According to SI.com, Aurora's own Larry English is the 4th best LB in the entire 2009 NFL Draft class.
That's right - 4th.
That's ahead of James Laurinaitis & Marcus Freeman of Ohio State and Clay Matthews of USC.
Good for Larry. Dude worked hard his final year at Marmion to get himself to NIU, and then busted his butt to make a name for himself on some mediocre (at best) Huskies teams. He played hurt, and always was a great face for the program. The Huskies should be proud...so should Aurora.
What is interesting is that he'll be the first Aurora-born player to be drafted since 1993.
Now, I know Aurora isn't exactly a hotbed of prep football - but 16 years? Really?
C'mon.
Granted, I've only been here for two football seasons, but it seemed like every year I worked in Naperville there were 1-2 guys getting drafted (or at least free agent looks).
And it's not like A-Town is exactly churning out top-tier hoops talent either. It seems like a city this big should accidentally fall into some pro's here or there...but that's not the case...
there he goes, Minnesota Joe...
SI.com reports that the Twins are close to finally signing former Sox third baseman Joe Crede....
this has been rumored for some time, and it seems like it'll be official shortly. It'll be weird seeing him wearing Twinkie pinstripes, but you figure he'll only play 80 or so games on that turf + bad back...
but we're here to formally say goodbye to Joe - one of those Grinders who had The Fire and The Passion and was instrumental in the Great World Series of 2005....
Don't worry Joe - We'll never stop believing
Rick Armstrong 
Jim Owczarski 
Mike Knapp 
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