Mike Imrem
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Ugly win by Bears, but that's OKOct 10, 2013 11:00 pm - This was a victory the Bears can accept without apology, simply say thank you very much and move on to the rest of the NFL season. The word that comes to mind is obligat...
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Cubs’ loss of Girardi not too painfulOct 09, 2013 5:36 am - Oh, no, the Cubs’ world came crumbling down Wednesday. More likely it didn’t at all unless Wrigley Field’s concrete finally gave out on its own. Joe Girardi — who since ...
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Have Cubs lost their spot as baseball’s darlings?Oct 08, 2013 5:37 am - Three of baseball’s major plot lines this week are the Cubs chasing Joe Girardi, the Pirates chasing a championship and Alex Rodriguez’s lawyers chasing ambulances. We’l...
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Not tough to buy this heartwarming messageOct 07, 2013 5:37 am - We interrupt this regularly scheduled column for a commercial message. The only reason the subject applies to sports is it involves a form of basketball. Oh, and beer, t...
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Considering his emotions, Bears' Marshall worth watchingOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - So much of what Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall says is starting to sound problematic. All the words were all right Sunday. They just seemed all wrong after being p...
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Northwestern might find the big time has its risksOct 02, 2013 5:37 am - Northwestern will relearn a lesson this weekend: Nothing can dumb down a distinguished American university like big-time college football can. One risk of this sport is ...
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Would Theo gamble his own money on his plan?Oct 01, 2013 5:00 am - We all should be as confident in ourselves and what we do as Theo Epstein is in himself and his plan to build the Cubs into World Series champions. “We know what we're d...
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Time is so right for Hawks to be all they are built to beOct 01, 2013 5:00 am - Blackhawks fans lined up on Madison Street curbs late Tuesday afternoon to celebrate another Stanley Cup championship. Indian head on red was the fashion statement just ...
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Did Bears have to expose so many flaws in one game?Sep 29, 2013 5:37 am - The Bears’ work in progress devolved into a work in regress Sunday afternoon at Detroit. That was going to happen sometime, but did the Bears have to expose so many flaw...
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Rizzo-Cashner contest one worth watchingSep 24, 2013 5:37 am - The Anthony Rizzo plot sickens as the Cubs’ season mercifully fades toward winter. It no longer is simply that the struggling first baseman is the most visible symbol on...