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Rizzuto's spirit carries on in Cubs' infieldAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot, meet Phil Rizzuto. Not literally, of course. Not anymore. Not after Rizzuto died early Tuesday at 89. But the former Yankees shortstop's ...
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The best of his era --perhaps of all timeAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The answer is simple. The question, not so much. Assuming most of the best players of this era did something untoward, who are the best -- who is the best -- of the last...
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Slow pace of 'Treatment' will drive you nutsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - •In Oren Rudavsky's sincere and restrained drama "The Treatment," Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is in the throes of a hot sexual encounter when his abusive Argentine shrin...
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Hawks part with Vrbata for veteran center AdamsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Statistics can be misleading. Radim Vrbata was the Blackhawks' second-leading scorer last season with 41 points, but with only 14 goals and because of his reluctance to ...
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Another self-induced headacheAug 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes, the answer isn't in Celebrex. I found this out while at a Wisconsin Dells water park this week, when I repeatedly hit my head in the same spot, at the same tu...
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Life's a beach for this lucky volleyball duoAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - When Annett Davis became pregnant with her first child and went on leave from her job, Jenny Johnson Jordan was left in a bit of a predicament. Johnson Jordan is Davis' ...
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Big Ten's three new coaches facing unique challengesJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - No one knows if Mark Dantonio can prevent Michigan State's annual October nosedive, or if Tim Brewster can take Minnesota to a relevant bowl game, or if Bill Lynch can t...
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Girls baseball past meets its present at ThillensJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As the only girl in her neighborhood, Eileen Gascon knew exactly how to fit in. "I played baseball," said Gascon, who spent her formative years on Chicago's North Side i...
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Kane signed and ready to deliverJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Normally it's a surprise whenever a prospect drafted the previous summer makes an NHL team. But in Patrick Kane's case, it would be a shocker if he doesn't make the Blac...
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Reading the role of library directorsJul 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What do library directors do? Most spend lots of time working with their staffs and their boards of trustees. Library directors need to be motivators of people. They ar...