Sports Columns
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Working for Team USA all the medal he needsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Through pain you grow. That's what they say. Of course, the ones saying it usually aren't in pain. John Fierro won't necessarily subscribe, though pain is his game, and ...
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Dear Mr. MLS Commissioner ...Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - An open letter to Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber: Dear Don, I'm sure by now you've had a long talk with referee Kevin Stott about his outrageous performance...
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Whoever watches this is all wetAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The world officially has gone mad. That's even aside from the Russia-Georgia conflict or John Edwards thinking he could get away with it. What put insanity over the top?...
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Soft? Evidence piling upAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Not everyone can be wrong about Bears quarterback Rex Grossman, can they? Well, no, not everybody can be. But somebody must be. Bears management, including general manag...
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If healthy, no mistaking where Harden can take CubsAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's never been a secret that Rich Harden is among the best pitchers in the game. In fact, he might be the best - when healthy. But keeping him on the field has been som...
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Quentin the one player Sox cannot do withoutAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The breath test - or breathless test - applies to White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin. So soon, too. The test is when an athlete takes a blow. Because he's so important,...
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Lou's message loud, clear in any languageAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Lou Piniella's body language may have been subtle, but his words were not. As he relaxed in the Cubs' dugout a couple of hours before Sunday night's pounding of St. Loui...
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As usual, Cardinals just won't go awayAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Tonight's Cubs-Cardinals game is big. It shouldn't be. St. Louis should be suffocating by now as if Wrigley Field's air quality were worse than Beijing's. But if the Car...
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Her-stories: What you may not know about U.S. OlympiansAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Olympic Games produce some of the best moments in sports, and some of the best personal stories as well. Here are some intriguing tidbits from the NBC Sports website...
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Going for gold at MillionAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - All sorts of sports are trying to squeeze into the Olympics. Rumor has it that bocce ball is campaigning to be included but solitaire and "Guitar Hero" are acing it out....