Bruce Miles
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As usual, plenty of hope at Cubs ConventionJan 18, 2013 9:00 pm - New location. Same old optimism. The Cubs convention moved its headquarters a mile or so up the Magnificent Mile to the Sheraton after 27 years at the Hilton. The ball...
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Cubs reach out to an agreeable Mark PriorJan 17, 2013 2:41 pm - The Cubs of the future got a couple of blasts from the past this week at an inaugural rookie camp. Former pitchers Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, who went through everythin...
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As Cubs launch caravan, optimism takes holdJan 16, 2013 2:37 pm - When the Cubs’ truck leaves for spring training in a couple of weeks, it may have a sign on the side of it. “It’s ‘postseason or bust’ every year,” team president Theo ...
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Cubs re-sign Valbuena for a yearJan 10, 2013 6:24 pm - The Cubs on Thursday agreed to terms on a one-year, $930,000 contract with infielder Luis Valbuena, avoiding salary arbitration. With the opening of spring training les...
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Miskovic at home with the Chicago WolvesJan 10, 2013 8:00 am - Ten years on the road is a long time for anybody. For Chicago Wolves defenseman Zach Miskovic, that odyssey began when he was still in high school. Along the way, Misko...
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Sosa takes his ‘lumps’ in Hall votingJan 09, 2013 2:00 pm - It came as no surprise to me that no one gained election this year to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Over the last few weeks,...
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Wolves’ brass revamps roster as NHL returnsJan 08, 2013 1:43 pm - Wendell Young emerged from his office at the Triphahn Ice Arena in Hoffman Estates Tuesday to catch a few minutes of practice. Mostly, though, it seemed the general man...
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Many Sosa artifacts at CooperstownJan 03, 2013 6:03 pm - Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa may not gain election to the Hall of Fame, but he certainly has a presence in Cooperstown. The Hall next Wednesday will announce results o...
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No buzz at all for Sosa’s Hall of Fame bidJan 03, 2013 6:03 pm - Where have you gone, Sammy Sosa? Not that a nation has turned its lonely eyes to Sammy or anything like that, but with all the hullabaloo over the upcoming baseball Hall...
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Jackson feels right at home with CubsJan 02, 2013 4:57 pm - One long-term commitment down, one to go. Pitcher Edwin Jackson and the Cubs made official Wednesday the four-year, $52 million contract the two sides agreed on a couple...