Articles filed under Sports
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Fighting like cats and dogsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - After a seven-year hiatus, the DuPage Valley Conference once again lived up to its lofty status last season. The vaunted league claimed its first state football champion...
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New era for SpartansAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Asked to single out the most painful loss in a college career filled with them, Javon Ringer backpedaled to his freshman year at Michigan State. The running back dredged...
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Contreras has shot as dubious 20 lossesAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - There was a time, not so long ago, when Jose Contreras was a steady winner. The White Sox' veteran starting pitcher beat the New York Yankees on Aug. 21, 2005, and didn'...
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Rangers score 30, set AL recordAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Five runs in the fourth inning. Nine runs in the sixth. Ten in the eighth. Six more in the ninth. The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace and became the f...
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Wizards get past Fire with second-half rallyAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Burciaga Jr. scored a goal and assisted on goals by Sasha Victorine and Scott Sealy, all in the second half, to lead the Kansas City Wizards to ...
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'Stevie Ire' happy to be contributingAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- At least left-hander Scott Eyre hasn't lost his sense of humor. When asked Wednesday whether he feels "part of it" now that he's pitching more, he repli...
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The whole story: Hanley's healed and hungryAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Many football players would regard two-a-day practices in the middle of August as pure drudgery. Then there is St. Viator senior Kyle Hanley. "It's a lot of fun," Hanley...
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Cubs drop Giants in 10Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Wanted for Cubs pitcher Rich Hill: a little run support. Other than that, the Cubs had little to complain about Wednesday night after a 4-2 victory in ...
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Track tips for Thursday, Aug. 23Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven really fast horses have been entered to contest Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Sprint Handicap, to be run over 6 furlongs of Polytrack. The 124-hightweight and 7-5 ...
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Expect another pulse-pounding thrillerAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A couple of coaches inadvertently compared the East Suburban Catholic Conference football race to an Oscar-winning movie. "The usual suspects," said both Nazareth coach ...