Articles filed under Sports
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Wrigley Field gets extreme makeoverOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cubs may not be in great shape down 2-0 heading into today's crucial Game 3, but the playing surface in the Wrigley Field outfield sure is. Or at least it looks that...
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$8 million option keeps Isringhausen with St. LouisOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Closer Jason Isringhausen will be back in St. Louis next year, after the team picked up his $8 million option Friday night. The move was announced by John Mo...
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Bruins won't look past Notre DameOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the obstacles for Notre Dame in its quest to win a game is the highlighter factor. When opposing teams single out the critical games in an upcoming season, they ...
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Hill wants to ignore pressure situationOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Asked to select the biggest game he'd ever pitched in his career, Rich Hill hemmed and hawed, thought for a moment, then reached into his memory bank and pulled ...
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Niles North 35, Maine West 28Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The hardest part of putting together a game plan for Maine West football coach Chris Hare for its final two opponents -- Highland Park and Deerfield -- might be the toug...
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Batavia 48, Sycamore 27Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - If you're a fan of offensive, end-to-end football action, Sycamore was the right place to be Friday night. In true video game-like fashion, Batavia and Sycamore combine...
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Make-or-break game? Muhammad says noOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Like most of his teammates, wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad declined to call Sunday night's nationally televised showdown at Lambeau Field a make-or-break game. But there'...
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Helton getting a feel for the playoffsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER - Todd Helton was getting drenched in a waterfall of champagne following his 1,578th major league game when slugger Matt Holliday looked over and laughed. "He rea...
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Willowbrook 41, Hinsdale S. 14Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - With a wide-open final score like 41-14, it's hard to think of Friday's Willowbrook-Hinsdale South football contest as being excessively close. But there was a time -- s...
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IHSA releases pairings for new 4-class state seriesOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The 4-class world of girls volleyball started taking some shape Friday when the IHSA released pairings for the upcoming postseason. The most notable change in the postse...