Sports Columns
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Baker has the ingredients for good fishingAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Anglers came from all over to pay homage to the aged Viking Canoe. They brought wreaths, notes of thanks, strips of linen for ornaments, and even burnt offerings in appr...
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Fantasy running backs: Take L.T. or go for comboAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Did everybody have a good summer? Hopefully so. But now it's time to get back to work. And by work, I don't mean your day job. No way. This work involves hitting the boo...
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E-mazing revelations from readersAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - E-xcerpts from a smattering of your e-mails of recent months: Rebecca J. McDade: One of the things I find so amazing about sports writers is their holier-than-thou attit...
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Vick's story sick, but it's far from only oneAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The Michael Vick story represents one of the most depraved and deplorable moments in sports history. If you're not completely sickened yet, watch the current edition of ...
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Businesslike approach suits BG's DamischAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A year ago Marc Damisch wasn't thinking very big. Now the Buffalo Grove senior and one of the biggest football players in the Mid-Suburban League is thinking Big Ten. An...
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Bears' running game still not in gearAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The important thing isn't that the Bears somehow managed to outscore the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. What's important is that they ...
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Cadets build team chemistry by camping outAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Hello, and welcome back to yet another season of high school football. Last year, I spent the season writing stories on things related to football -- not necessarily gam...
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Bad exhibition from Bad RexAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If you think preseason games are torturous for you to watch, imagine what it's like for Lovie Smith. The Bears head coach probably would prefer to start the season this ...
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Here are three big questions the Bears must try to answerAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears are just 20 days away from the start of what appears to be a much more challenging schedule than they faced last season, when they raced to a 7-0 start while f...
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What's with that extra $1.5 million?Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - At 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Carlos Zambrano threw his first pitch as a $91.5 million man. That's the amount of money the Cubs guaranteed Big "Bucks" Z in the contract he agreed...