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...Sid Luckman was the last truly great Bears quarterback, Chicago's fans have fond memories of the "Punky QB," Jim McMahon. He played fearlessly, leading the Bears to their lone Super Bowl title. Can you see any of McMahon in the Bears current QB Jay Cutler? Iron...
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NBC Chicago
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Before this season, the Chicago Bears had been quarterback starved for many, many years. Even when Jim McMahon was in town, the Bears won with defense and running the ball. The media played to the Bears QB woes and always liked to speculate who the
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Windy City Gridiron
http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2009/12/28/1222044/is-4-or-5-6-favre-mcnabb-or-cutler
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It's time to travel back to the past and rank the BYU bowl victories from nine to one.
Although BYU's 9-17-1 overall postseason record is not one to write home about, the games they won were mostly unforgettable finishes.
From what may be the
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/310121-travel-back-in-time-as-i-rank-all-9-of-byus-bowl-victories
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The mohawk Tom Zbikowski sported in college should have been a dead giveaway.
But it didn't hurt to ask the former Notre Dame and Buffalo Grove High School football star which Bear he idolized growing up.
" Jim McMahon," said Zbikowski, now a safety
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/sports/~3/KfrJNArYHQg/chi-16-bears-dec16,0,4728774.story
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The Florida Gulf Coast University fundraising tournament will be Monday at Miromar Lakes, and once again feature top tour professionals.
2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain and Calusa Pines Golf Club member Paul Azinger, former FGCU golfer and new PGA
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Naples Daily News
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/09/local-golf-azinger-mcneill-lamely-taking-part-fgcu/?partner=RSS
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Air Force safety Chris Thomas tries to break away from BYU tight end Andrew George (88) after making an interception Saturday in Provo, Utah.
(Steve C. Wilson, The Associated Press
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PROVO, Utah — There have been a lot of steps on the ladder, but
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Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13843340?source=rss
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Back in April, I remember getting a text message from a friend of mine telling me that the Bears had traded for Jay Cutler; I then realized it was an April Fools joke.
Kyle Orton and three draft picks later, the deal was done and Chicago rejoiced;I
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289713-cut-to-the-chase-jay-cutler-and-the-bears-offense-is-perplexing
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Photo: Bronco Mendenhall signs autographs after attending and participating in a special "fireside" (a short hour long meeting with a spiritual message) put on by BYU football players and coaches.
BYU, the flagship university of the Church of Jesus
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287755-byu-football-called-to-serve-missions-or-to-win
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He was heart. Walter Payton was heart and nothing but heart.
Much like the city that worshipped him, Payton was full of energy, strength, creativity and desire, and for many of his 13 seasons he carried the Bears and
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3163697d5c2373cfcf50bbd893b8015c
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For more than 30 years I have worshipped at the Norm Chow tabernacle of football. Most of it was because his BYU quarterbacks used to take my school apart every year, hang 70 points on the lovable Utah State Aggies and never change expressions.
One
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AZ starnet.com
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/sports/314827.php
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Great defense makes football look easy. It can turn mediocre quarterbacks such as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon into NFL champions.
It's why the Cardinals suddenly seem like one of the better teams in the NFL.
Hello, legitimacy. Hello, respect. After a 2
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AZ Central.com
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/1244687
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NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
For years now we have watched from Michigan as the Chicago Bears put together teams that were superb on defense, but lacking on offense. Some years those teams would go to Super Bowls. Deep in my
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Sports Blogs
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Jim McMahon, the former quarterback who led the team to a Super Bowl championship, has moved on.
A neighbor snatched up theEnglish manor-style limestone and brick home before it ever hit the Multiple Listing Service.
The home was built after McMahon led
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NBC Chicago
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...but in October 1994, for Chicago’s “Homes of the Stars,” I estimated that the place was then worth about $1.2 million. Jim McMahon played for the Bears from 1982 to 1988, including that memorable 1985 season when the Bears were 15-1 going into the playoffs....
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagomag/dealestate/~3/CjiwMPWNsf8/
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List Price: N/A
Sale Price: $2.85 million
The Property: Jim McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, has quietly sold his Northbrook home of more than 20 years to a neighbor. McMahon and his wife, Nancy, raised
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagomag/dealestate/~3/CjiwMPWNsf8/
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The "Punky QB known as McMahon" has left the Chicago area.
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who famously recited that line as his part of the team's "Super Bowl Shuffle" in its Super Bowl-winning 1985-86 season, has sold his
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/sports/~3/guFQuwlZcNM/chi-restate-elite-street_1018oct18,0,383166.story
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Led by a team of wild personalities including coach Mike Ditka, Walter Payton, William "Fridge" Perry, Jim McMahon and others, the Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46 -10 in Super Bowl XX for their first NFL title since 1963. (Chicago Tribune
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ChicagoNow
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/photos/2009/10/-bears-win-super-bowl-xx---jan-26-1986.html
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A Vikings' quarterback that had joined the team after years of playing with a hated enemy.
A little-used wide receiver making a huge catch to set up victory.
Welcome to the lead-up to what might be the most highly anticipated regular season matchup
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2097178&src=rss
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If Luckman got booed after revolutionizing his position and piloting the ''Monsters of the Midway'' dynasty, what can Cutler expect today?
Fans booed Sid Luckman during his last home game. That's the first thing Jay
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3015a76f122c251fbacbff20db1f634a
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The date April 2, 2009 will live forever in Chicago Bears lore. On that date, the franchise pulled the trigger on the most significant trade in many a year when they acquired Pro-Bowl QB Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos in exchange for former third
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Right Wing Nut House
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/09/20/my-beloveds-face-their-urlacherless-future/
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Fans booed Sid Luckman during his last home game. That's the first thing Jay Cutler should know before playing his first home game as a Bear. It's a tough crowd, then and now, and it has been especially tough on quarterbacks -- for obvious reasons.
If
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Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/hayes/1780209,CST-SPT-neil20.article
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...into the race I knew it would be a fight, but I didn't know I'd need to be prepared for smackdowns," Foley said. Simmons' spokesman Jim Barnett said his boss would run a "campaign Connecticut can be proud of, no head-butting, eye-gouging or hair-pulling."...
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/09/17/wwe.ceo.senate.ap/index.html?eref=si_more
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It’s getting late and dark here at Gillette Stadium… But before we head out for the night, how about a random note?
Did you know that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is one win from matching ex-Bears QB Jim McMahon for the longest streak of consecutive
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The Point After (BostonHerald.com)
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rap_sheet/index.php/2009/09/16/tom-brady-goes-for-tie-of-longest-straight-regular-season-win-streak/
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2009-09-16 16:54:04 -
Jenner; former NFL stars and pro football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson and Lawrence Taylor; Super Bowl champion quarterbacks Joe Theismann and Jim McMahon; Baseball Hall of Famers Rich "Goose" Gossage and
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PR-Inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/jenner-theismann-amp-wahlberg-headline-r1484163.htm
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...the same Senate seat McMahon seeks. "Anyone has a right to run and we welcome her to the race,'' Simmons' campaign director Jim Barnett said Tuesday night, before learning that McMahon had officially entered the race. "Rob Simmons remains focused on his campaign...
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Hartford Courant
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Courant/Technology/~3/tMG9U46MC18/hc-connecticut-senate-wwe-linda-mcmahon-dodd-0916,0,5802894.story
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After months in the honeymoon phase with the Bears’ off-season trade, golden child quarterback Jay Cutler, Chicago fans were slapped with a hefty dose of reality via a 15-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. The immediate reaction of fans could be to
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Time Out Chicago
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimeOutChicagoBlog/~3/xkSaQ6IDXFM/
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If you hadn't noticed, the Chicago Bears start another season of football this Sunday. And, with the irrelevance of the Chicago baseball teams, this is not a moment too soon. Hence the return of Midway Chat.
If you haven't also noticed, a top flight
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2065365&src=rss
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1. FINALLY, A QUARTERBACK: The Bears haven't had a Pro Bowl quarterback since Jim McMahon in 1985. At 26, Jay Cutler already has played in one Pro Bowl and seems destined for several more. Cutler has the NFL's strongest arm, terrific accuracy and is
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/57792157.html
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REASON TO HOPE: Big Ben seems like he will survive his offseason controversy unscathed, the team has few injuries and returns 19 of 22 remaining starters from last year's Super Bowl team.
REASON TO HOPE: Big Ben seems like he will survive his offseason
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3d8072e3ec07539ca88a3b495a72915e
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The perch he's on is about as tall as the skyscrapers in his new surroundings.
CHICAGO (AP) - Not that the expectations are high or anything, but if Jay Cutler were afraid of heights this wouldn't be a good time to look down.
The Chicago Bears
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=eca6317dd32787ece9e94bc91c319282
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He delivered the most infamous cheap shot in Chicago sports history -- one that might have ended what could have been a Bears dynasty.
On Nov. 23, 1986, the Bears were playing the Green Bay Packers, a rivalry that had grown so chippy that Bears
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Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1739544,CST-SPT-foech28.article
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For the first time in seven years, the Bears will begin a training camp without a starting quarterback come July...Ditka said the position will be up for grabs among Jim McMahon , Mike Tomczak and Jim Harbaugh.
As Chicago prepares for another
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Chicagoist
http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=3d4158193074592bfc1191e77b0903f2
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Unlike Brett Favre, former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon has no immediate plans to return to the NFL.
McMahon, however, would not be opposed to a belated celebratory trip to the White House with his Super Bowl XX teammates to meet President Barack
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FanNation
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/115572
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Unlike Brett Favre, former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon has no immediate plans to return to the NFL.
McMahon, however, would not be opposed to a belated celebratory trip to the White House with his Super Bowl XX teammates to meet President Barack
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/fred-mitchell/~3/rFRbp1FpAP8/chi-21-mitchell-jim-mcmahon-bears-aug21,0,3226451.column
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Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2009 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group.
1. They just don't make face
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Deadspin
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/full/~3/ZvqWjI-Vco4/why-your-team-sucks-new-orleans-saints
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- You can wear an Aaron Rodgers jersey in Wisconsin now and it means something. No longer a roster curiosity stalled in waiting behind Green Bay legend Brett Favre, Rodgers has seized the all-important starting quarterback role here
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AOL Sports
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/08/06/packers-are-aaron-rodgers-team-now/
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Green Bay Packers Linebacker A.J. Hawk sprays the crowd with Korbel California Champagne after winning the 2009 Korbel Long Drive Competition with a 322-yard drive. The competition was held on July 17, 2009 as part of the American Century Celebrity
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-18-2009/0005062148&EDATE=
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July 17, 2009 3:01 AM EDT
1. Maury Povich - Television Host
2. Kevin Nealon - Actor, SNL, Weeds
3. Brian Baumgartner - Actor
4. Joe Buck - FOX sports announcer
5. Bruce McGill - Actor, Animal House
6. Jack Wagner - Actor, The Bold & The
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Tony+Romo%2C+Jerry+Rice%2C+Charles+Barkley+and+Other+Superstars+Show+Off+Celebratory+Skills+in+Lake+Tahoe/4800586.html
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With the baseball All-Star break starting Monday, these are indeed the dog days of summer for sports fans. The Dolphins don't hit the practice field for almost three weeks (Sunday, Aug. 2), but it's never too early to start thinking about the NFL. Some
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/sports/epaper/2009/07/12/0712nfl_questions.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46
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Sid Luckman, Jim McMahon, Jay Cutler- 3 quarterbacks in 70 years worth being proud of... and Cutler hasn't even played a game in a Bears uniform yet. There have been a few other QBs in that span to put up a year or two of good numbers, but we all know
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Windy City Gridiron
http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2009/7/10/945217/nightlink-qbs-drafted-by-the-bears
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Point 1: After years of boring quarterback matchups, the NFC North is
going to be much more exciting to watch in 2009.
Prior to offseason moves, the NFC North's starting quarterbacks included Daunte Culpepper, Tarvaris Jackson, Kyle Orton, and the one
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d1f2d27c605519829d5da51dc19d9cfd
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Point 1: After years of boring quarterback matchups, the NFC North is
going to be much more exciting to watch in 2009.
Prior to offseason moves, the NFC North's starting quarterbacks included
Daunte Culpepper, Tarvaris Jackson, Kyle Orton and the
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6b012830effbecbbb55ac638486cc848
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There is a play Hawaii defensive backs coach Rich Miano shows his players. It looks like something from a video game. Dick Tomey, with 50 years in the coaching business, says it's the second greatest he's seen, right after Jim McMahon's impromptu
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/20090703_further_review.html
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Also, we won’t know what kind of off-season it is until we see how this group plays. That said, I voted for it as the best, hoping it pans out the way all pray it will. I voted for it as better than the season where we drafted both Sayers and Butkus,
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Windy City Gridiron
http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2009/6/2/896275/is-this-the-bears-best-off-season
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Cutler acts like he has done something in the NFL
Cutler acts like he has done something in the NFL
I'm surprised this didn't come form the Denver Post.
I'm surprised this didn't come form the Denver Post.
Looks like another media outlet
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FanNation
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/104730
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"There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis...
"There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/186039-the-1985-chicago-bears-the-grabowskis
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The consensus among various panels and talk shows is that this has been the best Stanley Cup playoffs in some time.
Fans have seen many exciting, high scoring games with plenty of opportunity for the young stars—Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby
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The Epoch Times
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/17325/
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To categorize past Chicago Bears quarterbacks as mediocre would be a severe understatement. Since Jim McMahon walked off into the sunset, establishing the quarterback position has proven difficult for Chicago.
Watching Jay Cutler in favor of Kyle
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/183949-from-neckbeard-to-jay-cutsizzle-transitioning-away-from-mediocrity
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Put him back in the pen and keep him ready to go for when anyone else goes down.
Also, won’t be at the game but I’d boo pay-roid like I always do and I’d probably boo Teix just because he was never a fav of mine. He always seemed like he was too good
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Lone Star Ball :: A Texas Rangers Blog
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/5/25/885806/memorial-day-rangers-things
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I have a tear in my eye
was basically all curves. i guess its better to risk injury and be good than to have people questioning your rotation spot.
the preceding post was a great success.
then ride that horse. We’ve got rotation insurance in Holland
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Lone Star Ball :: A Texas Rangers Blog
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/5/24/885483/the-rangers-rotation
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