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Former Ravens owner Art Modell would do anything for his family, his team and the NFL
The new Ravens owner was sitting on stage at the Inner Harbor, and looking quite uncomfortable. On Nov. 6, 1995, Art Modell announced that he was moving the Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore, and while local politicians couldn't hide their enthusiasm,...
Tags: Larry Webster, Steve Bisciotti, Sports, Rod Woodson, Cleveland Browns
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Bearing Down With ... Charles Tillman
For RedEyeCharles Tillman came to the Bears in the 2003 draft as a relative unknown. Nine years later he is a Pro Bowl cornerback, special teams ace, fan favorite and fumble-forcing master. RedEye spoke with him about his first opening day, his 10th opening day and...Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Soldier Field, Sports, Brandon Marshall, Charles Tillman
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Colts owner has way with words
The temptation is to define the man, or at least his body of work, by 140 character messages. Yes, the Colts' owner is an active and wildly popular tweeter with more than 180,000 followers. But the owner of the Colts is Jim Irsay, not @JimIrsay. That...
Tags: Jack Kerouac, Sports, Soldier Field, George Washington, Ernie Banks
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Bears' McCaskey doesn't like to deal with hypotheticals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After becoming chairman of the board last May, George McCaskey has overseen an interesting year for the team his grandfather George Halas founded. McCaskey sat down with the Tribune at the NFL meetings to discuss the state of...
Tags: Sports, George McCaskey, Super Bowl, National Football League, Jerry Angelo
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Gems from 43 All-Star Games
Interesting tidbits mined from 43 years of Tribune coverage: •A special lighting system was installed at Soldier Field to accommodate the first game in 1934. •Noble Kizer, the college coach for the inaugural game, and Bears coach George...Tags: Soldier Field, U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado, Chicago Tribune, Bronko Nagurski
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Pride was the prize in the College All-Star Game
"This is an announcement of the most unusual football game ever scheduled." So wrote Tribune sports editor Arch Ward on July 6, 1934, in boldly peddling to the world the College All-Star Game, which would "bring together the Chicago Bears, champions...
Tags: Social Issues, Green Bay Packers, Health, Chicago Bears, Football
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Anatomy of a Front Page
Thrown together by time and a newspaper's front page, two disparate events can become related. Forty-five years ago, a horrific flash fire killed three Apollo 1 astronauts on the launch pad, the worst disaster to that date for the nascent U.S. space...Tags: Space Programs, Chicago Transit Authority, Vehicles, Chicago Weather, Services and Shopping
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Water Tower, Music, National League, U.S. Cellular Field, World Series
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CPS planning new neighborhood school to replace Crane Tech
Tribune reportersOn the eve of Wednesday's board vote on school closings and turnarounds, Chicago Public Schools has reached a deal with community leaders on the West Side to bring in a new neighborhood high school to replace Crane Tech, which is expected to begin a...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, Health, Rush University Medical Center
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The lesson from Josh McHanie
I’ve been waiting for a “gotcha,’’ but I guess it’s true and official: Bears coach Lovie Smith named Josh McCown to lose to the Packers on Christmas night.
Smith admitted he hasn’t seen a lot from McCown, and what&...Tags: Josh McCown, Julius Peppers, Earl Bennett, Brandon Meriweather, Brian Urlacher
Sep 6, 2012
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Sep 6, 2012
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Sep 6, 2012
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Mar 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 28, 2011
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Aug 28, 2011
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Mar 18, 2012
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Mar 4, 2012
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Feb 21, 2012
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Jan 30, 2012
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Feb 2, 2012
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Dec 22, 2011
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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