- Blogs, Bleader, May 10, 2013
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On throwing Derrick Rose into the breach
The Bulls need more than inspiration from their sidelined star.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 25, 2013
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Hometown zero: With Adam Dunn batting cleanup, the White Sox have nothing to worry about
How low can Dunn's average get?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2013
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Reason for concern? The Ricketts family own the Cubs and DNAInfo
Joe Ricketts launched DNA Info. His son Tom runs the Chicago Cubs. What are we to think?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2013
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Jonathan Toews looks a little different today
The Field Museum Brachiosaurus gets dressed up for the NHL playoffs.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2013
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Mastering the rules at the Masters, plus a baseball report
Rule 12-5c: Cheating is the essence of golf.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 15, 2013
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Wrigley needs a giant video screen? Did the Tribune write that story with a straight face?
If you think a giant video screen will turn the Chicago Cubs around, dream on!
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2013
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Rare slow-play penalty could keep 14-year-old Guan Tianlang from making Masters cut
Tianlang played well enough, but possibly not fast enough.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 11, 2013
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Great first round for Guan Tianlang, youngest player in Masters history
Will the shorty make the Masters cut?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 11, 2013
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Fifty years ago: A basketball title and a school boycott for Chicago
In 1963, the Loyola Ramblers struck a blow for integration, while the Chicago Public Schools were preserving segregation.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 8, 2013
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Cubs hope to preserve unbeaten home record as blissful week for sports fans begins
Why waste time working or gardening this week when you can be watching baseball, basketball, hockey, and golf?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 1, 2013
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Dunn looks for his 400th Sox strikeout as baseball returns to Chicago
Hope swings eternal for the Sox and Cubs.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 19, 2013
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Why I'm cheering for Indiana, and other thoughts on loving the NCAA tourney
Almost level-headed insights on fandom and March Madness
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 14, 2013
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Waiting for Derrick Rose
Waiting for D. Rose, the press has forgotten about the Bulls.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 4, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: The NBA theme song for the Jordan era, John Tesh's "Roundball Rock"
In honor of the Michael Jordan of the 90s, today's 12 O'Clock track is John Tesh's "Roundball Rock."
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 28, 2013
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Tomorrow, Reader writers read from new books on sports
Mike Lenehan and Ted Cox read from their new sports books Friday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 26, 2013
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A Buddhist remedy for Adam Dunn
There's no telling how high Dunn's average may climb as long as he isn't distracted.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 18, 2013
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On Michael Jordan, the White Sox, the Cubs, and Michael Jordan (and did we mention Michael Jordan?)
But mostly about the White Sox and Cubs.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 16, 2013
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The creepy truth about Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, reviewed
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 6, 2013
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Do athletes get in a "zone"? David Brooks thinks not.
The New York Times op-ed columnist resolves to get "a better grip on some of the questions raised by the data revolution."
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 31, 2013
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Cubs vs. rooftop owners: The most exciting game in town
For all their complaining, the rooftop owners have it a lot better than the west-side peanut vendors, who were driven out of business by a city ordinance after the United Center was built.
