Mike Imrem
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Helping Cubs manage search for TV boothNov 06, 2012 4:36 am - Choosing from among the half-dozen or so presumed candidates for the Cubs’ television analyst position is like voting for president. You sort of wish there was somebody ...
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Jim Durham so special on many levelsNov 05, 2012 4:00 am - Jim Durham was as natural at broadcasting sports as anyone who ever did games in this town. That was my first memory when news arrived Monday that the former Bulls play-...
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The real fun begins now for BearsNov 04, 2012 4:37 am - A certain former Chicago baseball manager always said that winning is fun and fun is winning. Not even the contentious Bears defense would contest that notion. Late in S...
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Thibodeau’s ways could be put to the testOct 31, 2012 9:36 pm - An intriguing question as the Bulls’ season begins is what would the players’ relationship with Tom Thibodeau become if they struggled without Derrick Rose. This is the ...
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Difficult to care about sports work stoppagesOct 30, 2012 5:36 am - Say what? The NHL season hasn’t started yet? You kidding? Seriously, if you haven’t noticed that the NHL is locked in a lockout you’ll notice even less now that the NBA ...
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Yes, some games truly are specialOct 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Believe it or not, the purest joy in sports isn't watching the team we bet on cover the spread. It isn't stealing the NFL's best fantasy player. It isn't scalping season...
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Tough times for former Bear Ron RiveraOct 28, 2012 7:35 pm - Ron Rivera came into his postgame interview session Sunday and let out a big sigh of disappointment. Then the Carolina Panthers’ head coach let out three more quick ones...
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Brain matters: uncomfortable but necessary discussionOct 24, 2012 5:37 am - Football’s dangers are easily forgotten this week as the Illinois state playoffs begin. Bands will play, cheerleaders will lead cheers, and fans will applaud remarkable ...
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It’s a shame this could be it for GuillenOct 23, 2012 5:37 am - One of the most promising managerial careers in major-league baseball is at worst over and at best on hold. The Miami Marlins fired Ozzie Guillen on Tuesday after one aw...
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Yes, Bears fans, it’s safe to exhaleOct 22, 2012 11:51 pm - Jay Cutler can render you breathless. He can do it with a bullet pass for a touchdown, a mad scramble for a first down or a snotty response at a news conference. Most of...