Sports Columns
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Mostly, Hendry isn't connecting as Cubs hit mid-seasonJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Every hitter in baseball must endure the dreaded "oh-fer" now and then, some more than others. So it goes with general managers. Much of the Cubs' 43-43 record at the ...
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This cure is worse than the illnessJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Oh, so Ron Santo can be blamed for this atrocity. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig was on WMVP 1000-AM's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on Monday talking about tonight's ...
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The only real surprise: Tallon's exit didn't come soonerJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As was the case with Denis Savard, Dale Tallon should have never had the job. And as was the case with Savard, John McDonough had only so much patience with so much inco...
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Pujols pummeling Cubs' Terrible TrioJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Only one statistical comparison is necessary to explain why the Cardinals lead the National League Central at the all-star break and the Cubs are tied for third place. A...
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Prior vs. Mauer: Who's sorry now?Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - There are some conversations you just never forget. No matter how hard you try. For at least a couple years, I've been trying to block out a chat I had with Terry Ryan, ...
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Carlos Boozer would help Bulls in the long runJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - While Bulls management headed to Las Vegas on Sunday for the NBA summer league, trade talks involving Utah power forward Carlos Boozer took a vacation. Everything is on ...
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Some 10 years later, this is well worth rememberingJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Remember the "sports bra incident?" OK, now that I have your attention, can you believe it was 10 years ago this week that soccer star Brandi Chastain famously revealed ...
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Is this really what Harden has become?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - He better be careful or a performance like Friday's will start being called vintage Rich Harden. That term used to apply when the Cubs' starting pitcher would go at leas...
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The miracle that was Disco DemolitionJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - One giant leap for mankind? It was really much more than that. No, not Neil Armstrong's bounce down the ladder. Though his moonwalk, coincidentally, occurred 40 years ag...
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Thome's 4 RBIs helps Sox hang on, 8-7 over TwinsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Thome drove in four runs for the Chicago White Sox, countering two home runs by ex-teammate Joe Crede in an 8-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sa...