Mike Imrem
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These days, off-field action far more compellingJan 27, 2013 4:37 am - Last week two Chicago athletes performed two remarkable plays. One night Bulls center Joakim Noah crashed out of bounds to save a loose ball so Marco Belinelli could sco...
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It looks like lockout actually helped NHLJan 23, 2013 4:37 am - As I started to write this late Wednesday afternoon, the dog started barking in the living room. He has been told not to disturb me when I’m creating literature, but som...
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After Raiders, Bears tranquility for TrestmanJan 22, 2013 4:00 am - Marc Trestman's days with the Oakland Raiders likely prepared him for anything the Halas Hall culture might throw at him. Really, anything. The Bears' new head coach sho...
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Bulls, Lakers both hard to figure outJan 21, 2013 4:37 am - The Bulls and Lakers didn’t so much collide Monday night in the United Center as circle each other curiously. Why wouldn’t the Bulls wonder why the Lakers have struggled...
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Renovating Wrigley Field is long past dueJan 21, 2013 4:15 am - Finally comes a common-sense approach to renovating Wrigley Field. Cubs ownership, the Ricketts family, essentially acknowledged over the weekend that taxpayers aren't g...
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Bears' Trestman might just be guy for the jobJan 17, 2013 4:00 pm - Andy MacPhail introduced the concept to Chicago sports on the day he became president/CEO of the Cubs in 1994. MacPhail said that he would hire a general manager with “a...
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Like Walsh, NFL took its time to promote TrestmanJan 16, 2013 10:36 am - What took so long? For me that is the most intriguing question concerning the Bears’ search for a head coach. Not what took so long for general manager Phil Emery to set...
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It’s time for Bears to beef up defensive lineJan 16, 2013 4:30 am - Every time Phil Emery begins to seem trustworthy, something makes you wonder. That isn’t an commentary on the Bears general manager’s supposed three final candidates to ...
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Cutler looms large in Bears’ coaching searchJan 15, 2013 4:30 am - Jay Cutler: Problem or solution? Discuss. Let’s start the conversation by asserting that a case can be made that Cutler has become too big an issue in the Bears’ search ...
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Notre Dame’s Kelly just did what coaches doJan 14, 2013 4:30 am - Only fools take seriously anything any college football coach says. Notre Dame fans never should have believed Brian Kelly when he said coaching ND was his dream job, th...