Joe Aguilar
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Cubs’ future looks bright ... with powerAug 14, 2012 9:51 am - The smile stretches on Jorge Soler’s face like a ball smoked off his bat. It’s almost enough to take divert your attention from the linebacker-wide shoulders and muscula...
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Torn ACL spoils Knar’s senior seasonAug 08, 2012 12:11 pm - Two hours south of Rolla, Mo., nine hours from home, Dick Knar sits on the deck at his family’s time share in Arkansas, cellphone in hand, honoring a reporter’s request ...
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Stevenson’s Miller racking up big-tournament experienceAug 01, 2012 10:26 am - In a positively positive summer of golf, Stephanie Miller recently swapped out her trusty Yes! putter for a Scotty Cameron. Not her Yes! Yes? “Yes, yes, yes,” Miller sai...
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Could contenders be after Cubs' Johnson?Jul 28, 2012 5:00 pm - Sorry, Mrs. Johnson, mother doesn't always know best. Her son, savvy hard-nosed Cubs utility outfielder Reed Johnson, has never been traded in his 14 years as a professi...
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Patriots’ Baader to have ACL surgeryJul 25, 2012 2:54 pm - Say “Hallo” — Or is it “Gruezi” or “Guten Tag” in German? — to Rachel Baader, who’s aiming to be new and improved in more ways than one in a few months. Wish Stevenson’s...
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Wauconda tops Carmel for Final Eight berthJul 19, 2012 4:44 pm - Last July, Kyle Bock was unpacking. A year later, the incoming senior is packing. Not that the catcher and his Wauconda baseball teammates will be traveling too far next...
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NIU-bound Savarise thinking White SoxJun 16, 2012 9:25 pm - As he sat in a packed Angel Stadium of Anaheim on an October night, fans buzzing all around him, a young pitcher talked baseball with Robin Ventura. Jon Savarise was all...
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A Tran-scendent season for Vernon Hills standoutJun 09, 2012 11:37 am - She probably has more tough days than we realize. But an indelible memory keeps snapping Alli Tran back. It’s more foolproof than Alli Tran on the final lap of the 1,600...
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Third-place finish suits Grant perfectlyJun 09, 2012 11:17 am - JOLIET — No-hit through three innings, Grant’s baseball team had no reason to fret. “I was a little worried,” coach Dave Behm said. But nobody’s perfect. Not twice in a ...
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Playing hurt? Villarreal knows the drillJun 08, 2012 6:37 pm - JOLIET — We have new Jordan Rules. They state: Break your jaw during pregame warm-ups, then play a whole baseball game without anyone ever guessing that just chewing on ...