Sports Columns
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This Hawks team should be fighting for playoff spotSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a real good summer for Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon. On paper. But now training camp is here and it's time for all those moves Tallon made since last A...
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Bears still have enough talent to get back to the Super BowlSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The sky is not falling, and the Bears' Super Bowl dream isn't over because they lost safety Mike Brown and nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek for the rest of the season within a...
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Only Guillen can determine if he will be right man againSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Christmas came early for Ozzie Guillen, which comes as no surprise if you understand Jerry Reinsdorf. The White Sox owner is the most loyal man in sports, and so the mor...
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ND-Michigan game takes football fans back in timeSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the beautiful things about college football is the endless ways to enjoy a nostalgic blast into the past. In this era of drawn-out TV timeouts and dull-minded pen...
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Woods will stick around until the records go downSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Some people prefer pain with their pleasure, which might be the solitary explanation for the existence of Cubs fans. It's also, we assume, why some golf fanatics wandere...
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Baseball wins this skirmishSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - America's Passion (football) and America's Pastime (baseball) collided again over the weekend. Baseball came out relatively unscathed. However, Bears safety Mike Brown b...
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Nonstop intensitySep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - After shadowing West Aurora football coach Buck Drach for a day for Week 3's away game against Naperville Central, I realized a few things: 1. Drach is one extremely bus...
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Woods might seem perfect, but he says he can get betterSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The rest of professional golf can hope all it wants. It can wish, it can dream, and it can pray. The rest of the field can even try to outscore Tiger Woods, and he's alw...
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Bears still not ready for the varsitySep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - Lovie Smith mentioned late Sunday afternoon that the Bears set the bar in their season opener here. Wow, how low can it go? Are we talking about a limbo reco...
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NFL thoughts to kick aroundSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The beginning of another NFL season provides the opportunity for bold predictions. Like by the time Roger Goodell finishes suspending players, the league will be reduced...