Pro Sports
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Express coach gives his team a fighting chanceOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Want to know what kind of a hockey player Chicago Express coach Steve Martinson was? Check out the YouTube clip from the 1991-92 season when Martinson, then with the IHL...
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Taking out my frustrations on some underperformersOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Well, it was a good run. From 2000-2010 — 11 straight seasons — I reached the playoffs in my 12-team unit league. But this year, thanks to a dismal group of underperform...
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Bears happy when on field, even if some are disgruntled off itOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - The reports of a brewing mutiny in the Bears’ lockerroom have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, there are players unhappy with their paychecks and their playing time. It wo...
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Cubs' Ricketts has changed ... and that's goodOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - It was in June that Tom Ricketts offered up a line which — up to that point — was his most infamous. “I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy...
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Can't wait for Epstein to get to workOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Heavy meddle: Usually a meddling boss is the last thing you'd want in the workplace. But if Theo Epstein is named president of baseball operations for the Cubs...
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Derrick Rose's new shoe goes toe to toe with Jordan'sOct 19, 2011 5:30 am - The new Derrick Rose basketball shoe released by adidas features the phrase "all flights canceled" on the tongue. It almost seems like a taunting message directed at ot...
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Blackhawks game dayOct 19, 2011 1:00 am - Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center, 8 p.m. TV: Comcast SportsNet Radio: WGN 720-AM What to watch: The Avs are 5-1 thanks to a five-game winning streak accomplished o...
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Sassone: Avalanche, Stars early surprises in NHLOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - When the NHL schedule came out last summer it looked as if there was an opportunity for the Blackhawks to pile up some points early with four games against Dallas and Co...
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Bears’ Bennett might play against BucsOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Wide receiver Earl Bennett practiced without restrictions Wednesday and could play Sunday for the first time since Week 2 when he took a helmet to the chest from New Orl...
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Fire hopes for strong finish against CrewOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Fire practiced Wednesday in 46-degree weather, with 20-30 mph winds and a steady rain as they prepared for Saturday’s regular-season finale against the Colum...