Sports Columns
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U.S. needs to be at its best to stay with top-rated SpainJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Jay DeMerit tells us a lot about the U.S. soccer team's place in the world today. DeMerit's story is one of overcoming the odds. The Green Bay native rose from soccer ob...
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Ramirez cheered by Albuquerque fansJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was welcomed back to baseball with rousing cheers. In the minor leagues, anyway. Ramirez, easing back into p...
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Former Sosa coach: Sad time for baseballJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a cumbersome contradiction, the relationship between hitting coach and star pupil. At the ballpark, they are as married as two people can be, spending every minute ...
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Draft gives new Bulls' GM Forman his opportunityJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Until Gar Forman held a predraft briefing Monday at the Berto Center, I wouldn't have known him from the "just some guy" who won the U.S. Open. Seriously, I have been ar...
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Fact or fiction: Are Bulls moving up in the draft?Jun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The days before the NBA Draft are a fertile time for trade rumors, which don't always check out. So with the draft approaching quickly on Thursday, let's examine a few: ...
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Here's the right call on getting in baseball's HallJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm already in trouble with baseball purists, so let's get in a little deeper. How? By suggesting the Hall of Fame eliminate "character" from its list of considerations ...
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Wood in need of a saveJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cubs pitcher on the monitor hanging in the narrow Wrigley Field concourse looked familiar. Hey, isn't that Kerry Wood? Yes, it is. He's striking out another batter a...
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Perfect Father's Day par for courseJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Some guys have it all. You can't help but get that feeling when you limit your perspective to the victories and defeats of those paid a king's ransom to romp through a c...
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How do you say 'good pickup' in Chinese? Chen should help SkyJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Ordering pizza requires a translator. Hitting the mall for a new pair of shoes requires a translator. Understanding instructions on the basketball court requires a trans...
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Cubs never needed a bounce like thisJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When teams are as bad as the Cubs have been lately, they often talk of needing a bounce. Or a fight. Both occurred in the bottom of the eighth at Wrigley Field on Thursd...