Sports Columns
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Drama, thrills and heartbreak as Fremd's magical run endsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Mark Tolzien was on the turf and unable to see the result of his pass with a half a minute to play Saturday night. The Fremd senior expected to pick himself up and race ...
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Whip-Purs' seniors can be proud of silver for a long timeNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Silver medals aren't gold but they are precious nonetheless. With silver medallions draped from their necks following their runner-up finish in Saturday's Clas...
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Thomas grows up in a hurryNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Marcus "Miami" Thomas showed up on Illinois' campus in June, all he had was a colorful nickname and a kid's body. Thomas, a true freshman from Chi...
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Readers tackle playoff issue from both sidesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - In these times of divisiveness and partisanship, it doesn't feel politically correct to look at two sides of an issue and actually agree that each view holds its share o...
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Bock (and her shins) rock-solid for IrishNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - It's ugly, it's scary, and it's gross. But Brittany Bock loves it. The huge, bloated bruise on her shin, which at its peak was roughly the size and shape of a softball ...
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Kondrat, Whips prove sleep overrated when you're at stateNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - NORMAL - Not even the Doubletree Hotel's deep, fluffy pillows and high thread counts could lull Hampshire libero Jennifer Kondrat to sleep Thursday night. You'd think a ...
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Wofford's big win is so sweet for Libertyville grad NorciaNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So far, so good for the SoCon. Is that nickname for the NCAA's Southern Conference not like, I don't know, so cool? So what, you say? Well, if you're a Libertyville foot...
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Keeping balance in a crazy high school sports calendarNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So you think you're very busy as a high school athlete. So you think you're having trouble negotiating the nonstop sports calendar. So you feel you're having extreme dif...
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For Salvi clan, it's all about familyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - What a gem that Grandma Salvi is. Every year, she ponders the perfect Christmas gift for each one of her grandchildren. Then, she sets out to find them. All 40 of them. ...
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Brown out in Bears' O-lineNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bears have a golden opportunity to get their feeble running game going this week against an Oakland Raiders defense that has been trampled all season by ground attac...