Sports Stories from April 5, 2012 (Change date)
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LaHair anxious to return to actionApr 05, 2012 2:17 pm - Bryan LaHair so wanted to play on Opening Day. The Cubs’ first baseman broke spring-training camp for the first time as a major-leaguer, but a back ailment he suffered ...
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Rest of baseball catching up with big spendersApr 05, 2012 2:16 pm - NEW YORK — The rest of baseball is starting to catch up with the big spenders. The Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels all had hefty boos...
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Report: Saints’ Williams wanted big hits on specific 49ersApr 05, 2012 2:16 pm - NEW ORLEANS — A newly released recording purports to capture former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams telling players to “put a lick” on San Francisco’s Kyle W...
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Goodell hears appeals from Saints' Payton, LoomisApr 05, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Sean Payton slipped out a back entrance from NFL headquarters and directly into to a waiting car. The New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl-winning coach now must wa...
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Forward Nyarko re-signs with Chicago FireApr 05, 2012 12:17 pm - Speedy forward Patrick Nyarko of Ghana has re-signed with the Chicago Fire, team officials announced Thursday. “Keeping Patrick with the Fire was a big goal of ours over...
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Change in Cubs no laughing matterApr 05, 2012 12:00 pm - At 10:47 a.m. Thursday, Theo Epstein moved from the back of the batting cage to a spot 20 feet southwest, directly above the “Opening Week'' painted in white above a gra...
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Cubs' plan to build a winner may be all wetApr 05, 2012 11:00 am - So, I was driving down Irving Park Road toward Wrigley Field for the Cubs' season opener Thursday. A store sign on the north side of the street, just west of Pulaski, re...
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McGuire powers Benet to notable winApr 05, 2012 10:56 am - Maeve McGuire knew a Benet-Naperville Central softball game wouldn’t be complete without a little drama. At least she got a win out of this one. McGuire and No. 3 Benet ...
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U.S. to sink ghost ship dislodged by Japan tsunamiApr 05, 2012 10:38 am - KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard plans to use explosives to sink a derelict Japanese ship dislodged by last year’s massive tsunami. The shrimping vessel, which has ...
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Few issues resolved at Sandusky pretrial hearingApr 05, 2012 10:38 am - BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s child sex-abuse case said he would rule later on a number of issues ra...