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Streak for the ages
Sun StaffIt was only a 3-yard pass, hardly worth watching on a highlights film. John Unitas, the Colts' rookie quarterback, flipped the ball to his tight end, who fell into the end zone. The play averted a Baltimore shutout. It also provided a glimpse of a...Tags: Chicago Bears, Johnny Unitas, Football, Pittsburgh Steelers, George Halas
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Sometimes there is crying in baseball
There’s no crying in baseball? It was one of those moments when something just happens without any warning or buildup. It was hard to explain why it happened and what sparked it. I shed tears of joy. Yes, is this what I’ve come to in my...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Scott Thornton, Memorial Stadium, College Baseball, Baseball
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Toub and Hester give Bears huge plus on special teams
13th in a 14-part series leading up to the start of Bears training camp. None of Dave Toub's NFL peers were about to take any pity on the Bears special teams coordinator last season. But you can make a case it was the most challenging year Toub has been...
Tags: Adam Podlesh, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Football, Miami Dolphins
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Santorum is big labor? Pa. union leaders say 'ridiculous'
Call Washington BureauAs Rick Santorum's poll numbers rise, so do the Mitt Romney attacks. This week the Romney campaign, directly and through surrogates, have attacked Rick Santorum as “big labor’s favorite senator.” But that’s not how Pennsylvania...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Rick Santorum, Economic Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement
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'Tintin' and HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' lead Visual Effects nominations
24 FramesSteven Spielberg's animated "The Adventures of Tintin" and HBO's period gangster series "Boardwalk Empire" scored the most nominations early Monday morning from the Visual Effects Society for the VES Awards.... -
Briggs, agent formally ask Bears for trade
Agent Drew Rosenhaus has filed a formal request to seek a trade on behalf of Lance Briggs, the Bears linebacker told the Tribune.
"The Bears made their decision, now I have to make mine," Briggs said. "It's just how the business works. It's not going...Tags: Chicago Bears, Lance Briggs, Lovie Smith, Football, Brian Urlacher
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From storage unit into motel
Tribune staff reporterLife is infinitely more comfortable for the family that lived in a Streamwood storage facility, thanks to the generosity of friends, family and a wide swath of Chicago Tribune readers who stretched from around the block to around the world. Maria Maior,...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Animals, Football, Chicago Tribune, Small Businesses
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Senator Arlen Specter Visits State Capitol; Agenda To Create More Jobs
Staff reporterSeeking advice from labor and business experts, Senator Specter issued a simple mandate; What is the best way to create or sustain jobs in the commonwealth? "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, that's what we're looking for right now," said Specter. "There is no way to...Tags: AFL-CIO, House Building, Arlen Specter, Labor Legislation, Credit and Debt
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Group Holds Rally, Bill Reading to Raise Awareness about Healthcare Reform
Staff reporterA group in Harrisburg is holding a "bill reading" and rally right now to show their support for House Resolution 3200, one of the five Congressional bills aimed at changing the healthcare system in the United States. The bill aims to provide healthcare...Tags: Unions, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Health Care Reform (2009), Washington, DC, Franklin and Marshall College
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Healthcare vote: Political prices to pay
The Swampby Mark Silva Republican leaders have warned that Democrats will face "a price to pay'' in the midterm congressional elections for their votes for healthcare reform today. But that's not the only party warning of a price to pay. An......Tags: AFL-CIO, Insurance, Football, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Origins of football's shotgun formation
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Pro Football Hall of Fame traces the origin of the shotgun to the San Francisco 49ers and Coach Red Hickey, who in 1960 unveiled a version of the formation to help stage a series of upsets late that season and again in 1961. At the time, the...Tags: Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Football, John Brodie, Roger Staubach
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The Chicago Bears wins the 1963 NFL Championship
Chicago TribuneGrit, savvy and sheer brutality--those are classic Chicago traits, no matter the endeavor, and they brought the National Football League championship to Chicago on this date, when the Bears defeated the New York Giants 14-10. The Bears had not been a...Tags: Chicago Bears, Chicago Weather, Green Bay Packers, Doug Atkins, Football
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