Sports Columns
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Batavia's playoff party leads to one heck of a road tripOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - All associated with high school football had less than a day --in some cases, less than a few hours -- to reflect on the moments of Week 9, the last regular season week ...
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Big Ten needs a squeeze playOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Big Ten has a problem. It's a good problem, but something to worry about as the season's final four weeks play out. Will there be enough postseason spots to reward a...
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Skiles' truth about Thomas spoken with good intentionsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe we've become so used to spin control, we aren't equipped to handle the truth from an NBA coach. Scott Skiles has been a straight shooter since joining the Bulls in...
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Confusing ending in a confusing seasonOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Muhsin Muhammad has just been elected wide receiver in charge of clarification. "I don't think the (Eagles') defense was confused by our confusion," he s...
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Unexpected should be expected with postseasonOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Expecting the unexpected is commonplace when it comes to the IHSA. But Mount Carmel coming all the way from the Southeast side of Chicago into the upper bracket of 16 te...
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Bears lack that key ingredient: talentOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Tommie Harris says the Bears haven't been hungry nough, and Lovie Smith says they lacked heart last week against the Vikings. How about this? How about that being more e...
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What might have been … and could beOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It's tough to point to one game and classify it as a cornerstone in the future of a high school football program. A key game may define the season, but there's always a...
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Healthy Schrader can't wait for new season to get startedOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - When we last visited with Lindsay Schrader, it was a solemn conversation. It was about a year ago and Schrader had just gone through surgery for a torn anterior cruciate...
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Return to old timing rules good for the college gameOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - There were bigger games that paired better teams, but few had the raw drama of Northwestern's double-overtime shootout last Saturday against Minnesota. The teams combine...
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Dreams finally come trueOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - This was Wheeling's field of dreams Friday night. Mobs of screaming students streamed onto the field. Senior linebacker-offensive lineman Justin Arvidson grabbed one of ...