Articles filed under Sports
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Dempster ready -- for anythingAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - With one of the most important weeks of the season here, Cubs manager Lou Piniella wanted his bullpen set up just right. So rookie left-hander Carmen Pignatiello was rec...
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Crosby to sign with TigersAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Detroit News is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have reached an agreement with 2007 Kaneland grad Casey Crosby. Crosby, an 18-year-old left-handed pitcher, was dra...
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Mickelson's lost summerAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - TULSA, Okla. -- Beneath a blistering sun and surrounded by cheers, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson climbed the steep hill together toward the clubhouse at Southern Hills....
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Golfers take their best shot at Renz Center contestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Amateur golfers took their best shot at Renz Addiction Counseling Center's fifth annual Hole-in-One Shootout, which was held in June at The Highlands of Elgin. Area golf...
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Illinois lands Virginia forward DavisAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois spent all spring and summer chasing down recruits in the Class of 2008 with no official success. Now that the Illini have caught one of their targets, they plan...
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Longtime horse trainer gave Shoemaker his first rideAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Warren Stute ~ 1921-2007 Warren Stute, a longtime Southern California trainer who gave Bill Shoemaker a ride in the Hall of Fame jockey's first $100,000 stakes win, died...
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Know your Arlington Million factsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's how to look like a winner at the Arlington Million before you place a single bet. 1. Does the Million sell out ahead of time Almost never. On Saturday, you can w...
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Deaths: Elmer Gross, former Penn State coachAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Elmer Gross Elmer Gross, who coached Penn State's basketball team to the 1954 Final Four and reached the NCAA tournament as both a player and coach, has died. He was 90....
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Ladies' days at Arlington ParkAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Sipping white wine, 200 women enjoyed a $125-a-plate lunch of salad and salmon at Arlington Park on Thursday. Outside, horses circled the track, breathing in the humidit...
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Hawks part with Vrbata for veteran center AdamsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Statistics can be misleading. Radim Vrbata was the Blackhawks' second-leading scorer last season with 41 points, but with only 14 goals and because of his reluctance to ...