Sports Columns
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The little worm that could - try it!Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The encounter 15 years ago is still fresh in my mind. Derek walked up to me in a local tackle store and asked if I was the guy who writes for the Daily Herald and does a...
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Guillen call to Jenks in eighth inning speaks volumes for SoxSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen's statements are usually straight from the hip and right from the lip. On Wednesday in Cleveland, the White Sox' manager sent a message with a bit more sub...
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'Mike North Webio' debuts MondaySep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Stiff-armed by a noncompete clause that would allow CBS Radio to match any mainstream media offer for six months, Mike North instead is executing an end-run by going to ...
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Rotation hysteria turns from Harden to ZambranoSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Maybe it was the heat, if not entirely the humidity. Maybe it was Carlos Zambrano's entirely-too-tired arm, which is now a real concern. Most likely, it was the largest ...
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Latin American flavor very good for Fire, MLSSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Denis Hamlett might be a Bob Bradley disciple, but the current Chicago Fire coach's squad looks much different from his mentor's did. Bradley's 1998 MLS Cup champion set...
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McCaskeys endured, not adoredSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Memories of the Bears flow as another NFL season approaches. One favorite is the sign that hung during the mid-1990s in the window of a tavern at the Chicago intersectio...
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Bulls, Gordon need to avert messy breakupSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The NBA's summer began with seven significant restricted free agents sitting around waiting for some action. Now with the start of training camp less than a month away, ...
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History one foe that can T-up CubsSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Some might say a three-game losing streak fits the Cubs to a T. So if they thought they could frolic through this season without being tested by tradition, they have ano...
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A few last-minute, predraft tipsSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - With some of you waiting until the last minute to hold your fantasy football drafts, here's a little last-minute advice before our weekly columns kick off Friday. • Have...
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In case you missed it, WNBA basketball is backAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A big laugh. That's what I got out of Chicago Sky president Margaret Stender when I asked her if she had been kicking back and relaxing during the WNBA's monthlong Olymp...