Ryan May Retire If Lockout Prolongs Season
Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan warned he may leave baseball if owners extend the lockout into the season. At the Mid-Winter Banquet he criticized the ongoing labor battles and lack of progress, noting fatigue and unresolved egos affecting the sport.
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Duchesses Rally Sends Rock Falls Past Rockets in Playoff Tilt
Spencer cites prior experience as Dixon shakes off early turnover woes. Duchesses surge in the third period, shooting 9 of 14 and limiting turnovers to pull ahead 40-33 after halftime. Stindt and Sotelo trade late baskets as Dixon builds lead and Rock Falls fights back.
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Rockets
Kendra Smith
Dixon
Duchesses
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Fisher
Becky Stindt
Tammy Zimmerman
Petersen
French
Rosanna Sotelo
Rockets Clinch Victory End Rock Falls Title Run
Dixon-led Rockets sealed a 58-49 finish over Rock Falls in a tense final period. Petersen delivered key baskets and a 3-point play while seniors Smith and Felicia Rank paced the team with 14 and 10 points. Rock Falls, finishing 20-7, tied a school record for wins but fell short as coach Kopp praised the effort.
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Rock Falls
Rockets
Petersen
Spencer
Smith
Felicia Rank
Becky Stindt
Kopp
Chicago Stadium's Grand History and Bold Move to New Arena
The article recalls Chicago Stadium as a legendary hub hosting entertainment icons like Sonja Henie Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley and sports legends such as Michael Jordan Wilt Chamberlain Lew Alcindor and George Mikan. It notes Blackhawks Stanley Cups 1934 38 61 and Bobby Hull scoring his 499th and 500th goals there. It highlights NFL indoors in 1932 Grange Nagurski Bears Spartans and presidential moments by FDR and JFK. It closes with plans to replace the old stadium with a new arena by 1993-94 preserving atmosphere sightlines and acoustics while seeking alternative use for the old building.
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Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
Roy Rogers
Hopalong Cassidy
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DePaul
George Mikan
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Bob Love
Chet Walker
Jerry Sloan
Norm van Lier
Michael Jordan
Blackhawks
Bobby Hull
Golden Jet
Hawks
Stan Mikita
Chico Maki
Nagurski
Grange
Bears
Portsmouth
Ohio
Bruce W. MacArthur
Chicago Stadium Corporation
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Dixon Girls defeat Rock Falls 63 to 53 in regional action
Dixon and Rock Falls traded leads as Dixon pulled away in the fourth, led by Zimmerman and Fisher with 12 and 11 points respectively. Rock Falls received 14 from K Smith and 10 from Rank, but fouls and turnovers hampered their comeback bid. Dixon coach Spencer drew a technical, and Dixon advances in the Sterling New man regional.
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Cover
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Zimmerman
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Dunn
Hughes
Pippen
Jackson
Roundup of college basketball standings and scores
A dense roundup lists results across regions with numerous men’s games. Notable outcomes include Illinois beating Minnesota 99 to 72, Cincinnati topping Florida State 72 to 69, and UCLA defeating Arizona State 80 to 72, along with many other regional results and player line scores.
Baseball and hockey moves and standings from major leagues
Baseball deals with Scott Lusader Steve Pegues Steve Searcy Dave Richards Danny Tartabull Gus Polidor Paul Mirabella Bryan Clutterbuck Mike Capel Cal Eldred Scott May Bart Heffernan Joe Mitchell Lance McCullers Jeff Russell Otis Nixon Mark Parent and Frank Wills among others. NFL Pac New England Jets Chargers names and NHL and NBA updates follow with standings and games.
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Detroit Tigers
Scott Lusader
Steve Pegues
Steve Searcy
Dave Richards
Kansas City Royals
Danny Tartabull
Milwaukee Brewers
Gus Polidor
Paul Mirabella
Bryan Clutterbuck
Mike Capel
Cal Eldred
Scott May
Bart Heffernan
On Top Friday's Schedule Boys Basketball
The page lists Friday and Saturday boys basketball schedules with numerous matchups including Dixon at Mendota Ottawa at Rochelle Franklin Center at South Beloit Ashton at Rockford Lutheran Sterling Newman at Amboy Forreston at Polo Byron at Oregon Pecatonica at Mount Morris Ohio at Bradford Wyoming at Walnut Sterling at LaSalle Peru and sectionals in wrestling Class 2A at East Moline Class 1A at Byron plus Saturday pairings Sterling Dixon Amboy Savanna Morrison Sterling Newman Stillman Valley Polo Forreston Oregon Byron Mount Morris.
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Mobarak finishes 2nd in triple jump at Illini Classic
Illinois star Aaron Mobarak, a former Dixon High standout, placed second in the triple jump with 47 feet 8 inches at the 17th annual Domino’s Pizza Illini Classic in Champaign behind teammate Bob Olesen who went 49-84. Illinois won the meet with 70 points, Iowa State 58, Wisconsin 21, Kansas State 20. Illini head to Central Collegiate Conference Championships in Madison. Dixon freshmen fall to Sterling Newman 56-46 as Jeff Faley scores 18 and Chris Vivian 11 in loss. Other local results include Madison junior high wrestling 63-14 win and IHSA softball/baseball rules meeting at Dixon High.
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Champaign
Aaron Mobarak
Dixon
University of Illinois
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Bob Olesen
Illinois
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Sterling Newman
Dixon High School
Lancaster Gymnasium
Jeff Faley
Chris Vivian
Newman
Aaron Williams
Eric Blackburn
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