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From Walter Payton to John Matusak, the great ones return in former Chicago sportswriter's new collection
Cultural criticSportswriting is one of those professions that looks easy – all you do is watch a game and sling an opinion, right? – but is actually quite difficult precisely because of that apparent ease. Opinions are a dime a dozen. Being able to...Tags: Paulina Gretzky, College Sports, Larry Bird, Sports Illustrated, Julia Keller
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A golf sanctuary
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you come to the Mirimichi Golf Course looking for signs of Justin Timberlake, the hometown actor-singer who bought and renovated the course, you almost certainly will be disappointed.
On a recent visit to Mirimichi, all I...Tags: Native Americans, Nature, Golf, Food Network (tv network), Minority Groups
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College Football: EKU picked to finish third behind Jacksonville State in OVC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jack Crowe says Jacksonville State is probably among 20 to 25 FCS schools considering a move up for the Football Bowl Subdivision and just the only one in the Ohio Valley Conference talking openly about the idea. That isn’...Tags: Elections, Politics, Education, College Football, Colleges and Universities
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Chiefs Cut 4-Time Pro-Bowler Brian Waters
The Kansas City Chiefs have parted ways with four-time Pro Bowl offensive guard Brian Waters, the team announced on Thursday.
Waters appeared in 163 games, including 149 starts, and started in three playoff games during his 11-year career with the...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Brian Waters, Athletes, Career and Workplace, Sports
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Reaction to Jeff Pearlman's Walter Payton book
Judging by the many comments on our website and callers I’ve heard on local sports talk radio, many fans seem to be angry at the book’s author Jeff Pearlman for dredging up this dirt.
They say Payton was a hero and they don’t want to...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Mass Media, Arts and Culture, Facebook
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Friday, September 30, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Steve Bertrand in for Greg Jarrett 6:09 a.m. Steve Bertrand (in for Greg Jarrett) learns more about the Midwest Tea Party Convention behind held in Schaumburg this weekend. 6:39 a.m. Tribune film critic Michael Phillips reviews...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Daniel Craig, Gays and Lesbians, Rachel Weisz
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Bears make it a runaway
Tim Spencer turned to walk into the Bears locker room and held up two fingers.
Surely, the running backs coach was referencing the career-high 205-yard rushing game Matt Forte had just completed, emphatic proof that, yes, this offense can move the ball...Tags: St. Louis Rams, Brandon Meriweather, DeAngelo Williams, Jeremy Shockey, Lance Louis
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Payton book author: Why I wrote it
The journey to find Walter Payton begins here.
On a couch.
By a pond.
In the dark.
It's a hot summer evening in Petal, Miss., a town I've never heard of. Sitting across from me is an old man, unruly grayish hair covering his head, his belly hanging...Tags: Documentary (genre), Super Bowl
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Book: Walter Payton abused drugs, cheated on wife
By Fred Mitchell. Tribune reporterA new book about the late Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton reveals some unflattering assertions regarding his personal life. The book, "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," written by Jeff Pearlman, is excerpted in the...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Adultery, Abusive Behavior
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From the Tarpit: Hit and Myth: Is criticism of Jeff Pearlman's book on Walter Payton justified?
Daily PressAuthor Jeff Pearlman is the latest to find himself in the Shoot the Messenger Dunking Booth, for his comprehensive and unsparing biography of the late Walter Payton. Mike Ditka said he'd spit on Pearlman. Ex-teammates are critical and skeptical of his...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Mike Ditka, Biography (genre)
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