Sports Columns
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Desert provides quite a show each nightJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CAREFREE, Ariz. -- In the early-morning or late-evening hours, if one sits quietly alongside one of the roads here, it's almost a safe bet that the wilderness will come ...
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Bad guys OK; they just can't be the wrong onesJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Jerry Angelo is being hammered for populating the Bears' roster with bad guys like Cedric Benson. This stirs memories of a conversation I had while working in Rockford d...
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How much will Fire give up to get McBride in uniform?Jun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - If your team was off to a 6-3-1 start and second in MLS in scoring, would you want to trade for a nearly 36-year-old target striker? If you're the Fire and that player i...
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This hire shouldn't shock youJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Sure Vinny Del Negro is an odd choice to be the Bulls head coach. You expected any less -- or more -- from club chairman Jerry Reinsdorf? The obvious first reaction to D...
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Benson too clueless to even take advantage of 2nd chanceJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The only one who didn't see this coming was Cedric Benson -- and he might have, too, had he just opened his eyes. After the controversial early May boating arrest, Bears...
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For the Cubs, the road ahead has plenty of potholes to avoidJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - If the Cubs think they've had it tough lately, they haven't seen anything yet. A West Coast trip like the one they just had to San Diego and Los Angeles may seem like a ...
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No evidence that Rose would face too much hometown pressureJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Jerry Krause was blamed unfairly for plenty of things that happened during his tenure as general manager of the Bulls. But there is one area where he probably deserves b...
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Maybe Ozzie should be running more than SoxJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As successful as the White Sox were the past week, Ozzie Guillen's management style is sure to spread. Like, maybe to George Bush: "I'm sick and tired of these gas price...
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Catching a star: Parker unpluggedJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - What a whirlwind the last two months have been for Candace Parker. The former Naperville Central basketball star carried Tennessee to its second straight NCAA title one ...
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Now at Booth 32: 'Proper etiquette for refusing to take a Breathalyzer'Jun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Another month, another Cedric Benson arrest. Either this is the most persecuted man in Texas or the most irresponsible man on the Bears. As you know by now, Benson suffe...