Sports Columns
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Really? QB not an issue? This can't beApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bears conducted a media briefing Tuesday in advance of this weekend's NFL draft. For a change, quarterback wasn't an issue. That's like breakfast suddenly not being ...
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This first round all just part of Blackhawks' long tripApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Beyond the violence and the havoc - the controlled insanity, as it were - often overlooked is the canonic postseason emotion. The game is just too hard and too painful t...
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Martinez pins down spot in hall of fameApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Wrestling has been a major part of Lino Martinez's life. On Saturday, the former Stevenson head coach's commitment to high school wrestling was rewarded with his inducti...
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From playoffs to gravy, it's the Canadian wayApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - CALGARY, Alberta - Being in a Canadian city for the Stanley Cup playoffs is something every hockey fan should experience. The attention on the game is intense. In a city...
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Bulls shouldn't let opportunity pass them byApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Somebody is going to have to explain to me why the Bulls shouldn't beat the Celtics in their first-round NBA East playoff series. Before Game 1, so many wonks on ESPN an...
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Rose's calm doesn't diminish following huge playoff debutApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - BOSTON - There are plenty of characteristics that help explain why Derrick Rose is such a talented basketball player. He has great speed, which allows him to sprint down...
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So much for Bulls' Paxson to think aboutApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Just when the ruckus quiets over John Paxson's future as Bulls general manager, something occurs that makes you wonder again. For me this time it was Boston general mana...
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Derrick Rose was virtually unstoppable in Game 1Apr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite Michael Jordan going for 63 against the Celtics' Big Three. But the Bulls' best player since Jordan sure brought back memories Saturday afternoon in Bost...
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Give Hawks credit for playing through poking, proddingApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The Calgary Flames play hockey the way an elephant performs "Swan Lake" on ice skates. In other words, very clumsily but just as dangerously. That's what the Blackhawks ...
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Close baseball games a feast for fansApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the most memorable slugfests in baseball history is approaching its 30th anniversary. The Phillies' 23-22 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 17, 1979 was a...