Sports Columns
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After strong start in April, Fire faces difficult scheduleApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Denis Hamlett has to be happy. The new Fire coach has his team off to a good start, with two wins and a tie in its first three games, two of the games on the road. It's ...
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Excuses, excuses: Baker had a million of themApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the corner of the Cubs' dugout is a seat often obscured by players and coaches. It's safe from the TV cameras, from the fans' wrath, and sometimes from the game itsel...
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With Dusty, you take the good with the badApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dusty Baker's four-year tenure as manager of the Cubs was one of the more eventful in recent team history. Baker blew into town in November 2002 and actually had to temp...
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Par for the course: Woods comes up short and he's doneApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - So much for the reign of Tiger Woods. The King is dead. Long live the King. Not only did the Great One fail to make up a 6-shot deficit Sunday in the Masters, with Augus...
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Time to bury good vibrations in this 'rivalry'Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the weekend I took my first look at "Champions Plaza" located just outside Gate 4 at Comiskey Park. White Sox fans were gawking at the shrine to their 2005 World Se...
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Acevado receives conference honors for red-hot CarthageApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The change in scenery and state obviously agrees with Jason Acevado of Vernon Hills. Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.) first baseman Acevado, a transfer from Bradley in ...
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Can it be? Is Tiger's hypnotic grasp fleeting?Apr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Did anyone else experience this Sunday? It was like the "Cheers" episode in which Nick Tortelli, who had a mystic hold over ex-wife Carla, kisses her. Her eyes open wide...
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It's self-assessment time for every player on BullsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Anything can happen this summer for the Bulls. There may be a complete roster overhaul or the nucleus could return mostly intact. General manager John Paxson will be at ...
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On second thought, Zine was readyApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Strange how fate somehow always finds a way to intervene in people's lives. That's not to say I'll suddenly transform into a PGA Tour player and live out my dream next y...
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Greatness or tease? Only time will tellApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - This was the pitcher White Sox general manager Kenny Williams traded for. Of course, it remains uncertain whether that means Gavin Floyd is great or a tease. Maybe he's ...