Mike Spellman
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Solheim Cup no ordinary golf tournamentAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Upon entrance to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove for the 2009 Solheim Cup, where the top players from the United States take on the best Europe has to offer, things wi...
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Chicagoland Golf publisher loved the game he coveredAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Phil Kosin considered himself a regular guy, a Chicago guy, a real man of the people. Whether it was through the pages of his bi-weekly Chicagoland Golf publication or o...
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Team USA's fist pumper excitedAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - If you don't notice Christina Kim during the 2009 Solheim Cup, well, you're not really trying. She's the U.S. team's unofficial cheerleader, protector and overall pumper...
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Gio Ponti overcomes stumble to win Arlington MillionAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Anyone have filly Rachel Alexandra's phone number? How about the digits for super mare Zenyatta? Suddenly the connections of Gio Ponti are eager to set up a racing date ...
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Daily double for DesormeauxAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - He didn't win the showcase event of the day - the Arlington Million - but jockey Kent Desormeaux nevertheless had himself quite a Festival of Racing at Arlington Park on...
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Year after year, Arlington Million hits the high notesAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I know a guy who loves horse racing, loves Arlington Park, and really loves the Arlington Million, but he swears the only way the Million will ever reach the level of tr...
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Gio Ponti has big designs on winning the MillionAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Gio Ponti, the man, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Gio Ponti, the horse, could end up being one of the most influential American turf ru...
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U.S. team happy to have Michelle Wie on boardAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - As if being a rookie selected as a captain's pick -- a semi-controversial pick at that -- wasn't enough, Michelle Wie's first drive in front of her new teammates at Rich...
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After years of planning, Solheim Cup falling in placeAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - For the U.S. Solheim Cup team, it's all starting to come together - even the togetherness. The American team of 12 top women professional golfers finished up its second ...
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Three great Million races Dooley will never forgetAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - He's seen photo finishes, blanket finishes and finishes almost too bizarre to believe. As he prepares to call his 10th Arlington Million, Arlington Park race caller Joh...