Sports Columns
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Changing up the routine can produce big resultsAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I do quite a bit of Texas rigging with plastic worms combined with a casting rod and reel. But on this particular day I decided to try a spinning rod instead of the heav...
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Would Girardi really leave Yankees for Cubs?Aug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - It was Groucho Marx who said, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." And I wouldn't want as Cubs manager anyone who'd want to be Cubs manager. Espe...
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Sosa, Ramirez and a whole lot of hypocrisyAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Baseball's split personality over performance-enhancing drugs surfaced again Tuesday in Chicago. Concerning the North Side, Sammy Sosa reportedly criticized the Cubs for...
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There's much to like about Bears, but ...Aug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Bears general manager Jerry Angelo plugged a hole Monday by signing backup quarterback Todd Collins. Well, that should clinch a playoff berth, right? Uh, no, probably no...
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Lou's long goodbye far too longAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Didn't we do this already? Seriously, we've been singing goodbye to Lou for, like, three months already. We could have started two years ago as Piniella stopped managing...
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It's only fans who have to tough it outAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Sunday was an emotional afternoon at Wrigley Field as Lou Piniella, one of baseball's good guys, waved goodbye as Cubs manager. The crowd's pregame ovation was fitting, ...
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Will move to Rosemont be catalyst Bandits need to survive?Aug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The plan was a good one, at the time anyway. Three years ago when the Chicago Bandits moved from Benedictine University in Lisle to Judson University in Elgin, things lo...
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If not now with Bears' offense, when?Aug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Probably not even quarterback Jay Cutler and offensive coordinator Mike Martz realize how much is at stake during this Bears season. Oh, sure, they know head coach Lovie...
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Another week, another absurd Ozzie rantAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - In the world of Ozzie Guillen, it's usually, "Heads I win, tails you lose," where he is truly behind the organization, win or tie. So having hit their first rough patch ...
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Sky's Canty drop-kicks talk of retirement - for nowAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Memo to any stray basketballs around the popular Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas: Dominique Canty is coming your way. And the Chicago Sky point guard won't be happ...