Mike Imrem
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Lions just better team on all countsOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The game was mucked up for a while Monday night, which probably was why the Bears stayed close for as long as they did. Neither they nor the Lions had any rhythm during ...
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White Sox could learn plenty from BlackhawksOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - In plain view Saturday night was hope for the White Sox, if only they were perceptive enough to recognize it. The game was hockey instead of baseball and played in the U...
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Sure is nice for Hawks to get first 'W' out of the wayOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Not to be too dramatic here, but Saturday night was a must-win game for the Blackhawks in the United Center. OK, so maybe that is too dramatic considering this wa...
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Payton book may actually do some goodOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - A debate rages over whether the new Walter Payton biography needed to be written 12 years after his death from cancer and liver disease. Why shouldn’t it be? Payton is a...
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Like Ditka, Guillen will be missedOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - I played hooky from Lovie Smith’s media briefing Monday, as usual. My recliner at home seemed a better place to doze off. That’s something I’d never do when Mike Ditka w...
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Panthers QB Newton is a difference-makerOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - The Bears beat the Panthers on Sunday, but a bigger-picture question hovered over Soldier Field. Looking ahead, does Lovie Smith or Ron Rivera have a better chance to wi...
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Cubs, White Sox should be fighting over FranconaOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - This should go without saying because it’s an example of stating the obvious as if it were profound. But these are the Cubs and the White Sox so everything has to be spe...
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This Bears season not so pain freeSep 18, 2011 12:00 am - No such luck this season. Not so far anyway. Not like last year. Not for the Bears, whose good fortune enabled them to reach last season’s NFC championship game. Bears p...
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PGA whiners should zip their lips about Cog HillSep 17, 2011 12:00 am - Maybe it was strategy for some of the world’s best golfers to criticize Cog Hill during BMW Championship week. Otherwise few would have noticed these guys were here amid...
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White Sox need to get more fans in seatsSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - For the sake of discussion, let's say the White Sox bring everybody back in 2012. Kenny Williams is still the general manager. Ozzie Guillen is still the field manager. ...