Sports Columns
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Zambrano still can be all he's supposed to beJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was on TV providing an update on the Carlos Zambrano predicament Monday afternoon. I was on the recliner wearing a T-shirt from the Walgr...
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Someone who might be a big help to Big ZJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The Cubs beat the White Sox 8-6 to stop the so-called bleeding Sunday. However, their pounding headache remains. "We'll handle that when he gets here," Ryan Dempster sai...
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Piniella safe, Zambrano not so muchJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A couple hours before the White Sox stomped the Cubs on the South Side Friday, Cubs GM Jim Hendry made a couple things clear regarding Lou Piniella. "I'm not changing ma...
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When it comes to challenges, Horwitz keeps ball in playJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Being the underdog is nothing new. Lindsay Horwitz is used to it. Most girls who play baseball have to be. Horwitz, who graduated from Warren High School in May, beat th...
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Hawks paying now for paying too muchJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - If you've been watching the overspending of the last couple years, you're not shocked at all that Dustin Byfuglien was among the first Blackhawks dealt this summer. With...
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Can Thibodeau make Bulls learn to love defense?Jun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Everything always sounds great on Day 1. It's always optimistic and exciting, and nearly everything new Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Wednesday sounded - wait for it - ...
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Hard work by U.S. brings success, reliefJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - This is not a dream. It definitely isn't a nightmare. And it's no flashback to the 2009 Confederations Cup, when the United States needed a miracle to climb out of group...
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Call of the north makes for easy sleeping every timeJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I am always glad to hear from my ex-patriot friends living in the far north county. It was a treat to hear from Jerry Kendall, even though his latest written communicati...
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It's draft week and things could heat up for HawksJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Now, where were we? The Stanley Cup partying is winding down, players are beginning to scatter for the summer, and it's down to the business of preparing to defend their...
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Trading down in draft could make sense for BullsJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Last year at this time, most of the NBA draft buzz focused on how the class of 2009 was relatively weak. That forecast turned out to be wildly inaccurate. Last season's ...