Articles filed under Sports
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An early indicatorSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Lovie Smith doesn't hesitate to call the current defense the best he has had in four years as Bears head coach. That group gets an early opportunity to prove it today ag...
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Wheaton Academy passes league testSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - In its attempts to stop Wheaton Academy from running the football Saturday night, Luther South routinely put eight or sometimes nine players at the line of scrimmage -- ...
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Illini defense erases WIUSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A member of the Fiesta Bowl's board of directors, replete with canary yellow jacket, flew in from Phoenix to witness Illinois' home opener. While the Fighti...
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Maroons notch upset win over WaubonsieSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a big day for Elgin's boys soccer team Saturday. The Maroons opened up Upstate Eight Conference play with a 3-2 win over Waubonsie Valley, a team Elgin had never ...
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Warren's Olson kicks to victorySep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The 32nd Annual Wauconda Invitational was a great test for area girls cross country runners Saturday morning at Lakewood Forest Preserve. A total of 36 teams took to the...
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Henin breezes to another titleSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Psst. The name is Justine Henin. Get to know her. Might just be one of the greatest tennis players ever. Is certainly the undisputed No. 1 at the moment. As ...
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Bingo games, jokes help calm nervesSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I say to all the diary readers, "Nihao!" ("Hello!") Earlier today we traveled by plane to Chengdu -- the site of our first two World Cup matches against North Korea and ...
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Steep learning curve continues for BarringtonSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Barrington's girls volleyball team found itself playing some of the top teams in Illinois the past two weeks. So when Fillies coach Chris Bronke looks at his team's 3-12...
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Taking in 18 holes of brilliance something worth rememberingSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - One can only imagine what it was like to run the streets with Babe Ruth, but if walking with Tiger Woods for 18 holes is any indication, that had to be some kind of part...
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Scores plummet at Fox ValleySep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The Batavia Invitational routinely attracts an elite boys golf field, and it was the Fox Valley Country Club that felt the brunt of the latest assault on par. Hinsdale C...