Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Bears address their greatest needApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With their first draft pick the Bears addressed their greatest need. They selected Vanderbilt's Chris Williams 14th overall in the hope that he can step into the startin...
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2nd shutout in a row doesn't go Cubs' wayApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John Lannan pitched four-hit ball for seven innnings, and Wily Mo Pena and Wil Nieves had back-to-back RBI singles to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-...
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Persistence pays offApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - An interesting Saturday on the South Side started with a text message sent early in the morning. "I can go today, Skip" was the gist of pitcher Mark Buehrle's text to Wh...
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'Pacman' deal awaits approvalApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- The complicated deal to get Adam "Pacman" Jones to the Dallas Cowboys was finished Saturday night. Now it's up to the suspended cornerback to make the ...
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Anderson comes through for SoxApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Just a couple years ago, Brian Anderson was on top of the world. He was 24, coming off a World Series title and the starting center fielder of the future for the White S...
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With Cubs a threat to run, pitchers forced to adjustApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Most people in the sabermetrics community will tell you that for the stolen base to be worth the risk, it must succeed about 75 percent of the time. The C...
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A draft day filled with uncertaintyApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The NFL got one thing right Saturday: the top six picks in this year's draft were the six players the league invited to New York for the event. No one had to...
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NFL draft: The Long and Long of itApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-...
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Smith, Hawks alive, well in beating CelticsApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Led by high-flying Josh Smith, the Atlanta Hawks finally showed they can beat the Boston Celtics. Good timing. Smith scored 27 points -- and give him a perfect 10 in his...
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Cubs swat away pesky Nats this time aroundApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After letting a game get away to the Nationals on Friday night, the Cubs were determined not to let it happen again Saturday. So the offense went out in t...