Mike Imrem
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Enough already with cuddly Bears mascotJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Amid all the Bears' personnel changes, an important one wasn't made at a critical position. With training camp scheduled to start this week, Staley remains the team masc...
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Golf's next big thing might already be hereJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - The world can stop worrying about the future of professional golf. "Oh, no," the cry has been, "what's the PGA Tour going to do without Tiger Woods dominating? What are ...
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Must be great to be young faces of the BlackhawksJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Oh how great it must be to be young and a Blackhawk right now. OK, so that isn't quite original. Pitcher Waite Hoyt generally is credited with expressing a similar senti...
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The $1 million solution to All-Star Game woesJul 15, 2014 5:00 am - Baseball is having a difficult time squeezing into the public consciousness these days. The NBA and World Cup hijacked the summer calendar until NFL training camps take ...
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Yankees' Jeter true star of starsJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - It takes all kinds to make up a sports team - any team in any industry, for that matter - and Derek Jeter basically is one of a kind. Baseball fans might wonder why all ...
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Scout's honor: The crystal ball's always cloudyJul 13, 2014 1:01 am - The mood at Wrigley Field felt a couple ticks higher Sunday morning. A lot has happened since the Cubs surrendered Jeff Samardzija and Jeff Hammel to Oakland on the even...
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What's up with Cleveland being so forgiving?Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - So, Cleveland welcomes LeBron James back to town. Pathetic, isn't it? Consider this hypothetical: After a few years back in the late 1980s, Michael Jordan left the Bulls...
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Who's more valuable to Blackhawks? Toews or Kane?Jul 10, 2014 5:30 am - Again Blackhawks management made it look easy. The time had come for Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane to receive contract extensions, and in timely fashion the completed ...
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Disconnect between athletes, real world gets strongerJul 09, 2014 5:30 am - Athletes, franchise owners, teams, leagues and the entire sports industry have won. We pay little attention anymore to the money games they're playing and focus on the f...
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White Sox' Abreu one very special free-agent signingJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Flattering designations were heaped upon Jose Abreu during the past week. The White Sox' slugging first baseman was named an American League all-star and rookie of the m...