Prep Sports
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Clubhouse Chatter: Should the NFL season be played without fans or not at all?Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. Plan to play it, but without fans. Control the on-field environment and blow up TV ratings like n...
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Illinois has worked hard to get prep sports started. Can we keep it up?Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you call it Phase 4 or Stage 2, it means the same thing. Game on. At least for now. Fans of high school sports received a pleasant surprise Friday afternoon when...
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Clubhouse Chatter: What makes Chicago a great sports city?Jul 05, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. You must have two baseball teams to be a great sports city, so that's a good start. Add in the gr...
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Clubhouse Chatter: Who is the worst commissioner in sports?Jul 04, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. It's Roger Goodell by a wide margin. He's a soulless corporate tool who puts profits above all el...
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Next stage in IHSA reopening plan gets state approvalJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Dennis Piron initially had no words when asked his reaction to the IHSA's Return To Play guidelines, which finally were announced Friday. Batavia's football coach simply...
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Clubhouse Chatter: The best athlete ever to come out of the suburbsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. Quarterback Otto Graham, who grew up in Waukegan, played collegiately at Northwestern and went on...
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Clubhouse Chatter: Who has the best (and worst) uniform in sportsJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. Best-looking uniform should be unanimous: Blackhawks. Red or white. The four feathers alone make ...
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Augustana turns to Batavia grad to lead basketball programJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia graduate Steve Schafer is the new men's basketball coach at Augustana College. Schafer, a 2001 graduate from Augustana, is the school's 16th men's basketball coa...
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Father and son reunite again — at Grayslake NorthJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Since he was a boy watching his dad play semipro ball, played American Legion for him, watched him mentor his college team's pitchers, and coached with him in high schoo...
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Clubhouse Chatter: Should the NFL season be played without fans or not at all?Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. There's little doubt the NFL is planning to start its season on time. I'm not holding out much ho...