Mike Spellman
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Report: Cubs get Epstein but when will he get here?Oct 12, 2011 12:00 am - It appears the Cubs have their man. Finally. Following days of intense speculation, reports are that Theo Epstein, after nine years and a pair of World Series titles wit...
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Quade takes low-key approach to situationOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Lost amid the flurry of Theomania is the effect the hiring will have current Cubs manager Mike Quade. Quade, who just returned from a brief vacation away from baseball, ...
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Sports world agog over Epstein dealOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - It's not just Cubs Nation that is buzzing about the apparent signing of Theo Epstein to a 5-year deal to run the team. The entire baseball world is agog about it. Here's...
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Bears Bites: Cutler's tough, but the pressure's onOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - On this Columbus Day: The Bears discovered the Stafford, the Johnson and the Ndamukong Suh. And now: They're 3 games behind the undefeated Lions a...
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Bolland, Smith to miss Hawks openerOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - The pest is going to rest … at least for one more night. Blackhawks center Dave Bolland went from “questionable” to “out” and not even making the trip to Dallas for Frid...
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How Tweet: More #Blackhawks connecting with fansOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - The Blackhawks’ free agent class of 2011-12 provides depth, grit, leadership and some much-needed sandpaper. It also provides a whole slew of Tweeters or Twitterers or w...
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Spellman's Scorecard: It's all-hockey (almost)Oct 06, 2011 12:00 am - The list: Big sandwich? Check. Lou Angotti jersey? Check. New guys who will check? Check. OK, good: Drop. That. Puck. ...
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New Payton book can't sour my view of SweetnessSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Yeah, I read some of the excerpts from the new book about Walter Payton. Well written. Interesting. But then I stopped. Sure, Payton had issues. We all do. My memories ...
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Kane’s sparkling return marred by hitSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - He began his first shift by breaking up a pass in his own zone and ended it with a shot on goal. On his second shift, he produced an electrifying end-to-end rush in whic...
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Arlington Park ‘befuddled’ by racing board voteSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - The sweeping changes Arlington Park officials were seeking didn’t come to fruition Tuesday as the Illinois Racing Board unveiled a 2012 thoroughbred racing schedule rema...