Sports Columns
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Legendary coach tries to rebound from toughest lossDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - People have long-admired Don Davidson for his class and dignity. For 31 years as Aurora Christian's head basketball coach, his quiet strength and calm demeanor have defi...
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Reason for higher prices insultingDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You wake up on a Saturday thinking the only thing that will irritate you all day is the approaching winter storm. Then you read something in the newspaper that gives you...
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Local band makes jazz, funk academicDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Improvisational jam/jazz/funk isn't a typical genre for a band made up of young college students. Then again, most suburban garage bands don't have multiple members taki...
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Midwestern girl spices up UCLA, Pac-10 volleyballNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Her long, golden blond hair is very Californian. And so is her volleyball mojo. Nellie Spicer seems to fit right in on the sun-splashed West Coast, where volleyball is k...
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Brust, Bradley overcome tragedy to make tourney runNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy made Stephen Brust wonder if he would even play a final season of collegiate soccer. A series of dramatic triumphs has the former Hersey High School star wonderi...
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Playoff would clear up flawed field of contendersNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - It seems odd that after a season defined by upsets and top-of-the-polls flux, the debate over the BCS title game is muted. Today's scenario is strikingly straightforwar...
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Despite loss in translation, Iudica sounds like a winnerNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Halftime is not usually a time for a lot of laughs. Coaches talk about adjustments and improvements. Players are expected to devote their complete attention. So, Federic...
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Sports fans to pay ransom for games held hostageNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - All right, everyone, before Comcast basic-cable subscribers and other unfortunates who missed the Packers-Cowboys game get all anxious about next week's Bears-Redskins t...
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Burno brings unique background to MarmionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - You can't blame the Marmion basketball team for being curious about their new coach, Rashon Burno, before they even met him. With all the wonderful advances in technolog...
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Plenty for Stortz to smile aboutNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Getting the media-reluctant Bryan Stortz to return my phone calls -- or those of any other reporter for that matter -- can be tough enough sometimes. He has told me that...