Mike Spellman
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Bears Bites: It's a whole new seasonSep 14, 2014 1:00 am - Ladies and gentlemen: Your first-place Chicago Bears. Can you believe it? Sure: It's also your first-place Lions, Packers and Vikings too, but who cares? B...
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Could Niners' lavish pregame festivities give Bears an edge?Sep 12, 2014 5:30 am - Well, it seems like the consensus final score for Sunday night's game is somewhere in the vicinity of 49ers 38, Bears 13. Not so sure about that. Fighting the odds:...
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Spellman's Scorecard: My math says 10-6 for BearsSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - The Bears' special-teams units weren't good last year. They'll be even worse this season. The Bears' defense was hideous last year. There's no way on God's green earth t...
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Mercifully, NFL preseason comes to an endAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - I'll tell you what, the two guys who really stuck out to me Thursday night were O-lineman Robert Turner and TE Jeron Mastrud. What? #hatefinalpreseasongames Let's ju...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Yes, it's just preseason, but still ...Aug 22, 2014 5:30 am - Everybody ready: For some overreaction theater regardless of the outcome of Friday night's Bears game? Better be, because you know it's coming, and it will all be f...
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Hardest Core one in a MillionAug 16, 2014 8:01 pm - About 20 minutes - and nearly 30 years - after the Miracle Million was held at Arlington Park, trainer Edward Graham stood transfixed as he watched a replay of yet anoth...
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Pizza Man wins St. LegerAug 16, 2014 8:01 pm - A month ago, jockey Florent Geroux had himself a career day, winning three of the four big races on the Million Preview Day card, including the Grade III Stars and Strip...
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Will thoroughbred bring incredible ending to family's incredible story?Aug 16, 2014 5:30 am - This is a story of an ownership group, Hit the Board Stables, which features partners from California to Kentucky, formed for the love — and the fun — of the game of hor...
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Spellman: My Million pick rhymes with 'Chagician'Aug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Wait, it's Friday, right? Anyhoo: Happy Arlington Million Day. Great card, chance of rain diminishing by the hour ... should be one heck of an afternoon. And ...
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Magician looks to do the trick with win in MillionAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Despite a lack of Bozo or Chelveston the Duck sightings, there still was plenty of excitement at the WGN-TV studios Wednesday as the draw for Saturday's International Fe...