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NON MONSIEUR: IF I EVER MOVE TO PARIS, I’LL SEND POSTCARDS TO CHICAGO MEDIA
I love fun junk in my former city, where a columnist thinks I might be moving my operations base to France, which does have Notre-Dame — um, I’m focused…
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JIMMY BUTLER IS RUINING A GREAT CAREER IN A FOOLISH FIGHT WITH PAT RILEY
A wonderful story has turned ugly in Miami, where Butler looked primed to win an NBA championship until falling off the emotional ledge in a firm…
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FANBOYS ARE WRECKING THE SPORTS MEDIA, SO JOIN ME IN TRYING TO STOP THEM
Sports should be covered with adversarial guidelines to protect consumers who spend too much money, yet everyone is softening up from the Washington…
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ONLY BORED PEOPLE THINK THE CHIEFS ARE BORING, ONE VICTORY FROM HISTORY
It's a dynasty that shouldn’t happen in the NFL or in sports, but here is Kansas City again, with Mahomes beating Allen and Kelce kissing Taylor — and…
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WITH SAQUON, HURTS, TUSH PUSHES AND A COOL 55: WILL THE EAGLES WIN IT ALL?
A “pretty strong cocktail” is what Philadelphia brings to the Super Bowl, where the Barkley signing is legendary while he supports an injured…
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JERRY JONES IS WORTH $17.3 BILLION AND HIRES BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER AS COACH
Whatever the owner is doing with the Dallas Cowboys, he has minimized them into an apathetic mind-numbness, upgrading an offensive coordinator who…
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BOOING DJOKOVIC ISN’T A SMART MOVE AS THE GREATEST EVER PREPARES TO LEAVE
The Australians taunted him as he retired in the semifinals, forgetting everything he has accomplished — 24 Grand Slams, the most among men — and we…
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WOULD BEN JOHNSON HAVE JOINED THE BEARS IF JACKSONVILLE WASN’T SUCH A MESS?
He said he wanted “this job” in Chicago, but Jaguars owner Shad Khan had yet to dismiss general manager Trent Baalke, which finally happened when Liam…
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BURGLARIES HARMING ATHLETES IN OUR WORLD OF WILDFIRES AND POLAR VORTEXES
It’s time to play serious defense at home, where stars have been ambushed by creeps who apparently include four Chilean nationals — one of whom stole…
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DON’T BE MAD AT THE CHIEFS (AND 15-YARD PENALTIES) WHEN MAHOMES IS SMARTER
America should enjoy the artistry when a three-time championship quarterback awaits a defender’s mistake, which develops the predominant theory that…
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THE BEARS ARE WORTH $6.4 BILLION, SO YES, THEY SHOULD SPLURGE FOR BEN JOHNSON
In a town dragged down by the Reinsdorfs and Ricketts, the McCaskeys have cut loose and will spend $13 million a year on a man who never has been a pro…
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NIGHT AND DAY: A REDEMPTION STORY AT OHIO STATE INSIDE TRUMP’S NEW “AMERICA”
Ryan Day survived death threats and verbal abuse fired at his family and won the first title of the expanded College Football Playoff, which should mean…
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