Articles filed under Sports
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High-profile Bulldogs are hard to overlookSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Gaspari isn't someone you'd classify as loud and flashy. Heck, Batavia's longtime football coach rarely even raises his voice. He was exhibiting "Quiet Strength" lo...
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NU looks to erase bad memorySep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The best thing about a home-and-home series is that it guarantees one team the chance to wipe away the recent past. Given the multitude of mistakes it made last season a...
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Turner charges into new seasonSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - When the San Diego Chargers searched for a new coach after firing Marty Schottenheimer last winter, they had three chances to align themselves with the 1985 Bears, which...
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Henin eclipses Venus WilliamsSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Venus Williams left the U.S. Open the same way Serena Williams did, undone by all those big shots off the racket of little Justine Henin. In a riveting match...
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Cubs, Zambrano end slumps, beat PiratesSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano pitched himself out of an extended slump with one of his best starts of the season, limiting the Pirates to two hits and a run over six-plus innings as t...
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Rochelle 35, Kaneland 24Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - There was a banner at the brand-new Rochelle football stadium that read, "Silent Knight." The Kaneland Knights were silenced in their bid to play party pooper as Rochell...
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St. Charles East 14, Waubonsie Valley 13Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Score one for perseverance. After not scoring for the first 40 minutes of Friday night's Upstate Eight Conference football opener at Waubonsie Valley, the St. Charles Ea...
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How will the Big House react?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a natural curiosity when a superpower is brought down, an intense human need to know what happens next. There are more significant games on tap today in college...
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Warren 32, Libertyville 17Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Warren sophomore Greg Kennedy knew he had to be ready. After touching the ball only twice in the first half, Blue Devils coach Dave Mohapp warned Kennedy that he would b...
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Barrington 21, Hersey 0Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - When Barrington's defense needed to make a big stop, it did. That -- combined with three rather huge plays -- put the Broncos on the way to winning their Mid-Suburban cr...