Sports Stories from September 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Martz has confidence in Bears' running gameSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - What's wrong with the Bears' offense? A better question might be: What's not wrong with it? Mike Martz's crew is No. 31 in rushing yards per game, No. 28 in first downs ...
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'No anxiety' for Cubs' QuadeSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts paid his team a visit Wednesday, the final day of the season. There were no announcements forthcoming, either about the search for...
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Williams plans on moving fast: Is Alomar his guy?Sep 28, 2011 12:00 am - How much does White Sox general manager Kenny Williams like Sandy Alomar Jr.? He signed the free-agent catcher three times, and Alomar spent five of his 20 major-league ...
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Padres beat Cubs; Castro leads NL with 207 hitsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Will Venable hit his first career grand slam and Nick Hundley hit a three-run shot to lift the normally punchless San Diego Padres to a 9-2, season-ending vi...
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Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rallySep 28, 2011 12:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Down by nine games in early September, down by seven runs on the final day of the season. And yet somehow, these Tampa Bay Rays made it to the pla...
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Boys golf/Scouting the ESCC tournamentSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - By Bill Esbrook Daily Herald Correspondent When: 8 a.m. today Where: Links of Carrilon, Plainfield Outlook: Three-time state champion St. Viator has won the ESCC title s...
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Walker resigns as White Sox hitting coachSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Greg Walker had to do a lot of soul searching last winter before finally deciding to return for his ninth full season as White Sox hitting coach. Before the Sox closed t...
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Peyton Manning takes on new role in IndianapolisSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning has gone from being Indy’s most valuable player to the team’s most valuable adviser. The quarterback who continually made all those improba...
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Braves complete colossal collapse, lose to PhilsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - ATLANTA — With the season on the line, the Atlanta Braves couldn’t get the final three outs. Now, they’ll have the whole winter to ponder an unprecedented collapse. Brav...
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Invasive carp: The dinner guest nobody wants to inviteSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - I have never been politically correct, nor have I have I been one to embrace current fads or lifestyle flukes. My wife continues to tell some of our friends I am an old-...