Sports Columns
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Female champions of fly fishingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The late Jim Chapralis was serious when he informed me that women are taking to fly fishing as seriously as shopping for shoes. He joked that, in his opinion, female fl...
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Nothing much gained by Congress' he said-he said exerciseFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Next up for Congress will no doubt be an investigation into whether that beagle really deserved best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. After all, no beagl...
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Say it ain't so, Debbie, please say it ain't soFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Now it's personal, at least for me. At high noon today -- actually at 8:30 this morning -- Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee will duel before the House Oversight and Gover...
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College football coaches dealing with spring banFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The man is trying to keep Ron Zook down. And Nick Saban. And Urban Meyer. Not to mention every other head football coach who crisscrosses the country to the point of exh...
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Big crowds equals lack of urgencyFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Urgency isn't an emotion Jerry Reinsdorf needs to feel right now, which explains why Bulls management has been slow to move. One day's rumor has the Bulls exploring a tr...
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Hard to believe but Maddux sounds ready to call it a careerFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Had Greg Maddux said he intended to pitch another 10 years in the big leagues, such a statement would have caused no more ruckus than one of his 84 mph fastballs. Based ...
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Pohl needs help in Olympic bid; DeFrancesca honoredFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The pursuit of the Olympic dream continues, but it needs your help. Shannon Pohl (Prospect) is the No. 2 badminton singles player in America. Only one player from each c...
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Coleman sprints to another record; Solverson honoredFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - They're not on stage very long, but sprinters supply some of the most crowd-pleasing moments in any track and field meet. Fans want to know who's the fastest kid on the ...
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Sporting edge goes to ObamaFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The teaser on Sportspages.com -- "He's much more than Obama's brother-in-law" -- was intriguing Sunday morning. A couple of weeks ago I started wondering about the presi...
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Don't say Paxson was asleep during Garnett, Gasol dealsFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Charles Barkley joined the chorus of critics lobbing water balloons at Bulls general manager John Paxson for failing to execute a blockbuster trade. Barkley has been ven...