Leaving this space with fond memories
I was madly in love with her. Lots of guys were. She let four or five of us visit her apartment that long-ago night. We were in 4th grade. She...
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Now Cubs can get down to business
Fittingly, the only fight took place after the game, off the field, on the brick concourse right outside the Cubs' clubhouse door. Several beer-fueled, frustrated Cub fans traded facial wounds...
Cubs prove it: Love will keep them together
The Cubs reflect the North Side. A little spoiled and soft. Less likely to risk their idolized, publicized faces in fisticuffs. What else can you expect from a team that...
Crime Dog’s indecision isn’t a ray of hope
One way or the other it was going to be a crime, dog. Either the Cubs were going to steal Fred McGriff, better known as Crime Dog, or the 37-year-old...
Love has title by the tail, but lacks Tiger kick
It was very nearly one for the ages, two classically trained players from North Carolina trading final-twosome birdies on a classic course. But finally, on the 18th tee, we saw...
Foul mouth doesn’t seem to curse Tiger
Maybe, nine holes away, Davis Love III's ears burned. Maybe your eyes rolled. Maybe your kids asked, "If Tiger says it, why can't we?" Woods did it again Saturday. He...
A spoilsport who’s spoiling his sport
The Woodstern Open began and pretty much ended Thursday. About 6 p.m. Chicago's annual PGA tournament splashed into the pond beside the 18th green like an unlit cherry bomb. Tiger...
Otherworldly forces behind Cubs’ fortunes
Sunday, July 1, clinched it. No, obviously not the NL Central. The fool-making, opinion-wrecking, therapy-inducing fact that the 2001 Cubs are a cosmic plot to drive us all madder than...
Floyd facing prospect of teen rebellion
He is the latest flashpoint between Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause. Wizards exec Jordan wanted him badly. Now some, including Jordan, wonder if Tim Floyd will ever be able to...
Krause thinking big –but not big enough
Right idea. Wrong center. Creative, courageous idea by Bulls general manager Jerry Krause to change the sorry face of his team by landing two of the draft's top four high...