Sports Columns
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Ominous NHL omen: attendance woes in Hockeytown USAOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - It's one thing for the Blackhawks to struggle at the gate. For the last decade there haven't been too many reasons for Hawks fans to go to the United Center to watch bad...
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North Stars enjoy spoiler role while keeping title hopes aliveOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - On the 14th annual kick-a-thon in St. Charles, it wound up being St. Charles North who delivered a swift kick right to St. Charles East's gut. The Saints' undefeated Ups...
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Redhawks can think seed; Panthers still on bubbleOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - "On the bubble" sounds like a nice, safe spot to relax. For teams like Glenbard North and so many others, though, it's the last place you want to be going into the fina...
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Big Ten mental health checkOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - It happened almost overnight -- autumn finally wriggled free of summer's grasp, and football weather blitzed the area. Several Big Ten teams are also cooling off, which ...
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Mastandrea happy to do her partOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The last time Linda Mastandrea was this vested in the Olympic Games, she was in them. The 43-year-old Chicagoan was born with cerebral palsy and tires easily -- to the p...
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Fantasy not all about the running backsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Excuse me for a moment while I borrow from singer-songwriter Paula Cole's "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Where is my Larry Johnson? Where is my Steven Jackson? Where...
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Rocky's knockout punchOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The dominoes are starting to fall. The housecleaning on West Madison began with the departure of Peter Wirtz last week and continued with the removal of Bob Pulford on T...
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Bears bite backOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the main responsibilities of NFL safeties is to cover tight ends, but Minnesota Vikings 11-year veteran Darren Sharper apparently isn't too worried about the Bear...
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New facilities signal the end of an era in Hampshire footballOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - When Hampshire High School began playing football in the fall of 1964 on a spacious patch of grass behind the school, it's a pretty safe bet no one envisioned what thing...
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New Cubs history gets caught in presentOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Pity the bar owners of Wrigleyville who just saw a fortune go out the window with the Cubs' collapse, but save any pity for Glenn Stout. Stout was sitting pretty as auth...