Mike Imrem
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Hopefully, Groce and Illinois right for each otherMar 27, 2012 11:00 am - Sometimes the right coach turns out to be the wrong coach and the wrong coach turns out to be the right coach. Hello, John Groce. Sometimes the right job turns out to be...
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Players need to stop preachingMar 26, 2012 9:00 pm - The Jets introduced their new backup quarterback at a news conference Monday. During the session, I couldn't tell whether Tim Tebow was professing his faith in Jesus or ...
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Compromise the only fix for Forte, BearsMar 25, 2012 10:49 pm - There’s a simple solution to Matt Forte’s contract impasse, but first let’s talk about why the issue made headlines last week. The reason is that if it’s March, the comp...
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Naperville’s stance understandable but Payton still a dubious characterMar 24, 2012 11:11 am - Local boy makes good; local man makes bad. Each of the above is on Sean Payton’s resume. To me, Payton’s first NFL mistake was crossing the players’ picket line 25 years...
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Maybe new Illini basketball coach can save universityMar 20, 2012 10:12 pm - The purpose of college athletics is to market a university so it looks more like a slam dunk than a double dribble. So while it seems that Illinois athletic director Mik...
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Only quarterbacks create this kind of buzzMar 19, 2012 8:00 pm - The Peyton Manning saga approached an end Monday when he selected Denver as his new football home. The Bears had no choice but to be on the outside looking in at the pro...
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Missouri's my story, and I'm sticking to itMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Random remnants from the first week of the NCAA Tournament: ŸLet's get this part over with right off the top. Missouri, my choice to win the national championship, lost ...
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Hopefully Marshall isn’t taking us all for a rideMar 17, 2012 8:19 pm - Hopefully Marshall isn’t taking us all for a ride
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Nice start for Bears GM, but still work to doMar 13, 2012 9:00 pm - Nice start, rookie. Now let's see what else you have for us. Phil Emery's first major move as Bears general manager was a blockbuster trade Tuesday afternoon, filling a ...
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Rose takes 'underdog' Lin to schoolMar 12, 2012 11:00 pm - This kind of result can happen only in sports, and most often it seems in basketball. One young player grew up in Palo Alto, Calif., near Stanford, and went on to earn a...