Sports Columns
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For now, it's all a lot of hot airAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - If Roger Goodell wants to purify the NFL, he should prohibit head coaches from saying anything in August. Or at least Lovie Smith from saying anything. Millions of words...
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Prior is one very intriguing comeback bidAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Prodigies normally don't wind up where former Cubs pitching phenom Mark Prior is these days. Rembrandts don't go back to painting by the numbers. The Rolling Stones don'...
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Here we are again, at crunch time: football is backAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Big Ten conducted its annual football kickoff meetings last week, 26,371 fans attended a Bears practice Friday night in Soldier Field, and high school teams are prep...
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Welcome back, Candice ... for a gameAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Stashing water guns in the locker room might be the best thing the Phoenix Mercury has done all summer. By engaging in regular water gun fights, the defending WNBA champ...
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The case of the shrinking rainbowsAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - My mother suggested to my father that during one of his weekend getaways he catch some trout to bring home for the dinner table. That's all he had to tell his lifelong ...
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Favre's retiring? Oh, really?Aug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - "Will he or won't he?" evolved into "Has he or hasn't he" Tuesday morning, when reports circulated that Brett Favre informed the Vikings he is retiring. Hardly anybody c...
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As Designated Players go, Fire not afraid of feisty sideAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Fire seems to like its Designated Players feisty. Cuauhtemoc Blanco arrived in Chicago three years ago with a reputation as something of a coach killer, thou...
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Guillen deserves credit for his courageAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf often refers to outspoken manager Ozzie Guillen as the "Latino Jackie Mason." A Jewish comedian known for saying anything and everythi...
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Upping the Antti makes Hawks more compellingAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Antti Niemi deserves a farewell thanks for providing me with two summer columns as he was leaving town. Oh, and the Stanley Cup was nice, too. Seriously, the last time I...
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NHL setup keeps Wirtz from 'taking stupid pills'Aug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Fortunately for Rocky Wirtz, the cap on the bottle of stupid pills sitting atop his United Center desk is owner-proof. The Blackhawks' chairman couldn't swallow a bunch ...