Derrick Rose Has Surgery to Repair Torn ACL

Bulls guard Derrick Rose underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate...

Former White Sox Pitcher Kevin Hickey Dies at 56

  Kevin Hickey, who lived out a major league storybook dream of...

Jay Cutler Goes Where Lovie Smith Refuses: Reality

Apparently Jay Cutler doesn’t like getting knocked around. Weird. Cutler, who is...

Blackhawks Saad Makes 1st Team OHL All-Star

Saginaw Spirit forward Brandon Saad has been named to a 1st team...

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Boxing Lessons with Eric Kelly (4x Champion)

Eric Kelly is a four-time amateur national champion boxer who was once ranked fourth in the world — until a pool cue to the eye in a street fight cut his career short. Now Kelly works at Church Street Boxing Gym in lower Manhattan, where...

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Guthrie ready to lead Illini charge for NCAA title

The Fighting Illini golfers will tee it up today in the Norman, OK Regional.  They are the seventh seed in the fourteen team field.  The top five teams will advance to the the NCAA Finals at Riviera County Club in the Los Angeles area, site...

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Former White Sox Pitcher Kevin Hickey Dies at 56

  Kevin Hickey, who lived out a major league storybook dream of pitching for his hometown Chicago White Sox and later served as their batting practice pitcher, died Wednesday morning, team sources said. Hickey, 56, was found unresponsive in the team hotel in Dallas before the White...

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Jay Cutler Goes Where Lovie Smith Refuses: Reality

Apparently Jay Cutler doesn’t like getting knocked around. Weird. Cutler, who is a Type 1 diabetic, was speaking to middle school children about the importance of being tested for diabetes at Perspectives Middle Academy on the South Side. After meeting with Perspective students, Cutler spoke...

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The Players Champ Kuchar Likes Shot Clock Idea

  IRVING, Texas – Matt Kuchar has an idea to combat slow play – at least on a limited basis. “It might be interesting to have a tournament with a shot clock,” said the recent Players Championship winner. “An event where there is a full‑on...

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It is Time to Pull the Plug on Geovany Soto

After the Chicago Cubs drafted Soto out of high school in the 11th round of the 2001 draft, it took a while for him to reach the major leagues for good.  When he did, it was seven years later, when he won the 2008 NL...

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Derrick Rose Has Surgery to Repair Torn ACL

Bulls guard Derrick Rose underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday morning at Rush University Medical Center.  Brian Cole, the Bulls’ team physician, performed the surgery using an autograft from Rose’s patellar tendon, a commonly used procedure on...

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The Most Interesting Man … on Tour

Do we not all wish we could wear a red pony tail, smoke a cigar, sip on some fine wine all while playing golf for a living? Well, maybe not all of us but this sounds like a pretty cool gig right? If you think...

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White Sox Decision on Chris Sale Causes Major Stir

Chris Sale’s agent, BB Abbott, is concerned about  the way that the White Sox have handled his client. “In short, yes, I am extremely concerned about the way the White Sox have approached the situation with Chris and his future,” Abbott said Wednesday night in...

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Getting to Know Alshon Jeffery

Alshon Jeffery was drafted with the 13th pick in the 2nd round after the Chicago Bears traded up to get him.  There has been a lot of controversy regarding Jeffery’s work ethic and playing weight, but very few question his talent level – let’s take...

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Chicago Bulls: Painful Exit

  On Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers team in Game 6 of their first round matchup, becoming the fifth number one seed to lose to a number eight seed. It was a fitting end to a disasterous post-season. Painful. Let’s be...

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Paulina Gretzky is at it Again!

Paulina Gretzky, 23, had another legendary photo session. Lovely Paulina is the daugther of hockey great Wayne Gretzky. I’m really not sure which is more legendary, the Great One’s career or his daughter’s outstanding photography skills. Last year in November, Paulina posted some racy photos...

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‘Bones’ Jones to Defend Light Heavyweight Title against Dan Henderson at UFC 151

Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title for the fourth time at UFC 151. “Bones” will square off with former Strikeforcechampion Dan Hendersonat the Sept. 1 event, according to a statement recently released by promotion officials.  UFC 151 will take place in Las Vegas,...

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Blackhawks Saad Makes 1st Team OHL All-Star

Saginaw Spirit forward Brandon Saad has been named to a 1st team OHL All-Star, after recording 34 goals and 76 points in 44 regular-season games.  Saad was the only Spirit player named to any of the three All-Star teams, voted on by league general managers....

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MLB: Ban Pitcher’s Third to First Move?

It is a general rule of thumb that when baserunners steal a base, you can generally blame the pitcher for not holding the runner close enough. It is the pitcher’s responsibility for varying his moves, timing and sequence of pitches in order to throw the...

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