Chicago Tribune Sports Columnists

David Haugh's In the Wake of the News

Lay off Kenney; he's not at fault - August 24, 2011 - Not that anybody can prove it (yet), but I swear Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro turned his back to home plate during an at-bat only because he was waving to team President Crane Kenney in the Wrigley Field bleachers.

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Steve Rosenbloom

Castro's embarrassing walkabout helps Cubs regain lead in the Idiot League - August 24, 2011 - I suppose the Cubs should be thankful that Starlin Castro didn’t just drop down and start doing dirt angels on the Wrigley infield while actual baseball was about to commence, but there are plenty of embarrassing aspects of Starlin Castro’s national TV lollygagging.

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Phil Rogers

MLB rankings: Granderson helps Yankees move up to No. 1 - August 22, 2011 - 1. Yankees (2): You know you're pretty good when you can hit a guy with 34 home runs in the No. 2 hole. That's what Joe Girardi did when Alex Rodriguez returned on Sunday, and Curtis Granderson delivered an inside-the-park homer for No. 35. It helped Ivan Nova improve to 13-4 as he...

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Dan Pompei

Williams on precipitous slide - August 23, 2011 - When Bears coaches anointed Roy Williams a starter, I figured the reason they did it would be evident in training camp.

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Teddy Greenstein

Uihlein likes challenge of defending U.S. Amateur title at Erin Hills - August 20, 2011 - ERIN, Wis. — The U.S. Amateur can be a grueling test, what with six straight days of golf and a 36-hole final.

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Globetrotting by Philip Hersh

Could U.S. men fail to win gold at world track? - August 23, 2011 - How's this for a doomsday scenario:

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Fred Mitchell's Around Town

Solo savors 'journey' - August 22, 2011 - Winning used to mean absolutely everything to Hope Solo.

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Dan McNeil

Good signs at Bears camp - August 18, 2011 - I'm giving Lovie Smith and his staff a thumbs up on how they're handling this year's training camp. That's right — high marks for the Bears headmaster.

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Matt Bowen

Webb facing tough matchup with Giants' Pierre-Paul - August 21, 2011 - Bears left tackle J'Marcus Webb had issues in the exhibition opener against Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman. Merriman took advantage of poor technique from Webb, using speed and power to get to the quarterback.

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Don Dziedzina

The lure of Stannard Rock - August 20, 2011 - Everyone has a dream, and Mike Schoonveld's has been fishing for lake trout at Stannard Rock in Lake Superior, one of the most remote — and possibly treacherous — fishing locations in the nation.

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