Sports Columns
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Don't Nix his chances at second base just yetFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - There's little doubt that as SoxFest ends and February begins, Brent Lillibridge is the favorite to win the second base job on the South Side. But that doesn't mean the ...
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Coaching staff has pulled Bulls together after rocky startFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - There was the potential for some symbolism in the Eastern Conference standings about a week ago. The Bulls had been passed up by New York and Charlotte in a low-level ra...
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Many reasons Pittsburgh sets the standardFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Not-so-super musings about an oh-so-Super Bowl: • The Bears should be role models for the Steelers and instead the Steelers are role models for the Bears. Seriously, the...
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Lovie has redefined 'close'Jan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Close is a relative geographic, psychological and emotional term. If you want to think it, then the economy is close to a recovery, this winter is close to next summer a...
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Healthy Konerko makes for happy Sox campJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - If you were concerned about Paul Konerko last season - really, really concerned - you're not alone. There's a man at SoxFest this weekend who admitted he also wasn't sur...
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All geared up for long overdue hoops success at NU, IllinoisJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Until a few days ago, the equipment manager for the Illinois women's basketball team must have been bored to tears. No laundry to do. No practice gear to sort through. T...
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Should Madden's record 11th Super Bowl be his last?Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - There was a time when the very idea of John Madden doing the Super Bowl was a cause for celebration. The worst thing about the 1986 Bears' playoff collapse, even beyond ...
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LeGere: Steelers have edge over CardsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Arizona Cardinals (12-7) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) When: 5:18 p.m. Sunday TV/radio: Channel 5, WSCR 670-AM Line: Steelers by 7 Local flavor: Cardinals offensive...
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Hampton happy that historic Gatorade dump about to get its dueJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - After years of taking our case to the people, of making their claim our cause, the 1984 Bears will finally get their just due on the grandest stage of all. At the Super ...
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A couple more honors for the amazing LawlerJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Retired Naperville educator and Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Phil Lawler recently spent seven days in intensive care. He had five medi...