Articles filed under Sports
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Tigers: 'We want to be aggressive'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - On the heels of a third straight DuPage Valley Conference football title, Wheaton Warrenville South has a new slogan. "Go for two." Pretty clever stuff. Pretty realisti...
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Better bring a big bus to sectionalsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Tri-Cities Area boys and girls cross country teams will be well represented Saturday at sectionals, as most local schools either qualified as a team or are sending i...
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Francona's quiet authority inspires players to do bestOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia connected and the Fenway Park crowd went crazy. Fans hollered, teammates hugged the rookie and the Game 7 rout was on. The Red Sox were on their...
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Nolan golden for BarringtonOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Ryan Nolan grabbed the glory in an instant from his golden right boot Thursday night. The Barrington senior smashed home a stunning second overtime strike to lift the Br...
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Wildcats want to make amendsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Neuqua Valley calls do-overs. In an emerging theme of atoning for past losses, the Wildcats see just such an opportunity in their Class 8A first-round game against No. ...
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Smith: Running game improvingOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Every NFL team has at least one run of 20 yards or longer this season -- except the Bears, whose longest run is 16 yards by Cedric Benson on 136 carries. The Bears are 3...
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Julius serves them right for St. ViatorOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Viator's girls volleyball team stamped itself a ticket to Saturday's Class 4A Rolling Meadows regional with a 25-16, 15-25, 25-19 play-in victory over Warren on Tues...
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Urlacher, Griese worry LionsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Jon Kitna could only laugh at the question. Has Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher lost a step, as some people have implied? "Ha," the Detroit Lions quarterback scof...
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Wrestling inducts area luminaries into Hall of FameOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will hold its 2007 induction banquet on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Park Place of Countryside. Reception is set fo...
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South Elgin sweeps past ElginOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - South Elgin's girls volleyball team has worked on serving all season long. With Elgin challenging in Game 2 of Wednesday's Class 4A Glenbard West regional play-in match...