Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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In playoffs, what matters most is who's playing wellAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTON, Mass. -- The PGA Tour playoffs figured to be somewhat of a homefield advantage for someone like Vijay Singh, a three-time winner at Westchester and a past champi...
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One that got away from Cubs, ZambranoAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it's time for another do-over for Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs certainly aren't getting a do-over on Zambrano's five-year, $91.5 million contract extension. Since Zam...
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Bad knee gives Nadal troubleAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Playing on a taped-up knee so painful he almost pulled out of the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal was hardly at his imposing best Wednesday. It was a struggle to spr...
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Big Ten Network not such a big man on cable campusAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As the proud graduate of a Midwestern land-grant institution, I know this is going to strike many as blasphemy, but I couldn't care less if the Big Ten Network runs on C...
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Bears rest starters in 19-9 loss to BrownsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Evidently Bears coaches believe the offense is ready for the regular-season opener Sept. 9, since it played just three snaps in the preseason finale, a mostly meaningles...
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For rookies, big stakes in last-chance gameAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Super Bowl-caliber teams like the Bears don't expect much immediate help from NFL rookies. Other than tight end Greg Olsen, their first-round pick, none of this year's d...
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Piniella plans to stay aggressive despite sluggish offenseAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's an insight into the managerial mind of the Cubs' Lou Piniella: "We haven't been exactly knocking the cover off the ball, and the worst thing that a manager can do...
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Blackhawks tickets to go on sale TuesdayAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Individual-game tickets for Blackhawks preseason games will go on sale Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the United Center Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets, online at www.chicag...
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For one night anyway, Brewers able to smileAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Thanks to a hearty wind blowing in over the left- field bleachers, the game-time temperature at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night was about 20 degrees cooler than the pre...
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Cubs make a pair of minor transactionsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cubs have sent outfielder Buck Coats to Cincinnati for a player to be named later, and completed their deal with Detroit that brought outfielder Craig Monroe to Chic...