Sports Columns
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In fishing, sometimes simplicity simply works bestAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I was recently reminded of some great characters I met many years go in north-central Wisconsin. There were two in particular who had lived and traveled the high road, i...
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League pride clearly at stake when Tigres and Fire collideAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - If the United States and Mexico national teams consider each other rivals, the same extends to their domestic soccer leagues. So when Tigres UANL arrives at Toyota Park ...
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Sadly for us, Prior's story a short oneAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Two headlines, one blessed and the other cursed, eerily intersected on mlb.com over the weekend. "Peavy happy to have joined White Sox" and "Padres part ways with oft-in...
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The NBA's biggest problem? Way too many overpaid playersAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week's big-man trade of Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafor might have seemed random when it came to the players involved. But the deal was built around salaries. Chand...
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WNBA legend Lisa Leslie not getting proper sendoffJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago didn't even get to say goodbye. Women's basketball fans in this area got a bit gypped on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Sparks came to town to take on the Chicag...
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Sox' gain is another loss for CubsJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - About a month ago, I sat with White Sox GM Ken Williams in his team's dugout and discussed his effort, earlier in the season, to get Jake Peavy. I told him he was closer...
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Real Bears story is in the trenchesJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - If you believe everything you hear about Jay Cutler, he'll throw for 5,000 yards and 50 TDs this year. That's not asking too much, is it? And while the hype for Cutler i...
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One man's fishing castoffs is this man's treasuresJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I jokingly told photographer Mike Seeling that Dan Basore has more ink than a regular at a tattoo parlor. Of course, I was referring to all the newspaper columns pertai...
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Once season ends, expect extreme makeover for FireJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Brian McBride's recent shoulder surgery might just be the start of the second-place Fire's roster makeover. Don't expect that to happen until the off-season unless there...
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This is one scary Cubs theoryJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Much like the last two years, I was certain the Cubs would win - by default - the NL Central this season. I continue to believe that despite everything that has gone wro...