Sports Columns
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Unlike Skiles, Coughlin a changed manJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Change is a popular topic in America these days, in sports as well as politics. So it isn't shocking that both Tom Coughlin and Scott Skiles were in the news this week. ...
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Like it or not, Pats' offense will get the job done SundayJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I would love to see the New York Giants' pass rush clean Tom Brady's Movado clock and wipe the smug smirk and the Stetson cologne off his pretty-boy face. And it would b...
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Brady a reminder Bears were WrecksJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tom Brady cracked that huge Tom Brady smile Tuesday, one had no choice but to recall Rex Grossman's misery. Those two quarterbacks could find their way into the sam...
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Poor Cubs: Santana joins NLJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday's pending baseball trade involving Minnesota and New York rippled through both sides of Chicago. Positively (for the White Sox) and negatively (for the Cubs). Ta...
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Softball honors 16-inch game; Boothe becomes cover girlJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - When you think of 16-inch softball, one city steps forward in a big way. Chicago is where this style of the popular game became famous, taking off in the 1920s. The Chic...
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Simmons, Hunter remind us that it's not all about the gameJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - These are trying times for the 12 Division I men's basketball teams in Illinois. At a combined 32 games below the .500 mark and with an average RPI rating of 178, none o...
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Don't get your hopes up with GrossmanJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - We interrupt Super Bowl XLII week for this public service announcement: Giants quarterback Eli Manning's successful run through the playoffs this season doesn't provide ...
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Reality check: Bulls just plain awfulJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - If you believe Jerry Reinsdorf -- always a dubious proposition when the Bulls chairman starts spinning -- Scott Skiles was the smart one. Reinsdorf told WGN-TV's Rich Ki...
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A significant Bulls trade prior to deadline not likelyJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The need for a significant move may be strong, but chances are the Bulls won't do anything before the Feb. 21 trade deadline. Something could still happen. General manag...
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Sold, to the fan with too much moneyJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - So, the White Sox and Cubs will auction select seats for select games this season. The winning bid to, say, a Sox-Cubs game could be several hundred thousand million dol...