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- Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2017
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Amazon bid includes $2.25 billion in incentives, far less than the $9 billion offered by New Jersey, and other Chicago news
Also, Yelp names the five best Chicago neighborhoods to open a business in.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 20, 2017
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Rahm: Chicago's overwhelming disdain for Trump has made his mayoral job easier, and other Chicago news
Also, former Bear Charles "Peanut" Tillman is training to join the FBI.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2014
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Why colleges and universities truly need football
Football doesn't debase our campuses—it holds them together.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 6, 2013
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What do you do when the guy in front of you at the game is a raving lunatic?
At least two crazy fans attended the Cal-Northwestern game last Saturday.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2013
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A touchdown's worth of thoughts on the start of the college football season
College football kicks off this weekend, and anything is possible—even the thought of someone besides Alabama winning the national championship.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2012
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It's not entirely my fault that Notre Dame is good—is it?
Let's talk about something more pleasant than the No. 1 ranked Irish. Please.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2012
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Life is full of ups and downs, but at least Alabama lost
The improbable tale of how I found comfort in cheering for Texas A&M
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 1, 2012
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Encounters with Republicans and SEC fans—in Chicago, no less
A rare instance in which I am forced to change the subject away from college football
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2012
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Being a sports fan: when hot emotion and cold logic come into conflict
I hate it when I'm right about my team losing
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2012
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When Spartans and Wolverines threaten to kick each other's ass, everybody wins
Michigan and Michigan State get ready to square off on the football field for the 105th time
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2012
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Bad losses breed violet thoughts
A string of flops by football teams in purple, including my favorite, leaves me displeased
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2012
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In college football, the only defense is a good offense
In football, the numbers don't lie, except when they do
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2012
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Lousy teams prepare to battle other lousy teams, and I'm excited
This week's roundup of college football in the Big Ten and beyond
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 20, 2012
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Even the Big Ten should score some big wins this week
Lots of patsies are on the football schedule this week, except for Michigan, which will of course beat Notre Dame
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2012
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Big Ten football: so far, so less than good
On the upside, there's lots of room for improvement in Big Ten football
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 6, 2012
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If only Notre Dame would lose them all
Hate is a strong word, but I really, really, really don't like Notre Dame football
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 5, 2012
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Pay college football players: yea or nay?
Is college football in need of financial overhaul?
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
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Something's in the air, like pollen and college football
A look at this week's matchups in the Big Ten and beyond
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 2, 2011
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Give me Detroit in December, damnit!
Thinking about college football in light of the Big Ten title game this weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2011
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The game's over for Joe Pa
What the real issue is in the Joe Paterno/Penn State scandal.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2011
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Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 13
Notre Dame finally wins a game, DEA agent Jack Riley is happy
- News & Politics, Mudville Sep 8, 2011
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Chasing drug lords, cheering for the Irish
The DEA's Jack Riley is as uncompromising on Notre Dame as he is on drugs
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 3, 2011
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Just because ...
Notre Dame loses to the South Florida Bulls
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2011
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On Hilltoppers, losers, and the joyous first weekend of the college football season
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 15, 2011
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Rick Perry: Texas A&M fan, presidential candidate, fibber