Sports Stories from August 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Book: Paterno distraught after Penn State firingAug 16, 2012 5:33 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upco...
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New Trier takes Prospect Invite; Knights finish secondAug 15, 2012 10:17 pm - New Trier won its fifth straight championship at the Prospect Invite on Wednesday at the Mt. Prospect Golf Course. The host Knights recovered from a slow start and took ...
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Soriano to Giants? Not likelyAug 16, 2012 7:05 pm - Alfonso Soriano might be a perfect fit for the San Francisco Giants, now that Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball’s drug policy. But it’s u...
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Cubs’ players saddened by Fleita’s firingAug 16, 2012 5:33 am - The firing of longtime player-development chief Oneri Fleita was greeted with sadness by players in the Cubs clubhouse Wednesday. “I’m sad because Oneri was like my fat...
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Cubs fire longtime executive Oneri FleitaAug 16, 2012 6:06 pm - Any doubts about Theo Epstein being fully empowered were put to rest Wednesday. That’s if there were any doubts to begin with. The new Cubs president of baseball operat...
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Dahlquist leads WW South to Larkin titleAug 15, 2012 10:14 pm - The individual championship of the Larkin Varsity Boys Golf Invitational at the Highlands of Elgin was decided in a playoff for the second time in three years Wednesday....
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Dewayne Wise just latest to be welcomed back to SoxAug 16, 2012 6:06 pm - You can leave in a huff, exit with dignity or simply move on to your next phase of life. Odds are, you'll be back. Like most families, the White Sox can be a dysfunction...
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Marlins end 30-inning scoring drought, beat PhilsAug 15, 2012 5:42 pm - MIAMI — When the Miami Marlins gave Mark Buehrle a two-run lead Wednesday, he heard some teasing from his teammates on the pitching staff. The Marlins haven’t been provi...
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Bears’ Moore not short of confidenceAug 16, 2012 2:29 pm - BOURBONNAIS — The Bears’ 5-foot-9 nickel cornerback D.J. Moore is short in stature but long on confidence — maybe too long. A fourth-round pick out of Vanderbilt in 2009...
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Cabrera hits 30th homer as Tigers beat Twins 5-1Aug 15, 2012 9:19 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera set another record, Max Scherzer recovered from a brief bout with wildness and frustration, and the Detroit Tigers headed home in a good moo...