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Game 15: Bears feed on Ravens' '98 scraps
Sun reporterA lot of the Ravens tap-danced around the issue because it's the ultimate insult to a professional athlete, but the Q-word was close to leaking out of a lot of players' mouths.The Chicago Bears (4-11) routed the Ravens, 24-3, yesterday before 40,853 at...Tags: Chicago, Jim Harbaugh, Ray Lewis, James Allen, Sports
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Boldin makes immediate impact for Ravens
It didn't take long for Anquan Boldin to make his presence known.
The first ball quarterback Joe Flacco threw in the wide receiver's direction ended up as a 21-yard completion that led to a Billy Cundiff 48-yard field goal and a seven-point lead that the...Tags: American Football Conference, Troy Nolan, Chris Carr, Jeff Maehl, Jeff Garcia
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Physical approach fits for Ravens WR Anquan Boldin
Bernard Pollard never gets tired of watching Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin punish defensive backs with stiff-arms violent enough to cause whiplash. Unusually powerful and intimidating for a skill position player, Boldin delivered a devastating...
Tags: Bernard Pollard, Michael Oher, Santonio Holmes, Sports, Hines Ward
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Ravens center Matt Birk retires after 15 seasons in NFL
The Baltimore SunAs Matt Birk spent the past couple of weeks pondering his football future, his mind kept drifting back to the immediate aftermath of the Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers nearly three weeks ago. For about 30 minutes...Tags: Roger Goodell, Super Bowl XLVII, Minnesota Vikings, Matt Birk, Michael Oher
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As he prepares for 200th game, Ravens' Matt Birk reflects on career
Matt Birk's goals at first were simple. There was no thought of having a long and productive NFL career. He had no visions of making Pro Bowl teams or annually competing for championships. As a sixth-round pick out of Harvard, Birk was consumed by the...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Ray Lewis, Matt Birk, Sports, Football
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Forte seems petulant as contract talks drag on
We all should be so disrespected that our employer pays us $7.7 million. Poor Matt Forte. Because of the NFL franchise tag guaranteeing Forte such a paltry salary next season, the pouty Bears running back might not have enough money to pay his team of...
Tags: Brian Urlacher, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Arian Foster, Marion Barber
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: George McCaskey, Brian Urlacher, Sculpture, George Halas, Arts
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Bears rebuilding only on surface
Big yellow construction trucks in the parking lot outside his office greet Bears coach Marc Trestman every morning. Giant mounds of dirt surround the Bears' headquarters. Part of the team's Lake Forest facility remains off limits as major renovations...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Minnesota Vikings, Kellen Davis, Brian Urlacher
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Haugh: Soft Bears offense needs to muscle up
Smash-mouth football, once an offensive trademark of the NFL’s charter franchise that produced the great Walter Payton, died before its time last week in Chicago after a recent bout with negligence. It was ageless. On fourth-and-1 against the...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, James Brown, Minnesota Vikings, Gabe Carimi, Sports
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Old World meets modern vision in West Town's Ukrainian Village
Special to the TribuneHis black cassock billowing in the breeze, candle bearer Anthony Kit steps lightly down the steps of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. "Isn't it beautiful?" he asks, pausing briefly in the sun. Kit, 80, is one of several longtime area residents...Tags: Arts and Culture, Architecture, Real Estate, Religion and Belief, Wicker Park
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A new dawn in Aurora
Special to the TribuneWhen Linda Reineke sits on the deck of her top-floor condominium overlooking the Fox River, she sees turtles, foxes and raccoons. Once she leaves her condo, she is just steps from bike and running paths along the river. As one of the homeowners in a new...Tags: School Examinations, Arts and Culture, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Examinations, Standardized Testing
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Son's learning disability spurs father
When Rob Shindler discovered that his son Oliver had a learning disability that made it hard for him to read and process information, he was devastated. "I had absolutely no idea how to deal with it at first," remembered Shindler, 51, a Northbrook native...
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