Articles filed under Sports
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Time for a sneak peek at playoffsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Have we ever gone into Week 8 of a high school football season with neither Libertyville nor Stevenson having clinched a playoff berth? The slow starts by both perennial...
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Playoff chances on the line in 47th Elgin-Larkin gameOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - For the last five years the Town Jug -- the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Elgin vs. Larkin cross-town football game -- has rested comfortably in the Larkin ...
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Football: Tri Cities Week 8 previewsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Western Sun Geneva (7-0, 5-0) at Kaneland (3-4, 2-3) Game time: 7:30 p.m. today. Last year: Geneva 24, Kaneland 21 Last week: Geneva 24, Rochelle 15; Kaneland 35, DeKalb...
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Girls tennis: Scouting northwest sectional meetsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Girls tennis Sectional scouting report ROLLING MEADOWS Where: Rolling Meadows High School When: Friday and Saturday Outlook: Barrington begins its push for another top-1...
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Indians will erase Red Sox in seven gamesOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Can the Cleveland Indians make it three in a row? The last two American League teams to play in the World Series came out of the American League Central. The White Sox s...
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Kusner slides into key role for red-hot Maine WestOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Mary Kusner always liked basketball. Volleyball has now moved right alongside as her favorite sport. So much so, that she is thinking about playing both sports in colleg...
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Big Ten mental health checkOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It happened almost overnight -- autumn finally wriggled free of summer's grasp and football weather blitzed the area. Several Big Ten teams are also cooling off, which c...
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Schuerholz steps down as Braves GMOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- John Schuerholz stepped aside Thursday after 17 years as general manager of the Atlanta Braves with only one regret. Despite an unprecedented 14 straight divi...
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Cubs won't get rid of RamirezOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It's always been my belief that the best form of censorship is self-censorship. In other words, radios and TVs come with on-off switches for a good reason. We're starti...
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Vikings' Childress fondly remembers MarmionOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress owns a degree from Eastern Illinois, but that's hardly newsworthy. Two other NFL head coaches (Denver's Mike Shanahan and New...