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Buy Dodgers? It's food for thought
I'm considering buying the Dodgers. New ownership seems wise at this point, though I will confess that my judgment may be impaired after wolfing down four Dodger Dogs the other night. Sodium poisoning soon set in, and then there was this 2-year-old...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Employees, Homes, Tony La Russa, Career and Workplace
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In memory of Jack Beasley, a guy you may not have noticed, but should have
Jack Beasley died. You might say "Who?" and I wouldn't disagree. I knew him like I do so many people: To say hello, chat a little, laugh a little, so I really didn't know him at all. But you probably saw him, a regular part of your life maybe on some...Tags: College Football, World War II (1939-1945), Diabetes, Little Richard
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Love of Chicago history fuels Paul Durica
The first time I met Paul Durica, he was Ben Reitman. This was a few summers ago at the annual Bughouse Square Debates, held by the Newberry Library in the small Washington Square Park across the street and celebrating the bygone era when that park...
Tags: Arts and Culture, University of Michigan, World War II (1939-1945), Television Industry, Northwestern University
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USC women's lacrosse team debuts Saturday against Northwestern
There will be big doings for USC athletics Saturday at the Coliseum. And no, Matt Barkley did not get another year of eligibility. This has to do with lacrosse, which brings to mind one of two things for most of us: a medium-sized city in Wisconsin or a...Tags: Lacrosse, Matt Barkley, Sports, Northwestern Wildcats, Northwestern University
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Trojans simply defenseless against high-flying Ducks
The game had long since ended, yet the right-hand number on the scoreboard was still glowing, just below where the Olympic flame was still burning. On this most scorching, chilling of nights, they looked identical. Sixty-two points? At the Coliseum?...
Tags: Football, De'Anthony Thomas, USC Trojans, Oregon Ducks, Matt Barkley
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Notre Dame football: Can Kelly cap dream season?
Maybe this one really is too big to ponder the big picture. College football's Super Bowl can devour a team in its hype. Tighten the blinders. Put a block on ESPN. Pull the plug on the Internet. Confiscate cell phones. The ultimate prize is enough. No...
Tags: BCS National Championship Game, College Football, Football, ESPN (tv network), Alabama Crimson Tide
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Notre Dame football: Teams must find balance during prep
The 2012 Fighting Irish football season has been an adventure of legendary proportion. An amazing season filled with intrigue, excitement, exhilaration, and transformation: Ireland, Michigan under the lights, Miami at Soldier Field, Michigan State on the...
Tags: NFL Draft, Football, Teaching and Learning, Soldier Field, Students
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Prediction: Notre Dame wins BCS title, and it'll echo through ages
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The images will be vivid, history will be haunting, ghosts will be everywhere. This is Knute Rockne versus Bear Bryant, Touchdown Jesus versus Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Four Horsemen versus Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Montana versus Joe...Tags: Football, Florida Gators, Southeastern Conference, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Brian Kelly
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Patterns have Notre Dame, USC attention
We combed the hills and scoured the wires for this batch of weekend tidbits: • Boston College has knocked undefeated Notre Dame out of the national title race in each of the last two decades: 1993 and 2002. Notre Dame (9-0) plays at Boston College...
Tags: Washington Redskins, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Minnesota Golden Gophers, Syracuse Orange
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Don Chargin recalls glory days of boxing at Olympic Auditorium
Boxing keeps turning up the volume on the hype. Apparently, if you sell it loudly, fewer will notice if it is lousy. Oscar De La Hoya, never lousy in the ring, was presenting a card of boxers at a media gathering the other day for a Saturday night show...
Tags: Heavyweight, Flyweight Boxing, Lightweight Boxing, Japan, Dodger Stadium
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USC football incident further deflates Trojans' image
Three months ago, the USC Trojans had proudly survived NCAA probation to become the top-ranked team in college football. On Thursday, after a litany of missteps and misdeeds had turned their season of rebirth into a spiral of regret, the program stumbled...
Tags: Football, Pacific-12 Conference, Values, Matt Barkley, Punishment
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Taking it on faith that Notre Dame's 8-0 record is real
Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: I completely understand that you are the biggest USC honk in the land, but… the whole rest of the country is jumping on the ND bandwagon and you are being dragged behind in the dust. When are you going to give the...
Tags: Oregon State Beavers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Matt Barkley, Syracuse Orange, Florida Gators
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