Sports Columns
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Big Ten Network not such a big man on cable campusAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As the proud graduate of a Midwestern land-grant institution, I know this is going to strike many as blasphemy, but I couldn't care less if the Big Ten Network runs on C...
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Staff ace? More like a bad jokerAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Someday, presumably, Carlos Zambrano is going to grow up. But that day wasn't Wednesday. In a most critical situation with a chance to bury the Brewers, you would have t...
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The seeds have been planted in DuPage CountyAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - In the land of juicy brats, steamy sauerkraut, fanatic footballs fans and tall evergreen trees, muskie fishing is no longer the big deal it was 40 years ago. One has to ...
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Let's take a look at the White Sox positivesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Texas -- What's the difference between the White Sox and a bad movie? You can stop the movie. Throw it out. Burn it. The Sox' horror flick just keeps running ...
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Better sooner than later with injuriesAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Listen, folks, we have to make up our minds on this. Either we want athletes to wait until they're 100 percent recovered from injury before returning, or we want them to...
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For Novak, the clock is tickingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- In an idyllic gated community just off the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, there's a home with Joe and Carole Novak's names on the deed. The deve...
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Voeks tradition lives on at BataviaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Week 1 of the high school football season is always an exciting thing -- not just for players and coaches, but parents, fans and yes, even reporters. But what about masc...
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Briggs gives Rex pass for a dayAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Christmas came early for Rex Grossman Monday at 3 a.m. when Lance Briggs misplaced his Lamborghini. In the time it takes to snap a football, Grossman was bumped off the ...
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How good are the Bears?Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - In the wake of Saturday night's dominant performance against the San Francisco 49ers, you have to wonder how good the Bears' defense will be with a healthy Tommie Harris...
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High school football -- the talk of the townAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's great to be back to share each Sunday in the prep sports section, but ... this isn't the column I intended to write. All summer, I looked forward to high school foo...