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    Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Yes, another surly Harrison Ford interview

    If getting reamed by the notoriously grumpy <strong><span class="runtimeTopic">Harrison Ford</span></strong> is a rite of passage for entertainment reporters, you could say I was finally initiated into the club March 18. In fact, you could say a few Chicago reporters were initiated that night.
    If getting reamed by the notoriously grumpy Harrison Ford is a rite of passage for entertainment reporters, you could say I was finally initiated into the club March 18. In fact, you could say a few Chicago reporters were initiated that night. The actor...

    Tags: Doubt (movie), Baseball, Bars and Clubs, NBC (tv network), John Pankow

    2. Mar 30, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Good luck trying to buy a World Series

    There are some things that can be bought.
    There are some things that can be bought. A space flight. The chance to be cryogenically frozen. Or maybe just some of the simpler things, like a 12-cylinder Ferrari Testarossa, beachfront property in Turks and Caicos or one of the socks Curt...

    Tags: Mike Hampton, Magic Johnson, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Travis d'Arnaud

    3. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. Ravens won't sacrifice long-term goals for short-term payoff

    If you want to understand what the Ravens have been doing over the past week &mdash; other than dismantling a <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/superbowl/">Super Bowl</a> champion &mdash; it might be instructive to look back at the final week of the regular season.
    If you want to understand what the Ravens have been doing over the past week — other than dismantling a Super Bowl champion — it might be instructive to look back at the final week of the regular season. The Ravens had a longshot opportunity...

    Tags: Steve Bisciotti, Bernard Pollard, Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens, Anquan Boldin

    4. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. For '42,' actor had to please Jackie Robinson's No. 1 fan

    When Chadwick Boseman was cast as Jackie Robinson in the race-themed baseball drama "42," he was immediately confronted by someone with personal knowledge of the renowned ballplayer: the late athlete's widow, Rachel Robinson.
    When Chadwick Boseman was cast as Jackie Robinson in the race-themed baseball drama "42," he was immediately confronted by someone with personal knowledge of the renowned ballplayer: the late athlete's widow, Rachel Robinson. "The first thing she said...

    Tags: Harrison Ford, L.A. Confidential (movie), Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

    5. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Dodgers' Vin Scully to be honored at annual scouts dinner

    I suppose you could get tired of honoring Vin Scully, but doubt it will ever happen. Scully, who was voted into the broadcaster’s wing of the Hall of Fame back in 1982, is scheduled to be given yet another honor Saturday night at the annual...

    Tags: Harrison Ford, USA Today, Baseball, Vin Scully, Don Mattingly

    6. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Gays in sports: On the field -- and in the closet

    When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called "smear the queer." At the time I didn't know what "queer" meant. I only knew if you were brave enough to pick up the ball, you were "the queer" and would get creamed.
    When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called "smear the queer." At the time I didn't know what "queer" meant. I...

    Tags: Mark Cuban, Sports, Football, Jackie Robinson, Washington Redskins

    7. Nov 10, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Texas A&M's speed bottles up a slow Tide

    Everyone wondered what a team like Oregon would do if it met Alabama on a field that could also serve as a laboratory beaker.
    Everyone wondered what a team like Oregon would do if it met Alabama on a field that could also serve as a laboratory beaker. Would Oregon's up-tempo offense fizzle when mixed with Alabama's bone-crushing defense, or explode like Mentos combined with...

    Tags: College Football, Southeastern Conference, Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas Longhorns, Sports

    8. Sep 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Whispers: Bundy and Harper could make history

    No one knows how much the Orioles will pitch <strong>Dylan Bundy,</strong> but if they make the playoffs and add the 19-year-old right-hander to the postseason roster, he and <strong>Bryce Harper</strong> will become the 11th and 12th teenagers to advance to the playoffs. The most recent was <strong>Andruw Jones</strong> with the 1996 Braves. The first was Chicago native and Loyola Academy alum <strong>Freddie Lindstrom,</strong> who was 18 when he got 10 hits for the Giants in the 1924 World Series. &hellip;
    No one knows how much the Orioles will pitch Dylan Bundy, but if they make the playoffs and add the 19-year-old right-hander to the postseason roster, he and Bryce Harper will become the 11th and 12th teenagers to advance to the playoffs. The most...

    Tags: Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Villanueva, Clint Eastwood

    9. Jun 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. MLB whispers: Is Cohen listening?

    The Steinbrenners said the Yankees weren't for sale, but it appears <b>Steven Cohen</b> wasn't listening. The guy who could have bought the Padres reportedly is keeping his powder dry because he thinks he can wind up owning the Yankees in a few years. &#8230;
    The Steinbrenners said the Yankees weren't for sale, but it appears Steven Cohen wasn't listening. The guy who could have bought the Padres reportedly is keeping his powder dry because he thinks he can wind up owning the Yankees in a few years. …...

    Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Matt Garza, Mike Trout, Baseball, Chicago Cubs

    10. Jun 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. '42' star: Jackie Robinson pic shows we're 'evolving as a race'

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    "42," the Jackie Robinson baseball movie starring Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, also features Hamish Linklater as Ralph Branca. Directed by Brian Helgeland, it will be released at the start of next year's baseball season....
    11. Aug 22, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. This is Obamaland: Bad luck, bad faith

    "We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, got the economy moving again. … But over the last six months, we've had a run of bad luck." President Barack Obama, Aug. 15 WASHINGTON — A troubled nation wonders: How did we get mired in...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Texas, Politics, Charles Krauthammer, Federal Reserve

    12. May 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. New Dodgers Ownership Off to a Lively Start

    LOS ANGELES -- Making their first official appearance on a gray morning in a nearly empty stadium, new Dodgers owners lighted up the place Wednesday with raucous promise, defiant hope and only one certainty.
    Los Angeles Times
    LOS ANGELES -- Making their first official appearance on a gray morning in a nearly empty stadium, new Dodgers owners lighted up the place Wednesday with raucous promise, defiant hope and only one certainty. Hang on to your blue, because it's going to be...

    Tags: Magic Johnson, Baseball, Orlando Magic, Vin Scully, Ned Colletti

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