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, Dec 20, 2012
People Issue 2012:
Kayce Ataiyero, the GM
"Even as a lifelong basketball fan I didn't appreciate how complex the business is."
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, May 8, 2012
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Michael Jordan buzzer beaters cure all ailments
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, Apr 28, 2012
Bulls lose Rose in Pyrrhic victory
The Bulls win their playoff opener, but suffer a sickening loss to MVP Derrick Rose.
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, Mar 30, 2012
Time for the Final Four, so my bracket tells me
Big deal about brackets, the NCAA Tourney isn't as fun without the little guys
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, Mar 13, 2012
The MVP halts the Linsanity
Derrick Rose wins the hyped matchup with Jeremy Lin—and the game.
by Ted Cox
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, Mar 6, 2012
Obsolescence Week: save the box score—and the line score
The sports box score and baseball line score battle obsolescence.
by Ted Cox
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, Feb 15, 2012
Sending my regrets to the Public League semis
The Public League boys basketball playoffs come down to the semifinal and final
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, Feb 15, 2012
David Carr closes in on Wilt Chamberlain
The future of journalism is Twitter—gulp!
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, Jan 18, 2012
Simeon: Not ready for national stage
Simeon High basketball gets stomped on national TV
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, Dec 26, 2011
Bulls: A win all their own
The Bulls open the NBA season with an impressive comeback Christmas Day victory
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, Oct 26, 2011
Return of the basketball rims
by Mick Dumke
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, Oct 3, 2011
Serving as Rick Telander's conservative foil
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, Sep 22, 2011
No statistical link between basketball rims and crime around Uptown park
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, Sep 22, 2011
Basketball controversies
In the name of protecting kids, there's a movement to take their sports equipment away
by Mick Dumke and Kevin Warwick
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, Jul 20, 2011
Squeaker on pavement:
a pickup basketball game goes down to the last shot
by Mick Dumke
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, Jul 28, 2009
Steve James's "The Trial of Allen Iverson," coming to ESPN
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Quit your job and become an artist
Laura Zinger's documentary "Proceed and be Bold!" about activist print maker Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. headlines Tuesday's Indie Flicks showcase at Sonotheque.
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, Feb 27, 2009
Stormin' Norman Van Lier
To some of us, Norm Van Lier was the coolest guy alive.
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, Sep 5, 2007
Think global, blog local
Local blogs of note.
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