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Archived columns by
Jeff Mayfield and LDN sports staff:
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Illini don't pout or cry... they just win
Jan. 10, 2005
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Illini end 2004 No. 1, begin 2005 No. 1
Jan. 3, 2005
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Illinois jousts the Lancers
Dec. 28, 2004
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Lightning quick... Christmas
mutterings
Plus prophecies to follow
Dec. 20, 2004
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Alexander, ISU stampede the Herd;
Illini STILL No. 1
Dec. 13, 2004
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The case for No. 1...
Dec. 6, 2004
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Alexander, 'Birds feast on another
win; thankful Illini kick the stuffin' out of the Zags
Nov. 29, 2004
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Illinois out of the gate at 2-0
Nov. 22, 2004
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A cornucopia of volleyball action
Nov. 15, 2004
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It's time for Illini
basketball...
Nov. 1, 2004
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Herzog and Taylor were right
Oct. 26, 2004
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Losses take their toll
Oct. 18, 2004
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Railers, Cardinals taste the
promised land
Oct. 11, 2004
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Cubs can't back into the postseason
Oct. 4, 2004
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Illini, Railers come up short
Sept. 27, 2004
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What, me worry?
Sept. 20, 2004
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Endless summer in Illinois and beyond
Sept. 14, 2004
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Railers, Cards, Illini, Redbirds and the Rail cap a LABORious
weekend
Sept. 7, 2004
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St. Louis road warriors continue march
Aug. 30, 2004
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Cook
expects playing time to increase
Aug. 23, 2004
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Cards' 'new' Big Red Machine is Rolen
Aug. 16, 2004
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A tale of two cities
Maddux wins No. 300
Walker era begins with 2 W's
Aug. 10, 2004
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Nomar
era begins with a W
Aug. 2, 2004
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Loving it!
July 26, 2004
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Illinoisan wins British Open
July 20, 2004
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'Fair' time had by all
July 12, 2004
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Celebrating our freedom
July 7, 2004
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Cardinal hitters sizzling;
pitchers throwing BBs
June 28, 2004
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Central Division race even zanier
than we thought…
June 21, 2004
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Cook &
Company head to the finals
June 1, 2004
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Cook,
Lakers split in Minnesota
May 24, 2004
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Smarty Jones one race away from
Triple Crown and immortality
May 17, 2004
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Mutterings
May 10, 2004
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Cards-Cubs split first series
May 4, 2004
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Alexander inducted
April 27, 2004
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Illinois football: good news and bad news
April 19, 2004
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Arnie says goodbye to the Masters
April 12, 2004
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Phil wins his phirst Mick-major
April 12, 2004
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A stroll along the Riverwalk
April 6, 2004
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Spring is finally here...
March 29, 2004
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Orange-hot Illini turn
Sweet 16
Illinois buries Cincinnati 92-68
March 22, 2004
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Wisconsin upends Illini for tourney title
March 15, 2004
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Illini capture Big 10 championship
Thrilling 64-63 win at Ohio State gives Illinois the crown
March 8, 2004
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It's all about Lincoln
March 1, 2004 -
Illini charting a course
Feb. 23, 2004 -
Cook gets his due
Feb. 16, 2004 -
Snow-filled Mutterings
Feb. 9, 2004 -
Super-Mutterings
Feb. 2, 2004 -
Mutterings, dedicated in memory of Jerry Alberts
A non-sports weekend
Jan. 26, 2004 -
Mini-mutterings
Jan. 19, 2004 -
Railers do
it again...
Jan. 12, 2004 -
Belated mutterings
Jan. 7, 2004 -
Quick Christmas mutterings: Cook activated and nails first shot!
Dec. 29, 2003 -
Railers' first road tilt rules
Dec. 22, 2003 -
Magical Hall lifts Illini again
Illinois knocks
off Memphis, Calipari 74-64
Dec. 15, 2003 -
Illini
back on track... or are they???
Dec. 8, 2003 -
Plenty to be thankful for
Dec. 1, 2003 -
Illini gain split
Nov. 24, 2003 -
Soggy mutterings
Nov. 18, 2003 -
LCC captures second national
championship!
Nov. 10, 2003 -
It's time for Illini basketball
Nov. 3, 2003 -
Railers complete successful season
Oct. 27, 2003 -
Missed it by that much!
Oct. 20, 2003 -
Back to Chicago for one more game!
Oct. 14, 2003 -
Cubs
win! Cubs win! Cubs win!
Oct. 6, 2003 -
Cubs don't wait for next year!
Sept. 29, 2003 -
Railer
pandemonium!!!
Sept. 22, 2003 -
Rains spell stormy weekend for area teams
Sept. 15, 2003 -
First-place Railers move to 2-0
Sept. 8, 2003 -
Sesquicentennial mutterings
Sept. 2, 2003 -
Hot August mutterings
Aug. 25, 2003 -
What in the heck happened?
Aug. 18, 2003 -
August mutterings 2
Aug. 11, 2003 -
August mutterings
Aug. 4, 2003 -
Lincoln Legion's season over
July 28, 2003 -
Cubs crush the fish!
July 21, 2003 -
All-Star mutterings
July 14, 2003 -
Recovering mutterings
July 7, 2003 -
Book-signing mutterings
June 30, 2003 -
Golf nirvana mutterings
June 17, 2003 -
Inter-league mutterings
June 9, 2003 -
Stormy mutterings
June 2, 2003 -
Memorial mutterings
May 27, 2003 -
Cards and Cubs at it again
May 19, 2003 -
Cubs-Cards series No. 1 a draw
May 12, 2003 -
How 'bout those Cardinals
May 5, 2003 -
'Spring has sprung' mutterings
April 28, 2003 -
Easter mutterings
April 21, 2003 -
Good weather mutterings
April 14, 2003 -
March Madness Mutterings
March 31, 2003 -
Cook's Illini
career is over
March 24, 2003 -
Cook's NCAA double-double
leads Illini to victory
(LDN staff) March 21, 2003 -
Cook, seniors say goodbye to the Hall
(LDN staff)
March 10, 2003 -
It was all Lincoln
March 3, 2003 -
Coach Alexander new victory king
Feb. 24, 2003 -
Alexander ties record
Feb. 17, 2003 -
Snowy mutterings
Feb. 10, 2003 -
Redbirds finally back on track
Feb. 3, 2003 -
First things first
Jan. 27, 2003 -
Railers keep rollin'
Jan. 20, 2003 -
Cook's scoring explosion dooms Badgers
Jan. 13, 2003 -
Lincoln Railers splittin' the competition
Jan. 6, 2003 -
Mount Pulaski steals area spotlight
Dec. 30, 2002 -
Cook, youngsters declaw,
defang, derail and dismantle the Tigers
Dec. 24, 2002
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Cook doesn't give a hoot about the Owls
Dec. 16, 2002
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Cook, Illini, Railers, Preachers,
Toppers all make statement
Dec. 9, 2002
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Quick Monday morning mutterings
Dec. 2, 2002
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Semple shines but Bears win in OT
Nov. 25, 2002
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Illini make it a Champaign double
Nov. 25, 2002
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Mount Pulaski goes all the way to state championship game
Nov. 18, 2002 -
Strange things happening to
Lincoln and area sports teams
Nov. 12, 2002 -
November mutterings
Nov. 4, 2002
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Harvest mutterings
Oct. 21, 2002
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Illini
finally have something
to cheer about
Oct. 14, 2002
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‘Monday Night Football’:
A total blast... other than
the score
Oct. 8, 2002
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I was wrong
Oct. 7, 2002
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Area fans run over by a truck
Sept. 30, 2002
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Cardinals clinch
Central Division title
Sept. 23, 2002
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Quick mutterings
Sept. 16, 2002
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We
win! We win! We win!
Sept. 9, 2002
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Labor
Day mutterings
Sept. 3, 2002
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Bonus mutterings...live from the Rail Classic
Aug. 30, 2002
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‘Fandamonium’ opening tonight
-- Lincoln/Logan County
Chamber, team of the week
Aug. 26, 2002
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August
mutterings...
Gearing up for another great year of sports
Aug. 19, 2002
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Quick
mutterings
July 29, 2002
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Summer
ramblings...
July 22, 2002
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Lincoln loses one of its
finest
July 16, 2002
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Sports
firecrackers from the Fourth
July 8, 2002
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Dog
days already here
July 1, 2002
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‘Greatest
Cardinal of them all’ has fallen
June 19, 2002
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Soccer bandwagon?
June 13, 2002
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Athlete of the week
June 3, 2002
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New baseball stadium a hit with the fans
May 28, 2002
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Take off the parkas — baseball’s back…
But for how long?
May 20, 2002
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‘Raindomly’ speaking...
May 13, 2002
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Lincoln, the hub of sports activity
May 6, 2002
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What’s happening in sports?
April 29, 2002
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Lincoln’s King signs with the Rams
April 22, 2002
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I’ve run out of superlatives for Tiger
April 15, 2002
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Live from the Final Four
April 1, 2002
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Quick hitters
March 22, 2002
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Hoops hysteria
March 4, 2002
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Cook stifles Jeffries and Hoosiers
Feb. 27, 2002
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Weekend wild cards come up aces
Feb. 18, 2002
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The madness is almost here
Feb. 11, 2002
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Sports news and notes
Jan. 28, 2002
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Sports weekend goes up in smoke
Jan. 21, 2002
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Spectacular weekend for local and national sports
Jan. 14, 2002
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Illini lay another egg
Jan. 10, 2002
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Local team of the week; professional team of the week; this, that
and the other
Jan. 7, 2002
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The Sugar Bowl adventure begins
Dec. 31, 2001
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Bayou adventure continues...
Dec. 31, 2001
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Athlete(s) of the week
Winter baseball
Dec. 20, 2001
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Tuesday morning morsels
Dec. 18, 2001
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LDN Athlete of the Week and more
Dec. 15, 2001
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Before I even start with sports let me tell you about my two best
highlights of the week…
Dec. 3, 2001
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This week, I don’t even know where to start... so, I’ll just start
at the beginning.
Nov. 15, 2001
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