
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'It's an honor to be here, sir'Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It was bone-chilling cold. The kind that when you speak of it two years later, it sends shivers through your core. But Kevin Sullivan sat through it to the...
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Hester, Wolfe emerge in offenseDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Although the Bears lost a starting quarterback and any realistic hope of a playoff berth in Thursday night's loss to the Washington Redskins, they did discover two more ...
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Another title for Wheaton Academy SixDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - It stands to reason that a NCAA championship ring would be bigger than a high school state title ring. But Taryne Lee wears them both with the same amount of pride. So d...
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Pousson turns it around, starts cleaning upDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Back when he was devilish Dillon, he had a brush with … soap. But then, what would you expect from a kid who says his mom named him after a soap-opera bad boy? "I used t...
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Close not good enough anymoreDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Opinions vary as to the origin of the phrase, "close but no cigar." The prevailing belief is that the phrase was popularized by traveling carnivals, where a cigar was of...
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Football's wild, wild rideDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Before switching gears to college basketball, permit me this brain dump on what was truly a mind-blowing college football season. • The theorists are out this week as e...
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Teamwork name of the game for these girlsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Just a few weeks into the girls basketball season, and all appears to be on track. Geneva's Taylor Whitley is picking up where she left off, as is Rosary's Victoria Alva...
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Try, try, try, try, try againDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Tough breaks. As we got into last week, local golfer Kevin Streelman's had a few. There was his first PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament -- AKA "Q-School" -- where Streelman...
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Lets' explore some fantasies in the AFCDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Continuing on our theme from last week, let's take a trip around the AFC … AFC North • Few players have surprised me more than Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (27 total T...