Sports Columns
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Bears still not ready for the varsitySep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - Lovie Smith mentioned late Sunday afternoon that the Bears set the bar in their season opener here. Wow, how low can it go? Are we talking about a limbo reco...
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NFL thoughts to kick aroundSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The beginning of another NFL season provides the opportunity for bold predictions. Like by the time Roger Goodell finishes suspending players, the league will be reduced...
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Taking in 18 holes of brilliance something worth rememberingSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - One can only imagine what it was like to run the streets with Babe Ruth, but if walking with Tiger Woods for 18 holes is any indication, that had to be some kind of part...
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High-profile Bulldogs are hard to overlookSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Gaspari isn't someone you'd classify as loud and flashy. Heck, Batavia's longtime football coach rarely even raises his voice. He was exhibiting "Quiet Strength" lo...
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How will the Big House react?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a natural curiosity when a superpower is brought down, an intense human need to know what happens next. There are more significant games on tap today in college...
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'Sole' searching ahead for CatchingsSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Oprah likes to say she has the best-dressed audience in television, that fans of her show dress to the nines when they come to Chicago to sit in on a taping. Tamika Catc...
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Six inches a significant differenceSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Six inches. That's how close Palatine believes it should have been to potentially pulling an upset that would have put it back on the high school football map. And that'...
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Western Sun getting better from top to bottomSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The days of 51-11 -- the average margin of victory for Geneva against Yorkville the past three years -- are over. You could tell that as early as the opening kick Friday...
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Schedule is brutal, but don't bet against PanthersSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - If you hope to survive the DuPage Valley Conference, it's best to keep your head on a swivel. Sorry for sounding dramatic, but things get dicey when you don't see what's...
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Whew! This golf stuff is hard workSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Jonathan Byrd shot a 7-under-par 64 Thursday and will carry a 1-shot lead into today's second round of the BMW Championship. We'll assume he's going to play. You never k...