Mike Imrem
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Did Cubs' Epstein get taken for a ride?Jul 06, 2014 1:01 am - A stunning headline blared on a local website Sunday in the wake of the Jeff Samardzija-Jason Hammel trade. "Cubs' Epstein sees 'light at end of tunnel.' " Why was this ...
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Rose the reluctant recruiterJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - The reluctant recruiter's psyche was dissected all over the place all day Wednesday. What exactly was Derrick Rose's role during Carmelo Anthony's visit with the Bulls o...
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U.S. soccer loss or not, things are different nowJul 01, 2014 1:00 am - So that's it for the United States soccer side in the World Cup. (Yes, I have taken to calling it a “side” rather than the more common “team” in North America.) Gone but...
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Bulls need a splash, and Anthony is just thatJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - Building an NBA champion is like a game of splish-splash. The Bulls introduced their latest splishes Monday in the form of draft choices Doug McDermott and Cameron Bairs...
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This pendulum has swung Rizzo's wayJun 29, 2014 1:01 am - If Theo Epstein were capable of sweating over anything but hot weather, he might have had to wipe a soaked brow last season over Anthony Rizzo. Epstein has too much self...
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Americans as underdogs a different dynamicJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - The United States' run in soccer's World Cup demonstrates something: It's fun for the U.S. to be the underdog for a change. This is a different dynamic for Americans, is...
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Most powerful man in sports will stay in MiamiJun 24, 2014 1:00 am - It's good to be great, it's even better to be King, and right now it's best to be King James. LeBron James that is. The No. 1 basketball player on the planet announced T...
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Title over millions better choice for AnthonyJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - Carmelo Anthony can pick between two blessings: guaranteed money or potential championships. First let me say that, sadly, money is like a foreign substance to me. The v...
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At least World Cup worth a watchJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - Believe it or not, I plan to catch snippets of Thursday's game between Brazil and Croatia. Not because it's soccer but because it's the World Cup. Even if you don't appr...
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Third option might be best one for CubsJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Jeff Samardzija clearly is too good to pitch for the Cubs much longer. Why else would it seem inevitable that Samardzija will be playing somewhere else after the July 31...