Sports Columns
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Hall of Fame balloting sure to bring about another stormDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to an individual's Hall of Fame ballot, there is no correct answer -- despite the annual venom spewed on all sides of the steroid issue. I can only tell yo...
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Orton, Jackson merely pieces of a bigger puzzleDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL's quarterback crisis is only one of myriad baffling developments in America. I mean, it's like how can we have more and more TV channels and fewer...
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Here's giving Kill, NIU the attention they deserveDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - In terms of timing, Northern Illinois couldn't have picked a worse time to introduce Jerry Kill as its football coach. By conducting its news conferences Thursday, the s...
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Empty seats show Indiana fans have tuned out problem PacersDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The upcoming Iowa caucuses are too close to call. But the Pacers already have been declared a loser in the Indiana polling. There was an interesting sequence in Indianap...
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Old gym floor retired, but its glory lives onDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In reality, they're nothing more than strips of wood -- held together by a bunch of nails and covered with a clear lacquer finish. But oh, the stories those gym floor bo...
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For players, this penalty is the worstDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - George Mitchell is an honorable man. Of that, there should be no doubt. Anyone who serves the public, and the peace process, as he has throughout his life, should not ha...
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Batavia gets taste of L.A.N.Dec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - I've heard some talk going around about what Batavia is going to be like next year, if the Bulldogs are prepared to go through L.A.N. -- Life After Nick. Batavia fans go...
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Large turnout provides outstanding atmosphere for girls basketballDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A busy parking lot. An almost-packed gym. The band. No, I wasn't at a boys basketball game Friday night -- I was at Batavia to see the Bulldogs and rival Geneva battle i...
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Meaningful milestones for DePaul's Lenti, BrunoDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A night out at a Las Vegas show is how Eugene Lenti celebrated. Doug Bruno took it all in at a postgame surprise party that included dozens of friends, co-workers, playe...
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Stone negotiations heating upDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Now that Kosuke Fukudome has signed to patrol right field in the Friendly Confines, the biggest intracity baseball bidding war of the winter isn't between the Cubs and t...