Sports Columns
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Athletes don't come with more heart than ArdienteOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Life's not always fair. Example: the player in this area who arguably loves football the most has been rewarded for his efforts the least. Matt Ardiente is a running bac...
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Santo opens great divide with readersOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Most Cubs fans might love Ron Santo, but nothing sets readers off -- both pro and con -- more than expressing the same thought in print. So after my gushing appraisal la...
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Cubs good enough to turn things aroundOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Are the Cubs toast? A. No. This team has gone through so many ups and downs through the entire season. Remember, in April and May they lost more games than any team i...
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Playoff outlook not perfect science, but fun to doOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - With growth comes growing pains. If current predictions still ring true after Week 9 of the football season, Burlington Central and Hampshire will learn that first-hand....
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Fox Valley Conference races remain up for grabsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - With just a handful of conference matches remaining before the postseason gets under way, the area boy's soccer scene has spectators holding their breath and biting thei...
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TBS doesn't quite have its bases coveredOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - TBS has offered baseball fans a mixed bag in its first stab at postseason coverage, and the series between the Cubs and Diamondbacks has been a perfect illustration. Whi...
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Piniella comes up short with the Zambrano decisionOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Finally. A Cubs manager has finally said to heck with the history, to blazes with the drought, go scratch your 99-year itch. After many of his predecessors ch...
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These five Hawks need to shineOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are five Blackhawks who need to make a difference this season: 1. Nikolai Khabibulin Now in the third year of his franchise record four-year, $27 million contract, ...
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Cubs fail to deliver the big hit in Game 1Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Q: Did Game 1 of the Cubs-Diamondbacks series go the way you thought it would? A: Yes, I thought it would be dominated by starting pitching. Both starters, Brandon Webb ...
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Piniella left us wanting more (Big Z)Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Carlos Zambrano can pitch for my team anytime. Unfortunately, he could pitch only 6 innings for Lou Piniella's on Wednesday night. The Cubs manager might hav...