Mike Spellman
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A U.S. Open at Cog Hill? Tiger would be OK with thatSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Forget the $64,000 question. The best player in the world, Tiger Woods, provided the answer to the $5 million question Wednesday following his Pro-Am round on newly reno...
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Stricker-Slocumb-Woods grouping should draw big crowds at Cog HillSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The most eagerly anticipated first-round grouping in the BMW Championship at Cog Hill won't be Bob Estes, Nathan Green and Bryce Molder, though that trio does tee off No...
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First impressions: Pros say Dubs looks difficult but fairSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - After a couple of leisurely afternoons playing nine holes a day, Heath Slocum knows what turbulence might lie ahead this weekend when play begins at the BMW Championship...
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Newly renovated Cog Hill ready for BMW Championship to tee offSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - It has more bunkers than an "All in the Family" marathon, more traps than a "Dateline" special with Chris Hansen. Its rough hovers at around 3½ inches along fairways tha...
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Graham's patience leads to Pucker Up Stakes victorySep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A masterfully patient rail ride by James Graham resulted in a trip to the winner's circle for Hot Cha Cha (5-1) in the Grade III, $200,000 Pucker Up Stakes and capped a ...
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He's just happy to be a big fish in a Small pondSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - As Mike Small shoved the 2-by-4-foot novelty winner's check under his arm and headed to the door, his round-table with the media over after winning a seventh straight Il...
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Another tough loss for Wells as Cubs drop 2 of 3 to MetsSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past 100 years or so, the Cubs have been the ultimate victims of Murphy's Law, where pretty much anything that can go wrong for the team has gone wrong. On Sunda...
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Emotional ride for Matthew StraightSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As he swung his mount wide heading into the stretch in the fourth race Saturday at Arlington Park, jockey Matthew Straight knew he wasn't the only one aboard More Than A...
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Derrek Lee homers twice to lead Cubs past Mets 5-3Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It's official: There may not be a guy anywhere who has had a better past few days than Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee. It began Thursday morning when Lee and his wife, Ch...
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Woods committed to playing in BMW Championship in LemontSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Though the final field of 70 won't be determined until Monday, the one golfer most golf fans want to know about has committed to playing in next week's BMW Championship ...