Sports Columns
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Exploring the back roads for Americana and anglingSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The red-tailed hawk swooped down, practically skimming the hood on my truck. A tremendous sight if I may say so. And I continued on, wondering if the hawk thought my tru...
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Sox' Fields won't be among AL award winnersSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - White Sox third baseman/left fielder Josh Fields should get plenty of votes, but he figures to fall short in American League Rookie of the Year voting. Outside of Fields...
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Let's hope Rocky Wirtz fights for what's rightSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - For the last few weeks, as word spread through hockey circles that Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz was quite ill, those in the organization who have silently wished for chan...
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Sadly, Wirtz never did correct error of his waysSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - This could have been the obituary's opening paragraph. "Bill Wirtz, the grinch who stole big-time hockey in Chicago, died Wednesday at age 77." This might be his endurin...
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Bears' personnel changes shouldn't end with QBSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Replacing Rex Grossman with Brian Griese should be just the beginning of a shake-up on a Bears team that badly needs a kick start -- or a kick in the rear -- to get goin...
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Some battles never have a winnerSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Ah, yes, another sports conflict without a good guy. Or good gal, for that matter. A ruckus was raised recently when Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy berated spo...
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Defense should worry BlackhawksSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It's going to be difficult for the Blackhawks not to score more goals with the upgrades they've made on offense. Keeping the puck out of the their own net looks to be a ...
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Sadly, Wirtz never did correct error of his waysSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - This could have been the obituary's opening paragraph. "Bill Wirtz, the grinch who stole big-time hockey in Chicago, died Wednesday at age 77." This might be his endurin...
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Gundy's tirade among the best so far in 2007Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Sure, we could wait for the final two months of the regular season before compiling a "Best of 2007" collection. But the college football world has already provided enou...
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Grossman can't change short, slowSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, so for two more days the Bears' quarterback predicament will dangle out there like a big pizza pie in the sky. Wednesday the drums will roll -- along possibly with R...