Sports Columns
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As problems go, this certainly would be a most welcome oneJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The headline read, "Twins add to Jolie, Brad frenzy.'' And for a painful 30 seconds, all I could try to squeeze out of my thick head was some explanation fo...
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Encountering a raft of excitementJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - VAIL VALLEY, Colo - When it was all over, there was a look of complete contentment on my wife's face. In fact, as we munched on excellent BBQ pulled pork sandwiches whi...
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Sox' Danks has presidential seal of approvalJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The President of the United States had just concluded an early-morning briefing with his top advisers in a foreign capital when he turned from Secretary of ...
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Five players key to Fire's second halfJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Considering it just stopped a streak of five MLS games without a win, you'd think the Chicago Fire would be on the verge of relegation. A look at the league standings m...
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Hamilton could be any of usJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Josh Hamilton's story is remarkable, not because of what he accomplished as a baseball player but what he accomplished as a person. Makes you wonder how many others coul...
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Only issue that matters is winningJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - OK, enough with the Packers jokes. It's time to dilute the controversy with Brett Favre down to all that matters: Does he or Aaron Rodgers gives them the better chance t...
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So nice that Favre is someone else's problemJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Message to Packers fans: Welcome to a little taste of Chicago. Not that I find the Brett Favre amusing ... but ha-ha. Seriously, nobody should take pleasure in the misfo...
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Enough to drive a man to drinkJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A major-league baseball season is six months of major-league brushfires. Saturday afternoon the Cubs appeared to have put out one with last week's acquisition of startin...
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Patterson parts ways with Score, will follow 'Pappy'Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - With no kids of his own, former WSCR 670-AM personality Mike North has always viewed the young people he's helped get started in the business as his "kids." But with far...
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With both teams in first, dislike only growsJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - As the Out Of This World Series wound down last week, it was heartwarming to hear White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf plead for city peace among baseball fans, especially no...