Mike Imrem
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Campaign pitch: Marmol best man for jobMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Cubs won't win anything if Carlos Marmol isn't the closer by the end of the season. There, you need to hear it any more directly than that? The closer derby has beco...
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Lucky for Favre he never was Bears' QBMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Naturally, the Bears' only good quarterback news involves another team. Call it the ultimate addition by subtraction -- Brett Favre retired from the Packers on Tuesday. ...
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Griese's gone, but Bears' woes remainMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Brian Griese just became the NFL's definition of backup quarterback. If you come to the Bears and can't become the starter, you're a No. 2 at best and maybe even a caree...
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Returning to prominence will be tough for DePaulMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - For a few minutes Sunday afternoon, basketball in Chicago was as exciting as it has been all winter. That isn't saying much. Local colleges range from bad to worse and t...
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Patience -- Angelo must have a planMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Jerry Angelo sure can test your patience. Maybe the NFL's first couple of days of free agency has gone as far as to exhaust yours. Sorry, but I'm not going there … not y...
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Give Zell credit for keeping it real: Wrigley merely an assetFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanks to Sam Zell, reality is trumping romanticism at Wrigley Field. For decades the Cubs paid their bills by being about the smell of the grass, the crack of the bat a...
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Games can be friends indeed to those in needFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again sports is charged with helping to heal the wounds of the world. Northern Illinois University's men's basketball team will play Western Michigan tonight in the...
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Burned twice, will Reinsdorf become gun-shy?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - After last week's Ben Wallace trade, Bulls general manager John Paxson talked about being positioned for when the next major acquisition opportunity presents itself. Mak...
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We all pay a high price for watching Bears QBsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, this explains the increase in Bears ticket prices. The Bears need cash to pay quarterback Rex Grossman. The ticket e-mail sounded coldbloodedly matter-of-fact when...
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For Ramirez, it really is none of our businessFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Good for Aramis Ramirez. Not because he raises roosters to fight in his native Dominican Republic, but for refusing to go into the issue in depth Tuesday. The Cubs' thir...