Sports Columns
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Fox Chain offers incredible angling experiencesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - I predict that, once the ice is thick enough to support eager anglers, the frozen season will be just as spectacular as the recent soft-water run on the Fox Chain. The p...
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For Bears, 4-1 finish should secure wild-card playoff spotNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bears don't need to run the table to make the playoffs. A 9-7 record will be more than good enough to snag the second of two wild-card spots in an NFC with two Supe...
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Not enough superlatives for HesterNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - If the Bears had a better record, Devin Hester would be among the Top Five contenders for Most Valuable Player in the NFL. Man, I can't believe that sentence came out of...
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Not enough superlatives for HesterNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - If the Bears had a better record, Devin Hester would be among the Top Five contenders for Most Valuable Player in the NFL. Man, I can't believe that sentence came out of...
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This bunch of backs really doesn't matterNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Maybe the Bears' tradition of Hall of Fame running backs has spoiled me over the years. Apparently that isn't the case for others, judging by Lovie Smith's weekly news c...
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This time, Skiles doesn't have all the answersNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Any day now, you can expect to hear calls for Scott Skiles' job, if not his head and the rest of his anatomy. And that seems a bit unfair considering the Bulls' didn't s...
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Novak leaves a legacy second to none at NIUNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - DEKALB -- When Joe Novak was introduced as Northern Illinois' 19th coach on Dec. 22, 1995, it wouldn't be too dramatic to suggest he took over a program worse than havin...
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Bulls must find a way to better utilize ThomasNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Identifying the Bulls' problems is easy. One of the biggest right now is how they've failed to get many contributions from Tyrus Thomas after he posted two double-double...
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Illini must wait for wild BCS picture to unfoldNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Though it will have been 15 days since its last game, Illinois' battle for a Bowl Championship Series berth could go down to the season's final snap. Sometime around 2 a...
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Now, Bears at least dead men walkingNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but it would have been worse to waste Devin Hester's performance Sunday. "He's putting us in position to take the game," wi...