Sports Columns
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Cross-town Classic makes for a very special Senior NightOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Senior Night is an emotional event for everyone involved -- the senior athlete, the coaching staff and the parents. For the senior, it might be the last time they play t...
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Just imagine what Baker can do nowOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Yo, bro, the Reds introduced Dusty Baker as their manager Monday. I have no choice but to suggest you disregard what I said when the Cubs were eliminated from the playof...
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S. Florida program trying to not swallow that poisonOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Carl Franks didn't win many games as Duke's head coach -- seven in four-and-a-half seasons, to be exact. But in his new life as South Florida's running backs coach and r...
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No defense for a display like this oneOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - So, the Bears' defense would like to be mentioned in the same sentence as the club's '85 defense. Well, they'll have to settle for the above paragraph. Unless, you know,...
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Cavaliers may be vulnerable minus Pavlovic and VarejaoOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - While it's hardly a surprise that Kobe Bryant trade talk was back in the news last week, the NBA locale that could have a bigger impact on the Bulls is Cleveland. The de...
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Iowa likes the look of the real ZookOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa -- You could hear the chuckling all the way down in Gainesville, Fla. After two-and-a-half seasons without an appearance, the Ron Zook that Florida fans ...
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These Pirates groomed for successOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - When Taylor Aiello, Ryan Hourigan, Dan Sutton and their classmates first came to Palatine they watched highlights of football legends before the program's fall. John Nal...
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West Aurora's playoff drive is already in gearOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - This late into the season, it's rare to see West Aurora's football players and coaches chomping at the bit in their eagerness to get back to practice. Not during the thi...
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Saturday it is and will be, and in all reality it's not that badOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, I give up. For the past five years now the Elgin-Larkin football game has been played on Saturday. I still can't get used to it and I still don't think it's right, b...
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Bison take major step forwardOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - There were Bison stampeding everywhere Friday night at Rolling Meadows. Buffalo Grove football players raced around the field and deliriously celebrated. Retiring head c...