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9 crazy things about the Red Line
RedEyeReady or not, the Red Line South reconstruction starts Sunday. Until Oct. 19, nine South Side Red Line stations will close as crews rebuild the line south of Roosevelt Road. During this $425 million project, which is expected to rid the southern Red...Tags: Justin Verlander, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Transit Authority, Ron Santo, Ryan Lochte
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Let's play two
Seats were packed with kids, parents and grandparents cheering on their favorite teams. Those were the days. In contrast, tune in to watch your favorite team on a weekday afternoon in the early part of the season, and the stands are nearly empty. Kids...Tags: Baseball, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Sports
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Cubs, Jackson should buckle up for bumpy ride
Watching the Cubs' annual opening exercise at Wrigley Field, an event lessened by Chicago politics and low expectations, there was plenty of time to wonder about a question that applies on both sides of town: WWBVD. What would Bill Veeck do? I'm...
Tags: Baseball, Alex Gonzalez, Starlin Castro, Rahm Emanuel, Milwaukee Brewers
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One-on-one with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
For RedEyeIn November 2009, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML. Three and a half years later, he is teaching new patients how to live with the disease. Abdul-Jabbar was in Chicago this...Tags: Values, National Basketball Association, Derrick Rose, Pharmaceuticals, UCLA Bruins
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'42' may open the eyes of a new generation
Somewhere in the middle of watching the movie "42," about Jackie Robinson's historic rookie year breaking baseball's color barrier, I decided something. I decided that this weekend, I'm taking my sons to see it too. They're teenage athletes, and they've...
Tags: Barack Obama, Baseball, Entertainment, African-American History Month, Philadelphia Phillies
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Time for Wrigley Field to go
It's time for a change. I too am a diehard Cubs fan. I grew up in Chicago, watching Ronnie [Santo], Ernie [Banks] and Billy [Williams] play. That's when there were about 5,000 people in the stands and free admission on Ladies Day. Times have changed....Tags: Miller Park, Billy Williams, Wrigley Field
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Interview: Imagine Dragons singer savors flight on the wings of success
Midway through my conversation with Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds and his wife, Aja Volkman, in Nellcote's private dining area last week, Volkman — whose band, Nico Vega, opened for Imagine Dragons earlier that night at the House of Blues...
Tags: Music, Chocolate Cake, Charlize Theron, Twilight (book), Nick Offerman
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Scoreboard: March 1
|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL| |Region 6A at Gettysburg| Championship, Chamberlain (20-1) vs. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (13-8), 7 p.m. |Region 1B at Milbank| Championship, Summit (21-1) vs. Warner (21-1), 7 p.m. |HIGH SCHOOL BOYS&...Tags: Financial Aid, National Basketball Association, Randy Wells, Green Bay Packers, Butterfly Ballots
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Rosenthal: Economist Marvin Miller changed the salary game for professional athletes
Ernie Banks, coming off successive seasons as the National League Most Valuable Player in 1958 and '59, earned $65,000 in 1960 with the Chicago Cubs, the team for whom he played his entire 19-season career. That was good money then — more than...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez
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Meet the commenters: 'Denis'
Change of SubjectPart of a series; for a directory of commenters, click here. Commenter ID: Denis Real name: Denis [Also the name of my late father and grandfather, along with two living cousins. The one-n spelling is considered correct by my Irish...... -
What we know about 'Divergent' filming in Chicago
We know "Divergent" — the futuristic sci-fi flick starring Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants") and directed by Neil Burger ("Limitless") — will begin filming entirely on location in Chicago and at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on the West...
Tags: Titanic (movie, 1997), Bridesmaids (movie), War Horse (movie), MTV (tv network), Brandy (singer)
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Sighting: Guess who crashed the Pippens' party?
Scottie Pippen and Larsa Pippen were overshadowed Tuesday at their own party by another celebrity, but the NBA Hall of Famer and his wife shouldn't feel too bad. The star who stole the spotlight at the Chicago Bulls Charities and Bright Pink benefit in...
Tags: Workaholics (tv program), Adrianne Palicki, National Basketball Association, Anthony Rizzo, Navy Pier
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Feb 28, 2013
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Jan 27, 2013
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