Sports Columns
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Cubs get it done for fansSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- They could have called it the Colonoscopy Classic. It was, after all, the division nobody wanted. Until Friday night, at least, when the Cubs clinched the ...
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Playing Neuqua on Homecoming extra emotional for JohnsonSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When applying to colleges earlier this year, St. Charles East senior Matt Johnson was asked to write an essay describing something that had changed his life. Johnson imm...
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Pregnant athletes at center of debateSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The timing wasn't the greatest, as is sometimes the case when it comes to the discovery of a pregnancy. It was January of Jia Perkins' senior year at Texas Tech, and the...
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To Huskies, 2007 looks an awful lot like 1992Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When you watch Naperville North, you can't help but think about 1992. In other words, you can't help but think about a state football championship. It's not an overly b...
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St. Charles East's win even sweeter against NeuquaSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Of all the things you don't expect to hear at Norris Stadium following the Saints' biggest regular season win in years. "Go Cubs Go?" I bleed Cubby Blue as much as the n...
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Exposing the real fallacies in today's college footballSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The intent was admirable, the delivery was disgraceful and the video was unforgettable. Mike Gundy's rant reverberated throughout college football this week, as fans wa...
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Display of guts, heart, desireSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - There wasn't much in the way of fireworks beyond the Friday night halftime homecoming display at Prospect. But this wasn't about putting on a show for the standing-room ...
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Santo -- yes, Santo -- holds his own alongside HughesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - All right, I've taken a lot of guff over my fondness for Ron Santo over the years, but after listening intently to the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday in Florida, I'...
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Elgin's 1982 champs were the true defintion of teamSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the last 10-15 years, club sports have changed dramatically. No one would argue that. In 1982, summer baseball wasn't even called a "club" sport. And the term "trav...
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Secondary becomes primary concernSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears' injury-ravaged secondary is their primary concern this week against the pass-happy Detroit Lions, but a ferocious pass rush would take a lot of pressure off w...