Sports Columns
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Coaches big key to Cary-Grove's successNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In the many years I've spent covering high school sports around the Fox Valley, one thing I've learned is that as athletes graduate and reflect on their high school care...
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A humble request to the IHSA: Take 1 more step to straight seedingNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Before we begin let's get one thing straight. I don't envy the IHSA. It's a thankless job preparing endless supplies of playoff tournaments. But somehow, through layers ...
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Whips not ready to stop yetNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - BYRON -- They weren't the typical postgame hugs so often shared between happy, victorious volleyball teammates. No, the hugs the Hampshire girls shared after sweeping Or...
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With Bulls, Hawks broadcasts, finally some common senseNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Geez! Go fishing for a week, and the entire Chicago sports media winter landscape changes. I come home to find the Bulls back where they belong on WMVP 1000-AM, and the ...
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Saints may come marching to your rescueNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Those of you who left your fantasy draft with New Orleans Saints players such as Drew Brees, Reggie Bush, Deuce McAllister or Marques Colston figured a truckload of poin...
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Sanni likes what Illini offerNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Let's get everyone caught up on the latest recruiting news from the Illinois Class of 2008. • Homewood-Flossmoor senior safety/outside linebacker prospect Supo Sanni has...
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Heisman not totally locked up by Boston College's RyanNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Usually by now, the Heisman Trophy engraving process can begin. Last year, Troy Smith had all but secured the award before November. In 2005, Reggie Bush was the clear-...
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Principles still come first at GrantNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - If they painted Fox Lake red last Saturday night, after the local high school painted the stadium end zones red and white, checkerboard-style, it was understandable. Gra...
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Important decisions to come for White Sox GM WilliamsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A few minutes after the final out of the season, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen took his usual seat in the postgame media room at U.S. Cellular Field and aptly summed u...
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Angelo assesses the damageOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - According to general manager Jerry Angelo, the Bears' eight-month free fall from Super Bowl XLI to a team in disarray has been a collective effort. But, based on his nea...