Sports Columns
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Olsons team up at Maine EastDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - There was an early test of Glenn Olson's authority as the new Maine East boys varsity basketball coach. The former Rolling Meadows basketball and baseball standout was i...
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There's no rush, but Hampshire leaving BNC inevitableDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been a couple of years since we've seen any major changes in conference structures around the Fox Valley. All that could be changing soon. As District 300 prepares ...
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A Frick-ing mistake where Morgan is concernedDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The Baseball Hall of Fame is so messed up at this point, it's not even worth trying to fix it. It was bad enough that the management arm of the Veterans Committee voted ...
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Enforcing team rules brings hard but necessary decisionsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Rules are not made to be broken. Records, yes. Rules, no. I can't remember all the team rules I had to follow in my high school sports career, but I do know I made it th...
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Gags and all, Gandolfi makes the HallDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The instant you catch on to Chuck Gandolfi's cell phone shenanigans, particularly if you've been caught by them before, you immediately feel like doing your best Homer S...
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You watch: Grossman will be with Bears in '08Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - LANDOVER, Md. -- When he walked off the field through gritted teeth, the pain in his knee finally worse than the burden of being the Bears' starting quarterback, it woul...
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This holiday shopping list is worth checking more than twiceDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - In the spirit of the holiday season, I'm taking my credit cards and going on a spending splurge. With 18 shopping days left before Christmas, there's still time to think...
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Hawks could be legitimate Cup contenders next seasonDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Let's not put the cart before the horse here, but I dreamed the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. And when the great moment came for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to hand ...
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Hunt clubs are no longer second bestDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ORFORDVILLE, Wis. -- I did the all the math. I figured at least two tanks of gas, two lunches on the road and the fatigue factor mixed in as well. The totals amounted to...
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'Bump in the road' for Kaneland's CrosbyDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - While the rest of us are layering up in winter jackets and trudging through snow, Casey Crosby is loving Florida's 80 degree and sunny weather right now. What Crosby, th...