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Sports legends revealed: Did Wally Moon coin the term 'flake' to describe an eccentric person?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL LEGEND: Former baseball star Wally Moon coined the term "flake" to describe an eccentric person. STATUS: True Wally Moon cemented his place in Los Angeles Dodger lore by adapting his swing in his first season playing for the team,...... -
10 things you might not know about modern art
![The Art Institute of Chicago is opening its Modern Wing to showcase the visual splendors of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Without getting into a debate about when "modern art" began or ended, let's wing it with these 10 facts about art since 1900:](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-11/57349365-04132336-187105.jpg "The Art Institute of Chicago is opening its Modern Wing to showcase the visual splendors of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Without getting into a debate about when "modern art\" began or ended, let's wing it with these 10 facts about art since 1900:")
Tribune staff reporterThe Art Institute of Chicago is opening its Modern Wing to showcase the visual splendors of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Without getting into a debate about when "modern art" began or ended, let's wing it with these 10 facts about art since 1900: 1....Tags: Crimes, Art Institute of Chicago, Assault, Andy Warhol, Arts and Culture
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From 2008: '69 game still classic to Santo
These Cubs are playing like it's 1969, and that might not be a dire predicament if they can finish the way they started. Ron Santo vividly recalls this city's exuberance when five Cubs headed to the All-Star Game at RFK Stadium in Washington on July 23,...Tags: Sports, Willie Mays, Human Interest, Soccer, Spring Training
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From 2008: Here's why Wrigley Field is No. 1 to me
I can only go back to when I signed with the Chicago Cubs to give you an idea of how I feel about this ballpark. I'd been watching it on TV in Seattle, where I was born and raised, and there was always something about Wrigley Field that intrigued me....Tags: Wrigleyville, Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field
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From 2007: The bummer of 69(%)
Tribune staff reporterRon Santo's heart was broken again Tuesday when he was denied entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame, leaving the former Cubs icon to wonder whether his day ever will come. The nine-time All-Star learned Tuesday morning the Veterans Committee again...Tags: Elections, Lou Piniella, Sports, Billy Williams, Human Interest
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From 2006: OUT LOUD with Ron Santo
When I came up in 1960, we were averaging maybe 600,000 fans. In '69, we felt that was going to be our year. The fan base started to get larger and larger, and in '69 when we were in first place from the get-go, the "Bleacher Bums" -- everything that...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Lou Boudreau, Health, Sports, National League
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Big homers continue to fuel Cubs
Tribune staff reporterNot since Sammy Sosa hit 20 home runs in June 1998 has any Cub put on the kind of show Alfonso Soriano has staged this September. The $136 million man hit two more homers Saturday in a 9-5 victory over the Pirates at Wrigley Field, giving the Cubs...Tags: Crimes, Sammy Sosa, Derrek Lee, Lou Piniella, Sports
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Zambrano solid on mound, plate in win
Tribune staff reporterHow windy was it Wednesday night during the Cubs' 12-3 victory over Cincinnati at Wrigley Field? So windy the Cubs took down the ceremonial flags for Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Ron Santo, along with the center-field pennants signifying the...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Ryan Theriot, Lou Piniella, National League
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Upcoming Guests, Topics and Sports
Check below to see what's coming up on your favorite shows. All scheduled guests are subject to change. (Segments airing before 2:00am are listed as late night programming for the previous day.) Cubs Baseball broadcasts are not available on wgnradio.com....Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Palmer House Hilton, Field Hockey, Sports, Gaming
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Jim Thome reaches milestone, John Danks pitches White Sox past Rays
Tribune staff reporterWhile Jim Thome reached another milestone Sunday, John Danks took another step toward the dependability the White Sox have sought since he joined the starting rotation last season. Danks (2-1) extended his scoreless streak to 14 2/3 innings while...Tags: Mark Buehrle, Tampa Bay Rays, Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen
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Ripken top fives
Sun ReporterNoteworthy home runs 1. Sept. 6, 1995, against the California Angels' Shawn Boskie. Who cares if it was a meatball served up in a 2-1 game? On the night he broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games streak, with the world watching and flashes popping, Ripken...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Rolando Arrojo, Baltimore Orioles, Hospitals and Clinics
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Brooks Robinson, Brian Urlacher, Karl Malone, Johnny Unitas, Scottie Pippen
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