Sports Columns
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Will Deng be good … or great?Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Kobe Bryant hasn't arrived at the Berto Center yet, so the Bulls still need a superstar, all-star or even mere star. Luol Deng, perhaps? The 6-foot-9 forward appears to ...
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Business as usual: Cubs to bump payroll in 2008Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The answer is $115 million, give or take a million or two. The question is, of course, what's the Cubs' payroll expected to be next season? Every year around this time, ...
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Football? It's the time of year to start talking college hoopsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - We interrupt this unexpectedly intriguing college football season to switch the topic to basketball. This hoops hijack comes earlier than normal because the season start...
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Bears' losing should come as no shockOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - While they may not like it, the current Bears hysteria is neither historical nor unexpected. Not for a team that played in the final game of last season and talked ever ...
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Looks like it's a win for sportsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- Theoretically, at least, the kids can play. That was the decision District 211 announced Monday with regard to its athletes currently in postseason competition...
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Even in defeat, Geneva is a teamOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There was no drama at the end of the Geneva boys soccer team's season. After Neuqua Valley topped Geneva 1-0 at the Class AA Benedictine supersectional in Lisle on Monda...
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Kobe? No; A-Rod? No; D-Mac? YesOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Welcome to the sports buffet table. Today's spread includes superstar dishes ranging from a slab of Kobe beef to A-Rod hot dogs minus the relish. OK, fans, what would yo...
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Easy to see why Bears strugglingOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Listen, the Bears' problems on offense aren't exactly as complicated as the New York Times crossword puzzle. Heck, they aren't even as much of a mystery as Brian Urlache...
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Bryant can force Lakers' hand, but at what cost?Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bulls open the season in New Jersey on Wednesday, but the future of the franchise may be determined 2,800 miles to the west. As of today, the Bulls are nowhere near ...
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Briefly, Urlacher answersOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Brian Urlacher put the "brief" back into "media briefing" last week with a series of curt, almost adversarial answers. As a result, you had questions for me relating to ...