Sports Columns
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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...
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Reasons to watch or not watch the All-Star GameJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm thinking of boycotting the All-Star Game this year, out of solidarity with A.J. Pierzynski. A.J. got royally hosed in the voting this season - and I don't mean the f...
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Cubs done dealing? Not likelyJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday the Cubs' season was over, the World Series far from hand, the nightmare advancing into the long night. And by Tuesday the Cubs had won the pennant, all was we...
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Cubs indeed playing for all the moneyJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cubs are indicating they're more than willing to pay the price of high-stakes baseball poker. Monday, the Brewers signaled "all in" with a blockbuster trade, and Tue...
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High water can be red-hotJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that the Fox Chain has reopened for boating, many businesses are breathing heavy sighs of relief. And yet some anglers still haven't realized the potential for some ...
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Nyarko, like others, needs time to developJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - In the NFL, first-round draft choices are expected to make an immediate impact. In the NBA, first-round draft picks are likely to be key cogs for their team. In MLS, fir...
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Hall of Famer still doing it the right wayJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - For 30 years, from the day he was drafted in June 1978, Ryne Sandberg thought of himself as a professional baseball player. It wasn't merely his job; it was his identity...
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It's the Cubs, so they must do somethingJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - That oil' Cubs thing is rearing its paranoid head again. The Brewers inflicted an emotional Brewhaha on Wrigleyville. Cubs fans are wearing Cubbie Blue but feeling Cubbi...
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HGH all-stars? All you really have to do is lookJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Nobody looks for revenue streams with as much gusto as Bud Selig, so he's bound to like this idea. Rather than call it the "All-Star Game,'' commissioner, why not rename...