Sports Columns
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Big news all over the cityApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - What a Chicago sports day Tuesday was. In the afternoon on the South Side, the White Sox beat the A's. At night on the North Side, the Cubs beat the Reds. In both ballpa...
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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...