Bears Super Bowl MVP Dent enters Hall of Fame

CANTON, Ohio — Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent, one of the game's greatest sackmasters, has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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  Richard Dent in action

Sox Game Day: Scoreless for Stewart through three

MINNEAPOLIS -- Manager Ozzie Guillen emphasized that Zach Stewart wasn't promoted from Triple-A Charlotte to start Saturday night because of concerns about Jake Peavy and the possibility of the...

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  White Sox game action

Tracy upsets top-ranked Cantlay to win Western Amateur

A North Shore Country Club member handed something special to Western Amateur champion Ethan Tracy — a program signed by Jack Nicklaus, who won the prestigious event 50 years ago.

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  Tiger Woods out of WGC mix after Saturday 72

Preview: Fire at Whitecaps

TV: 6 p.m., Galavision.

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  Chicago Fire in action

Rockies pitcher Nicasio has neck surgery after hit to head

DENVER -- Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio underwent neck surgery early Saturday to stabilize a fractured vertebrae after being struck in the head by a line drive.

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  Phil Rogers: Teens learning Ripken way

Undrafted Sanzenbacher catching eyes of Bears' veterans

BOURBONNAIS -- The Chicago Bears haven’t had a lot of luck with undrafted rookie free agents over the last decade.

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  Lovie Smith on cornerbacks, Melton and Soldier Field sod

Day 7 practice update: Tillman deflects 3 Cutler passes

BOURBONNAIS -- Cornerback Charles Tillman's play, quarterback Jay Cutler's passes, and receiver Johnny Knox's injury were among the storylines on Day 7 of Bears training camp Saturday afternoon.

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  Lovie Smith on cornerbacks, Melton and Soldier Field sod

Logano becomes youngest pole-winner in Pocono history

LONG POND, Pa. — It won't be Denny Hamlin or Jeff Gordon out front early in the Good Sam RV Insurance 500 on Sunday. Not Jimmie Johnson or Tony Stewart either.

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  Jimmie and Junior: Still headed in different directions

Big Z tees off for his 23rd career home run

On Friday morning, Carlos Zambrano walked into the Wrigley Field batting cage to face Chicago Bandits pitcher Monica Abbott.

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  Cubs game action

Shannon Sharpe on his Hall of Fame induction

Video from Canton.

Ex-Braves pitcher Smoltz face foreclosures in Wyoming

JACKSON, Wyo. — Foreclosed properties owned by former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz and singer/actress Connie Stevens are headed for auction this month in Wyoming.

Preview: Fever at Sky

TV/radio: 6 p.m. Sunday; CN100.

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  Travel no foreign concept in WNBA

Gio Ponti tops 10-horse field announced for Arlington Million

Among the winners of the Arlington Million, John Henry stands on a pedestal.

Lions getting acclimated to training, heat

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions play their first preseason game in less than a week, and they're not exactly sure what to expect.

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  Tweets from the Bears beat: Biggs, McClure, Pompei and Haugh

Cubs win 7th straight, beat Reds 11-4

Cubs’ pitchers have “started” getting  better lately, meaning their starting rotation is finally stringing together quality starts.

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  Cubs game action

QB shuffle at Notre Dame's first practice

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- As one observer put it Saturday: If the handling or mishandling of wet footballs was to determine Notre Dame's starting quarterback, the Irish were going to have things settled...

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  Notre Dame spring football

Royals' draftee puts football at Nebraska on hold

LINCOLN, Neb. — With millions of dollars potentially at stake, Bubba Starling is putting football at Nebraska on hold until he decides whether to sign with the Kansas City Royals.

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Mitchell showing signs of improvement in Sox's farm system

MINNEAPOLIS -- After a terrible start, Jared Mitchell is starting to regain his batting stroke that made him a first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2009 draft.

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  White Sox game action

Rios returns, Quentin out of Sox's lineup vs. Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS -- After missing the past two games, Alex Rios will return to the Chicago White Sox's lineup Saturday night against Minnesota and Carl Pavano.

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  White Sox game action

Tiger Woods out of WGC mix after Saturday 72

One day after telling anyone within earshot he was close to hitting the golf ball "on a string," Tiger Woods found himself falling back into old habits.

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  Video: Tiger Woods shoots 1-over 71 in second round of WGC-Bridgestone

Bears WR Knox expected to miss 2nd straight practice

BOURBONNAIS -- Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox is expected to be held out of Saturday’s practice with what it believed to be a minor back injury.

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  Bears training camp in Bourbonnais

Exit of Kreutz similar to when Hilgenberg had to leave in '92

BOURBONNAIS — During a 1992 city council meeting in Chicago, shortly after Jay Hilgenberg was traded to the Browns, a Southeast Side alderman criticized Ted Phillips for not retaining the...

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  Olin Kreutz in action

Disgusted Urlacher lobbies for FieldTurf

BOURBONNAIS -- Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher voiced his displeasure with the Soldier Field playing surface a day after unsafe field conditions caused the team's Family Fest practice to be canceled.

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  Lovie Smith on cornerbacks, Melton and Soldier Field sod

Bears' Dent honored to be joining 'best of the best'

VIDEO: Bears great Richard Dent talks about his induction Saturday evening into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Jay Gruden stepping out of brother's shadow

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Jay Gruden has his older brother's voice, and their eyes have the same steely glint. Jay is bigger, has darker hair and more of a twisted smile than a sinister Chucky grimace.

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  Tweets from the Bears beat: Biggs, McClure, Pompei and Haugh

Cubs' Campana: 'I know my role'

The playing time for Tony Campana may increase, but for now “we’re going to continue to use him off the bench,” Cubs’ manager Mike Quade said.

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  Cubs game action

Travel no foreign concept in WNBA

Kobe Bryant has yet to call Sky center Sylvia Fowles.

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  NBA season likely to be canceled, union chief says at seminar

Campana out, Johnson in vs. Reds

One day after playing hero, Tony Campana finds himself back on the Cubs' bench, with Marlon Byrd back in center field Saturday against the Reds. Campana had an inside-the-park homer and two other hits...

White Sox end 6-game skid, beat Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Manager Ozzie Guillen could only laugh Friday night.

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  White Sox game action

Sources: Bears' Harrison returns to practice field

Defensive tackle Marcus Harrison, who missed the first five days of practice after reporting to camp overweight, returned to the field Friday night, according to multiple sources.

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  Exec: Soldier Field will be ready for preseason opener

Stewart to make Sox's debut Saturday night at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - Pitcher Zach Stewart, who was acquired July 27 as part of a four-player trade with Toronto, will be promoted from Triple-A Charlotte and make his Chicago White Sox debut Saturday night...

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  White Sox end 6-game skid

Buehrle doesn't budge against Twins, future plans

MINNEAPOLIS - Mark Buehrle proved how stingy he can be against opposing American League batters, as evidenced by the fact he allowed only four hits in eight innings while retiring 22 of the final 24...

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  White Sox game action

Ex-Bears center Kreutz signs with Saints

BOURBONNAIS — Less than a week after Bears general manager Jerry Angelo gave Olin Kreutz a take-it-or-leave-it offer that was rejected, the veteran center found a new home.

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  Exec: Soldier Field will be ready for preseason opener

Jimmie and Junior: Still headed in different directions

LONG POND, Pa. — NASCAR's most popular driver and its most successful sat side-by-side Friday on the podium in the Pocono Raceway media center.

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  Logano becomes youngest pole-winner in Pocono history

Ozzie aware Humber may be pushing limit on IP

MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe Philip Humber set the bar high in the first half, but manager Ozzie Guillen is aware that Humber is approaching a professional high for innings pitched...

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  Rios wants to be poised for success

Cubs' Marmol not just relaxing at home

Carlos Marmol had saved four of the Cubs' last five games, so there was no reason for him to enter in the ninth inning Friday — except that he wanted to.

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  Not quite calling Campana's shot

Sox stay with Sale in pen, for now

MINNEAPOLIS - With his team trying to end a six-game losing streak, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen wasn't about to ponder moving valuable left-handed reliever Chris Sale to the rotation -...

Despite 71, Woods encouraged with progress

AKRON, Ohio — The swing was no less encouraging than one day earlier.

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  Nicklaus, Donald team up for First Tee

Rush have one more hurdle to clear

The Rush seem to shrug off adversity and just keep winning.

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  Rush at Rattlers

Simpson out of Olympic boxing trials

A second loss to two-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren eliminated Chicagoan Shawn Simpson from the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing trials.

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  CVS' Simpson in finals for Olympic boxing trials

Nicklaus, Donald team up for First Tee

Win at Pebble Beach, and you can say you've mastered American golf's ultimate location.

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  Despite 71, Woods encouraged with progress

Irish coach Kelly knows when he'll name QB

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The countdown to the revelation of Notre Dame's starting quarterback has a zero hour: Aug. 22, after the 19th preseason practice, when coach Brian Kelly says all...

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  ND's Kelly has to manage expectations

ND's Kelly has to manage expectations

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly, coach of a Notre Dame team bearing expectations that swell by the minute, discussed those prospects Friday in a slate gray suit with a green tie. When he begins...

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  Irish coach Kelly knows when he'll name QB

Bears Family Fest practice canceled

Tim LeFevour, general manager of Soldier Field, took responsibility for the playing surface not being ready for the Bears' FanFest practice Friday night.

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  Fans denied players' presence at Fest

Northwestern snags Minnesota shooting guard

Northwestern has secured a verbal commitment from Sanjay Lumpkin, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from outside Minneapolis.

Kelly talks Notre Dame standards, resources

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Brian Kelly spent the first official day of Notre Dame preseason camp outlining the confidence and Bowl Championship Series aspirations his team has.

Fire have no time to wait

The Fire exhibited aggressive play and a sense of urgency in a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.

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  Pardo scores in Fire debut

Bears' Knox will return on kickoff team

BOURBONNAIS — Bears special teams coordinator Dave Toub flashed a grin when he was asked about plans for kickoff returns this season.

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  Johnny Knox in action

New 10-year NFL deal signed by Goodell, Smith

CANTON, Ohio -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith each grabbed a side of the massive 300-page collective bargaining agreement between the players and league owners and...

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  Rep. Waxman praises NFL on HGH testing

Woods several shots off the pace after 71 in second round

After what was universally regarded as a positive first step in his comeback from 12 weeks of injury rehab, Tiger Woods couldn't quite match the result in his second round of theWGC-Bridgestone...

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  Video: Tiger Woods makes Tour return at Bridgestone