Pro Sports
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Money matters for GerutJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, Jody Gerut’s wife threw him a retirement party. Gerut doesn’t turn 65 until 2042, but it was technically the right name for the celebration. After earning 1,9...
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Playing for HortyJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - BOSTON — The Boston Bruins gingerly tapped their sticks on the ice while medical personnel wheeled Nathan Horton out of the hushed arena through the Zamboni tunnel, his ...
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Heat not about to look backJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - DALLAS — A chance for another championship ahead of him, Dwyane Wade refused to look back. No, he said, the answer as quick and forceful as his first step to the basket....
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Cubs need not look far for a planJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Baseball's annual amateur draft was a signal Monday of what the Cubs must do. Building or rebuilding a major-league baseball team into a winner isn't rocket science. It'...
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Cubs draft hitter with ‘lightning-quick’ batJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Cubs feel they got a top-flight bat in Monday’s first round of the amateur draft. With the ninth pick overall, they selected shortstop Javier Baez out of Arlington ...
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Ventura joins Sox development staffJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The White Sox have hired Robin Ventura, a former all-star third baseman, to check out their minor league farm clubs as a special advisor to Buddy Bell, the team’s di...
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Sox’ Danks finally gets a winJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Give John Danks credit for being a good listener. Or — and we’ll continue to pile on here — blame Adam Dunn and Alex Rios for tuning out the wisdom of White Sox manager ...
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Ventura welcomed back into the fold as an advisorJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The White Sox’ ever expanding family welcomed back another key member on Monday. Robin Ventura, a star third baseman for the Sox from 1989-98, is returning in July as a ...
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Zambrano rant could benefit CubsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - If Tom Ricketts has a sense of humor — and judging by his purchase of the Cubs, he must — his next move is obvious. Print up a couple hundred thousand T-shirts and sell ...
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Zambrano, Cubs quick to avoid controversyJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - It was quick. It was clean. Now we’ll see if it takes. The Cubs apparently felt Sunday’s teapot tempest in St. Louis involving Carlos Zambrano wasn’t big enough to issue...