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Daily Herald, News-Gazette among IAPEA winners
The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald won six first-place awards Thursday -- including the coveted general excellence honor -- in the 2008 Illinois Associated Press Editors Association Editorial Excellence contest. The Daily Herald also took home the...Tags: Death and Dying, Angel, Chicago Sun-Times, Avril Lavigne, Mark Johnson
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There's life after deadbeat baseball teams
We now join our regularly scheduled programming, already in progress. And there is progress, for those of you who have been tied up with baseball. First, though, two quick obituaries. The Cubs are truly amazing in their ability to squash people's...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Baseball, Chicago Bears, National Basketball Association, Football
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Struggling economy could help Yankees get Sabathia
ken.davidoff@newsday.comCC Sabathia told reporters this past week that his experience with the Brewers opened up his world. That no longer was he married to the idea of using his impending free agency to relocate his job near his West Coast home. Some friends of the...Tags: Johan Santana, Economy, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox
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Mets are crazy if they sign Manny
wallace.matthews@newsday.comThere is no longer any question that the biggest difference-maker in this year's baseball season has been Manny Ramirez. Practically single-handedly, he energized the Dodgers' lineup, enlivened the Dodgers' clubhouse and embarrassed the hell out of the...Tags: Johan Santana, Baseball, Omar Minaya, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox
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A look back on a Chicago baseball season gone bad
IN THE WAKE OF THE NEWSI know thousands of you must have had a World Series with the Cubs on your bucket list—things to see before you croak. Sorry, my friends. It doesn't matter how much lipstick you put on this goat. Your Cubs are still baaaaad. Wednesday was the...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Aramis Ramirez, Baseball, Alfonso Soriano, Lou Piniella
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White Sox finally eliminated
AP Sports WriterThis time, the Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid the knockout. They won four straight elimination games only to bow out with a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of their division series on Monday night. Just like that, what looked like a promising...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle
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Key moments: Upton early homers turn tide
Tribune staff reporterUp, up and away Oh, that B.J. Upton was downright uptown Monday. While White Sox pitchers neutralized Evan Longoria, Upton stepped up to take his place. His first-inning homer off Gavin Floyd was an early stake through the heart of the high-spirited...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., U.S. Cellular Field, Baseball, Wrigley Field, Jose Contreras
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GM Williams wants to balance lineup, defense
Chicago Tribune reporterWhite Sox fans should fasten their seat belts for what should be a wild winter. "I know what I want to do," general manager Ken Williams said Monday night after the Sox were eliminated from the postseason by Tampa Bay. "I've known what I've wanted to...Tags: Paul Konerko, Juan Uribe, Joe Crede, Baseball, Toby Hall
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Buehrle: 'We got beat by a better team'
Chicago Tribune reporterAs the White Sox said their goodbyes Monday night in their subdued clubhouse, there were hugs and smiles but no tears and no excuses. For some it was the last time they would see each other as teammates, with the off-season promising changes after...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Baseball, Major League Baseball, Jose Contreras, Mark Buehrle
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White Sox face changes after ouster
AP Sports WriterJust getting to the playoffs was a chore for the Chicago White Sox. They had to win their last regular-season game, the makeup of a rainout and a tiebreaker to win the AL Central. And by the time they finally wrapped up the division title and had to...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Baseball, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Scott Linebrink, Major League Baseball
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Spending spree not in Sox GM Ken Williams' plans
Tribune reporterWith as many as five key free agents this off-season, change is inevitable for the White Sox. There are several routes general manager Ken Williams can take to maintain the Sox as an American League title contender, depending on how much emphasis he...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle
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Kazmir, Iwamura help Rays take 2-0 lead over Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A year after going 66-96, Tampa Bay is one win from breezing into the American League Championship Series. Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start and Akinori Iwamura hit a two-run homer Friday as the Rays beat the Chicago...Tags: Alexei Ramirez, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle, Jermaine Dye
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