Mike Imrem
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Women being left out was not rightAug 21, 2012 8:12 pm - My right hand refused to pound palms with my left hand, also known as my wrong hand, over Augusta National Golf Club finally permitting two women to become members. I co...
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Good start for what Sox need to doAug 20, 2012 10:12 pm - One of the lead stories on mlb.com Monday afternoon previewed the Yankees-White Sox series. “Beasts from the East meeting up with best from Midwest,” was the hook. The S...
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NFL training camps a whole lot of nothingAug 19, 2012 1:18 pm - Maybe because August is a relatively boring sports month, we just can’t help ourselves from overreacting to the Bears. By we I mean the media can’t and football fans can...
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Arlington Million remains a special day in suburbsAug 18, 2012 1:00 pm - Saturday's 30th running of the Arlington Million was celebrated by astonishing weather and 34,002 fans, the largest crowd for the race in this century. I have covered pr...
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Shoemaker vs. Piggott: which jockey is best?Aug 18, 2012 6:47 am - Editor’s note: With the 30th running of the Arlington Million this weekend, we thought you might enjoy a look back at the first Million ever held. The column was publish...
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‘Shoe’ made Million a classicAug 18, 2012 6:47 am - Editor’s note: Here is a reprint of Mike Imrem’s column on the first Arlington Million. It appeared on Aug. 31, 1981, in the Daily Herald. Just moments after Bill Shoema...
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Bears win, and that’s all that really mattersAug 16, 2012 5:37 am - This week should be a lot less controversial for the Bears. A methodical 23-6 victory over the mundane St. Louis Rams will sort of put to rest the restlessness around to...
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With loss of Jauss comes reminiscingAug 16, 2012 5:36 am - Some days some stories are more important than Lovie Smith’s contract, the NHL lockout and the NFL’s bounty suspensions. Wednesday afternoon I was sitting at this very c...
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Could Bears ever lose their grip on Chicago?Aug 16, 2012 4:37 am - Bears ownership and management are advised to take notice of the improbability that occurred in Dallas last week. They should take notice especially considering that the...
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One man will have final vote on Rose’s returnAug 16, 2012 4:37 am - When pondering Derrick Rose’s future, never discount Jerry Reinsdorf’s role. One voice will be heard above all others and one vote will be cast above all others, and the...