Chicago Tribune Sports Columnists

David Haugh's In the Wake of the News

Bears must play safe rather than risk sorry - August 9, 2011 - Under ordinary circumstances I would urge Bears running back Matt Forte to shut up and play football if he publicly floated the idea of sitting out Saturday night's exhibition opener while seeking a new contract.

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Steve Rosenbloom

Why Tice sounds crazy - August 9, 2011 - J’Marcus Webb has yet to play 16 NFL games. He’s the Bears’ starting left offensive tackle.

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Phil Rogers

Teens learning Ripken way - August 6, 2011 - When Cal Ripken Jr. built his youth baseball facility in Aberdeen, Md., he wanted kids to get the feeling of what it is like to play in big-league stadiums. He spent heavily to construct a 3,500-seat replica of Camden Yards, complete with a hotel that stands in for the right-field warehouse...

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Dan Pompei

Angelo happy with the way Bears coming together - August 8, 2011 - BOURBONNAIS — Just because the Bears didn't add an offensive line version of Julius Peppers does not mean their offseason plan was foiled.

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Teddy Greenstein

18 holes with Charles Woodson - August 6, 2011 - KOHLER, Wis. — Short of making a birdie or getting attacked by snakes, Charles Woodson experienced it all on the front nine at Blackwolf Run's River Course — a 300-yard drive, chunked irons, thinned irons, two pars, a triple bogey, etc.

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Globetrotting by Philip Hersh

Verzbicas adds U.S. junior triathlon title to his impressive record, then crashes - August 7, 2011 - Lukas Verzbicas has been very clear in talking about his immediate sports future, insisting it lies in running.

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Fred Mitchell's Around Town

Bears personnel had a hand in Faulk's Hall of Fame career - August 8, 2011 - Marshall Faulk spent his 12-year Hall of Fame career playing for the Colts and Rams, but he credits Bears personnel for providing him with the opportunity and inspiration to succeed.

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Dan McNeil

The lost season - August 4, 2011 - It's been a dreadful week for White Sox fans, all of whom expected — at the minimum — a reasonable fight to the finish.

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Matt Bowen

Waiting for name to be called on draft day nerve-wracking - April 24, 2011 - The dynamic of the NFL draft goes much deeper than first-round picks walking across the stage in three-piece suits (bought by their agents) to shake the commissioner's hand.

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Don Dziedzina

Kankakee River wading - August 6, 2011 - While gathering information for last week's fishing report, Ed Mullady told me smallmouth bass were being caught in water so shallow that their backs could be seen while they swam along the banks of the Kankakee River.

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