Sports Columns
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City itself figures to be Bulls' biggest free-agent drawJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The free-agent chase is looming for the Bulls next summer, but there is no reason for fans to get too worked up about whether a chaotic coaching situation will scare awa...
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Here's the plan: Give Smith a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatumJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - It's over. The Bears' season is over. Our four-month civic nightmare is over. The Bears did win their final two games, which was like plopping a couple cherries atop a s...
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Fantasy focusJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Week 17 superstar Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles pounded the Broncos and set a franchise record with 259 rushing yards on 25 carries. He scored twice, giving him 9 TDs ...
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Better players best answer to what ails the BearsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - A two-game winning streak. Congratulations to your 2009 Chicago Bears on a fabulous finish. So now what? Well, every time you hear the argument that head coach Lovie Smi...
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Will Fire turn to Soehn?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - It's decision time for the Fire. Since the team decided not to renew Denis Hamlett's contract as coach, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's all have come and gone whi...
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Here's a look at some special area holiday hooplaJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The traditional feast of holiday hoops and hospitality rooms is over. Now it's time for our sixth annual look back at all the hoopla: Best story Barrington limped...
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Is Illini coach Weber worth a 50 percent raise?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Surely the University of Illinois won't bug me with fundraising letters and phone calls in 2010. My alma mater is so fiscally flush that in May the board of trustees app...
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Top 10 women's sports stories for 2009Jan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Happy New Year. Before we get too far into 2010, let's take a final look at some of the biggest women's sports stories of 2009. 10. Big move: Locally, the Chicago Sky ma...
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Readers tackle tough choices for fantasy football awardsDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - For those of you who play in fantasy football keeper leagues, you know there are always difficult decisions to make before a season gets under way. This year, I had one ...
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A sad lesson on Lake Michigan's awesome powerDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - During my service years, I was often told by the old salts who had been around for decades that when storms came up on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, there was no...