Sports Columns
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Next step for steady Hass: regular-season opportunitiesSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - At the start of Bears training camp, the only person in Bourbonnais who didn't consider Mike Hass a longshot to make the final roster was Hass. Even though he left Orego...
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Being married to a football coach can be quite a rideSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Football is one tough sport to coach. So much time and effort is put into something that lasts two hours once a week. Coaches are literally consumed, watching film, runn...
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Call him what you want, but he's not dullSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - You may be right, I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for. Well, apparently Cubs fans aren't subscribing to Billy Joel's lyrics in "You May Be Ri...
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Appalachian State offers hope for college football's 'little guys'Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Lloyd Carr showed up for his regularly scheduled news conference Monday, so it's apparent he survived the seismic shift in Ann Arbor, Mich. "Coach Carr is not going anyw...
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Is that the Stanley Cup in Chicago? You bet it isSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It is said that the remedy for thirst is to drink before you crave. Unfortunately for Chicago hockey fans, that cure is nothing more than a mirage. But for a few hundred...
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Unbeaten W. Aurora standing at crossroadsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It all looks so familiar at this point. West Aurora's football team is off to a 2-0 start and thinking big. Ronald Reagan's classic quote certainly applies to the Blackh...
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Here's a rare feel-good storySep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Finding the good guys among the college football coaching ranks is generally akin to spotting a needle in a stack of needles. Which is what made Saturday's showdown betw...
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A diamond is this girl's best friendAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Loud, screeching chants of "You go, girl!" were commonplace last spring at freshman boys baseball games at Warren High School in Gurnee. That's right. "You go, girl" at ...
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For college football fans, today's a much better dayAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The curtain raised on the college football season Thursday night, but there wasn't much behind it. Opening night was unquestionably a dud. If you missed it, no worries...
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'Hurricane Season' offers fascinating look at team's spiritAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Reading books is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. I read books for the purest of reasons -- entertainment. For me, a good novel beats anything on...