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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: Nancy Lopez, Tiger Woods, Tommy McDonald, Willie Mays, Steve Yzerman
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Illinois secures Mt. Rushmore honors from ESPN
WatchdogWe lost to Pennsylvania again! New York finished fourth in the final voting for ESPN's "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" feature, which was won by Illinois (Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Ernie Banks, Mike Ditka) with 28.6 percent of the vote. Pennsylvania......Tags: Illinois, Tiger Woods, John Wooden, Paul William Bryant, Willie Mays
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Still searching for signs of a miracle
![After Todd Walker received a handmade sign in the mail on Monday that read "Dear Cubs, Please Don't Lose," a clubhouse attendant taped it on the clubhouse bulletin board next to the day's starting lineup.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-08/19098045.jpg "After Todd Walker received a handmade sign in the mail on Monday that read "Dear Cubs, Please Don't Lose,\" a clubhouse attendant taped it on the clubhouse bulletin board next to the day's starting lineup.")
Tribune staff reporterAfter Todd Walker received a handmade sign in the mail on Monday that read "Dear Cubs, Please Don't Lose," a clubhouse attendant taped it on the clubhouse bulletin board next to the day's starting lineup. "You're doing the best you can out there, but...Tags: Neifi Perez, Derrek Lee, Chipper Jones, Management Change, Basketball
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Chicago's Picasso sculpture
![Just after noon, Mayor Richard J. Daley pulled a cord attached to 1,200 square feet of blue-green fabric, unwrapping a gift "to the people of Chicago" from an artist who had never visited--and had shown no previous interest in--the city. The artist was Pablo Picasso, who at age 85 had dominated Western art for more than half a century. He had been approached by William E. Hartmann, senior partner of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, one of the architectural firms collaborating on Chicago's new Civic Center; Hartmann wanted a sculpture for the plaza bordered by Washington, Randolph, Dearborn and Clark Streets.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-09/34346915-30082250.jpg "Just after noon, Mayor Richard J. Daley pulled a cord attached to 1,200 square feet of blue-green fabric, unwrapping a gift "to the people of Chicago\" from an artist who had never visited--and had shown no previous interest in--the city. The artist was Pablo Picasso, who at age 85 had dominated Western art for more than half a century. He had been approached by William E. Hartmann, senior partner of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, one of the architectural firms collaborating on Chicago's new Civic Center; Hartmann wanted a sculpture for the plaza bordered by Washington, Randolph, Dearborn and Clark Streets.")
Chicago TribuneJust after noon, Mayor Richard J. Daley pulled a cord attached to 1,200 square feet of blue-green fabric, unwrapping a gift "to the people of Chicago" from an artist who had never visited--and had shown no previous interest in--the city. The artist was...Tags: Henry Moore, Chicago White Sox, Travel, Pablo Picasso, Tourism and Leisure
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Role reversal for Cubs
Tribune staff reporterErnie Banks was dancing in the corner of the visitors clubhouse late Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, celebrating like the Cubs had just won the World Series. On the other side of it, winning pitcher Carlos Zambrano was lecturing the media,...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Mark Derosa, Los Angeles Dodgers, Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs
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The 1969 Cubs
Chicago TribuneFor of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: `It might have been! --J ohn Greenleaf Whittier (1856). Those words were lamentably appropriate for the Chicago Cubs on this painful day, when the team's legendary futility reached a record...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Baseball, Leo Durocher, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets
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White Sox defeat Orioles as pitching prowess continues
Tribune staff reporterJose Contreras took a firm stance Wednesday night after he was on the verge of losing his advantage. Contreras thwarted a Baltimore threat in the fourth inning to start a renaissance that saw him retire the final 11 batters he faced with the return of...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Eddie Mathews, Mel Ott, Willie Mays
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Coliseum left a lasting impression
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo my youthful eyes, the Coliseum, with its dull gray exterior and looming presence, didn't seem to offer much in the way of enjoyment when I first saw it on a sunny, summer day in 1958. That quickly changed as my father led me up stairs that seemed to...Tags: Duke Snider, Willie Mays, Football, Roy Campanella, Babe Ruth
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Ask Sam Smith
Well, was looking pretty good about 9 p.m. Tuesday. So anyone like Tyrus Thomas? No, it's not over yet, but this first round in six thing is getting old. Let's see what Miami has if they have to play a seventh. What the Bulls have done is show the NBA...Tags: Philadelphia 76ers, Vince Carter, John Stockton, Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash
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Dreary day on all counts
![Ernie Banks was at Wrigley Field on Friday, but his trademark "Let's play two today" would have been a bad joke.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-05/23399653.jpg "Ernie Banks was at Wrigley Field on Friday, but his trademark "Let's play two today\" would have been a bad joke.")
Tribune staff reporterErnie Banks was at Wrigley Field on Friday, but his trademark "Let's play two today" would have been a bad joke. The Cubs are having a hard enough time getting through one, as they proved with a 3½-hour, sleep-inducing, boo-producing 10-5 loss to the...Tags: Neifi Perez, Mike Cameron, Michael Barrett, Angel Guzman, Chicago Cubs
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Jackie Robinson can't sub for Barry Bonds
ZEV CHAFETS is the author of "A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance."April 15, by decree of Major League Baseball, will be Jackie Robinson Day. On Sunday, a player on each big league team will be designated to wear Robinson's uniform number, 42. The Dodgers, Robinson's club in its Brooklyn incarnation, intend to go one...Tags: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants, Roy Campanella, Boston Red Sox, Satchel Paige
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Cubs clinch NL Central title
Tribune staff reporterWhen it was all over, when the Cubs finally knew they would be playing baseball into October, a clubhouse explosion was the order of the day. It wasn't the kind of blast that provided the city with a dose of shock therapy back in June, but instead was...Tags: Felix Pie, Jacque Jones, Derrek Lee, Ryan Dempster, Milwaukee Brewers
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