Sports Stories from July 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Trade-wise, Ramirez holding all acesJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez continues to be the subject of intense trade speculation, with the July 31 nonwaiver deadline fast approaching. However, one person co...
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NBA labor situation and how to fix itJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike McGraw The NBA has gone through a strange progression during the past 12 months. It all started with a wild spending spree during the vaunted free-agent summer o...
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Lineman competition at W. Aurora on ThursdayJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Quarterbacks, defensive backs and receivers have their days in the sun. Mike Powers and Buck Drach figured, why not linemen, too? Started years ago when both men coache...
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It’s time for Cubs’ Hendry to get it doneJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - To be full service in team sports these days, general managers have to be able to manage either a salary cap or a budget and their own mistakes. To do so they must be ab...
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NFL club execs to be briefed Thursday is deal OK’dJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - The NFL told club executives they could be schooled in the ins and outs of the new labor contract as early as Thursday, and the players association summoned its leadersh...
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Time for Hendry to make some movesJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was with the team’s Class AAA affiliate Monday. No, he didn’t option himself there, as many disappointed Cubs fans might have liked. Hend...
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Lopez, Cubs outlast Halliday’s PhilliesJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena homered to back a dominant start by Rodrigo Lopez, and the Cubs beat Philadelphia 6-1 Monday on a night when Phillies ace Roy Halladay lef...
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Cougars snap losing streakJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Geulin Beltre drove in the first and last runs of Monday’s game to help the Kane County Cougars snap a five-game losing streak. Beltre’s game-winning single in the botto...
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Charvat comes through for SchaumburgJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Justin Charvat got a second chance to deliver another big hit for Schaumburg on Monday in the Lake Park regional of the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association...
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Barrington Legion travels tough road to successJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Barrington has already found out how tough it is to get to Lena for the American Legion baseball Second Division tournament. Navigating the 100-mile trip to the small to...