NHL
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'Brian's our quarterback'Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Considering the Bears are 1-2 and have one of the league's worst offenses and an injury-ravaged defense, pessimists might compare new starting quarterback Brian Griese's...
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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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Those who knew him say Wirtz will be missedSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a story Denis Savard had never told publicly. But on the day Blackhawks owner William Wirtz died of cancer at 77, the Hawks' coach felt the need to share...
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Who will run the team now?Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - As unsettled as the Blackhawks have been as a franchise for the better part of the last decade, there are more questions ahead after the death Wednesday of longtime owne...
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Players await Griese's first start with cautious anticipationSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Reaction in the locker room to the quarterback shuffle was subdued for the most part. Asked about Brian Griese's strengths, leading receiver Bernard Berrian said, "That'...
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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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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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Saints' McAllister (knee) out for season
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- In Deuce McAllister's locker, front-and-center on the top shelf, is a gold-painted wooden carving of the word: "Believe!" After his second season-ending k...
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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...