Pro Sports
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Cougars get snapped up 8-1Aug 17, 2011 12:00 am - After a three-game sweep over Cedar Rapids and an off-day Tuesday, the Kane County Cougars returned home Wednesday night only to suffer an 8-1 loss against the Beloit Sn...
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Fire roster unchanged as Johnson declines MLS offerAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Sometimes change happens. Sometimes it doesn’t. Take former U.S. national-team forward Eddie Johnson, for instance. On Tuesday when the league announced his signing, it ...
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Cubs’ draft signings get a big ‘wow’Aug 17, 2011 12:00 am - For lack of a better term, Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken sounded like he was riding a high Tuesday. Calling from Boise, Idaho, Wilken had just wrapped up what the Cu...
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Trying to make sense of Sox' nonsensical seasonAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - This is why gamblers arrive in Vegas on planes and leave on buses. And why Ozzie Guillen seems to have so much more gray hair today than he had in February. Of course, i...
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White Sox lose, but stay 3½ back of TigersAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Manager Ozzie Guillen has some major-league mixed feelings about the White Sox' status. First, he is disgusted with the Sox' record, which dropped back to .500 (61-61) f...
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Lucy happily puts baseball before politicsAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - At the age of 29, Donny Lucy seriously considered finally giving up baseball and using his Political Science degree from Stanford. With a wife and young son, Lucy was go...
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Lance Louis' illness gives Bears a peek at different O-lineAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — Starting right guard Lance Louis took ill during Wednesday's practice. That gave coaches an opportunity to look at the offensive line with Roberto Garza ba...
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Bears' Hanie has backing of Martz, CutlerAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — Mike Martz does not foresee rookie Nathan Enderle moving past backup Caleb Hanie on the depth chart this season. “Not unless Caleb's arm falls off or somet...
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IndyCar’s Barnhart takes the heatAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - An IndyCar race official has plenty to consider and little time to make critical decisions. The fallout from those decisions lasts a lot longer. That’s certainly the cas...
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Cubs’ series streak ends at fourAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Cubs broke out the model with the automatic transmission Wednesday. That is, no clutch. In a performance that defied credulity, Cubs batters went 0-for-13 with runne...