Sports Columns
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Pity on you Shaun Alexander ownersOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Memo to all Shaun Alexander owners: Your running back is toast. Yes, Mr. MVP, Mr. 28 TDs, Mr. 1,880-yard rusher has become … Cedric Benson. Ouch! OK, so that was a low b...
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Carmel ready for its big tripOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The trek down to Joliet on a Friday night through rush hour is always a long one for Carmel fans. But pretty soon, they might be aching for the traffic jams. After this ...
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Who's in, who's out & who plays where?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I wish I had Scott Johnson's computer. Johnson, the Elgin High graduate who is a longtime assistant executive secretary for the Illinois High School Association, is a co...
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Playoff teams provide lessons; it's up to the Cubs to learnOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs, along with the rest of America, have been able to stay up late enough and pay attention, there are a good number of lessons to be learned from the teams tha...
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A big daily double for Reinsdorf?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerry Reinsdorf didn't sign Albert Belle because he thought Halloween in Chicago was boring. He did it with one eye on winning and the other on putting fanatics in the s...
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Wildcats step onto the catwalkOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - In these cash-strapped times booster clubs are always looking for a way to make more money. Neuqua Valley Athletic Boosters fundraising chairperson Cathy Ferrel hit on a...
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Tennis has become major player after modest beginningOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - There was a celebrity sighting at my cleaners on a recent Saturday morning. Mr. Tennis was there. "Mr. Tennis," I said. "It's an honor to bring in my cleaning at the sam...
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Warren's backs are dressed for successOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Who knew I had so much in common with a 17-year-old football player? But there I was Monday afternoon interviewing Warren senior fullback Aaron Dahlke and two of his bac...
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Team Cerasani leading football revival at LeydenOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Tom Cerasani Jr. laughed about the chance to be the boss of his dad, Tom Sr., the last three years. When Tom Jr. took over the Leyden football program three years ago, h...
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25th D-C vs. Jacobs game about much more than footballOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Dundee-Crown and Jacobs crave wins at each other's expense like bears crave honey. However, the rivalry between these District 300 schools is anything but bitter these d...