Articles filed under Sports
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Spotlight squarely on BensonSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - There's only been one change to the Bears' offense since last season. Cedric Benson for Thomas Jones. That's it. The only question now is, did the Bears keep the right r...
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Gorzelanny's pitching carries Pirates past Cubs, 6-1Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH --The Chicago Cubs picked a bad night to run into a pitcher who almost always gives them problems. Tom Gorzelanny allowed one run over seven effective innings...
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Neuqua Valley talking about a 'special' seasonSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The Neuqua Valley girls volleyball team wasted no time showing why this season could be the best in program history. The Wildcats walked into Naperville North for the se...
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South Elgin dominates DriscollSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Driscoll started out Wednesday's soccer game a player down. It didn't take very long for South Elgin to put them in a grand-canyon sized crater. Javier Rojo scored less ...
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Double fun for PiratesSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A stress fracture in her foot prevented Palatine's Emma Maslanka from running during the offseason. But it didn't prevent her from running against Barrington on Wednesda...
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Tigers rally with 2 in 9th to beat White Sox 3-2Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT - One inning from another costly loss, the Detroit Tigers rallied against Bobby Jenks. Sean Casey and Placido Polanco hit run-scoring singles off the White Sox ...
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Webster leaving Illini for KentuckySep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois assistant basketball coach Tracy Webster has accepted an offer to join Billy Gillispie's staff at Kentucky. The Louisville Courier-Journal first reported the mo...
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Piniella says Soto could be Cubs' top catcher next yearSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - For catcher Geovany Soto's first six years in the Cubs' organization, he was considered a decent prospect. Now the Cubs are looking at the 24-year-old Soto as possibly b...
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Outdoors notes: Dove hunting season startsSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The start of the Illinois dove hunting season was viewed by some as just so-so in various places around the state. In the north, there were quite few birds flying in and...
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Mustangs shut out KnightsSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Grayslake North boys soccer team figured to lose sometime. That sometime was Wednesday night at Mundelein. David Burdick scored twice to lead the Mustangs to a 3-0 n...