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Aikman Sees Bears In Playoff Hunt
The jury might still be out on the Bears in 2010, but former Dallas Cowboys QB and current FOX NFL Commentator, Troy Aikman feels like there is reason to be optimistic. Aikman joined The Score’s Mully...
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Let’s Hope Ricketts Reads The Sun-Times
Cub fans, if you didn’t get a chance today to see the Sun-Times column of Gordon Wittenmeyer, Mully and Hanley’s Cubs Insider, it is worth a read. Gordon spent some time talking to a couple of the...
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Pearlman Defends Writing Payton Book
(WSCR) Since an excerpt of Jeff Pearlman’s new book, “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton,” was published in Sports Illustrated Wednesday, the author has come under fire for writing details...
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Hanley: Is Ventura The Next Del Negro?
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Will Robin Ventura be a great, or even good, manager? Time will tell. Here’s hoping Robin isn’t baseball Vinny Del Negro: well-intentioned, likable, CLUELESS. The only thing...
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Hanley: Careful What You Send To Boston For Epstein
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Don’t blink now, Tom Ricketts! Don’t give in to public pressure and send perhaps the Cubs’ best pitching prospect to the Red Sox to seal the Theo Epstein deal. Multiple reports...
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Hanley: Theo Epstein Is Not A Savior
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Heard the old joke about what Jesus told the Cubs when it came to winning the World Series? “Don’t do anything until I get back!” While Theo Epstein seems like a Godsend to Cubs’...
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Hanley: Epstein Ushers In New Cubs Era
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) “Just pick the smart guy!” That was what James Taylor suggested to a concert crowd, who obviously approached the political plate from the left side, to do during the “Vote for...
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Hanley: Cubs Will Always Be Team Theo
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Good to see Chicago’s Theogood hasn’t been lost on Jason McLeod. “I don’t want to speak to the virtues of ‘Theo mania’ here, but it’s well-deserved,” said McLeod, the Cubs new...
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Hanley: Time Is Running Out On NBA
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Where there is a will there is a way. Sounds simple. Can’t say that sentiment was with me when I awoke in the wee hours from a quick, albeit uncomfortable, nap on the floor under...
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Hanley: Mind Reels At PSU Scandal, And There May Be More Ahead
By Brian Hanley (CBS) Here’s hoping the worst of the depravity of the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse allegations has already been brought to light. However, if what Mark Madden of 105.9 in Pittsburgh told...
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Hanley: Bears, NBA, Penn State And More
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) In honor of the baseball general managers meeting Monday in Milwaukee, time to spray to all fields while waiting to see if Carlos squared (Quentin and Zambrano) are sent packing....
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Hanley: Ohio State AD Gene Smith ‘Clueless’
By Brian Hanley (CBS) – Gene Smith, the clueless Ohio State athletic director, shouldn’t be the only one “disappointed with the NCAA’s decision” Tuesday. The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl...
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Hanley: Bears’ Shakeup ‘A Refreshing Start’
By Brian Hanley CHICAGO (CBS) – Actions may speak louder than words, yet without Bears chairman George McCaskey’s mantra that “winning world championships” is the team’s goal, Jerry Angelo would still...
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Hanley: Good Luck, Ozzie, Keeping Big Z In Check
By Brian Hanley Maybe the Cubs should have sent Carlos Zambrano to Washington instead of Miami. If Z could unify Congress like he did his once fellow Cubs, maybe the country’s lawmakers could actually...
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Hanley: Cubs Shouldn’t Overpay Wood To Stick Around
(WSCR) -- This column is going to be as short as the Cubs’ contract talks with Kerry Wood need to be. Five words should do it: Take it or leave it. This is not to say a Cubs’ cold shoulder to Kerry...
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Hanley: Adam Dunn’s Comments Infuriating
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Spraying to all fields while wondering whether either Chicago baseball team will win 70 games this season: Of all the head-scratching things Adam Dunn said to White Sox beat...
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Hanley: News, Notes And Nonsense
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) When it comes to his bad back, it looks like the ball is no longer in Derrick Rose’s court. That’s a good thing. The fact the Bulls brought back guard Mike James Tuesday on a...
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Hanley: Taking Down Bennett Earned Saints’ Harper A Big ‘Bounty’
By BRIAN HANLEY CHICAGO (CBS) — At the time, Roman Harper’s words seemed simply cliched. The New Orleans Saints safety, sitting in front of his locker room cubicle after that Sept. 18 game, told me he...
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670 The Score Experts Make Their Final Four Picks
(CBS) Below are Final Four picks from a number of 670 The Score personalities (National Champion in bold). Brian Hanley: Kentucky, Marquette, Syracuse, Kansas Terry Boers: Kentucky, Marquette, Florida...
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Hanley: Emery Off To Good Start With Bears
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Nice start, Phil Emery. When the thing that comes closest to questioning a Bears general manager’s move is why the team underpaid for a player, that is progress. Score NFL expert...
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Hanley: Payton’s Arrogance Continues
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Sean Payton, meet mirror. Most accomplished coaches demand accountability. Too bad Payton passed on the opportunity to show some Tuesday. Payton’s managed media session at the...
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Hanley: What Now For Blackhawks?
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Now what? If Phoenix goalie Mike Smith and his outstanding play was the sole reason the Blackhawks were an early playoff exit, the team and its fans could likely live with a...
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Hanley: Soldier Field Super Bowl Is Football Fantasy
By Brian Hanley (WSCR) -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel attempted to sell NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Thursday on a Chicago Super Bowl. Give Mr. Mayor props for trying. But you’d run out of Roman numerals...
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Hanley: What Fight Were Those Judges Watching?
By Brian Hanley LAS VEGAS (CBS) – Rip Hamilton had a kindred spirit in the old, bald, fat guy standing near an MGM Grand bar late Saturday night. “I will never watch boxing again!,” the big guy...
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Hanley: No Tears For Shortened Crosstown Classic
By Brian Hanley CHICAGO (CBS) – No tears here, not with the news that the Cubs-Sox series — or Sox-Cubs series for our South Side faithful — is getting a haircut starting next year. Word out of Kansas...
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Hanley: Cubs Can’t ‘Tune Out The Noise’ If They Don’t Deal Dempster
By Brian Hanley- CHICAGO (CBS) – It was only about six weeks ago that Cubs president Theo Epstein said he and his staff had to “tune out the noise” from fans and media as they went about building the...
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Expert Picks: It’s Unanimous, Bears Will Roll Over Colts
(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. This week, there’s not much...
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Expert Picks: Majority Going With Packers In A Close One
(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. After unanimously picking the...
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Expert Picks: No Disagreement, Bears Bounce Back To Beat Rams
(CBS)Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. For the second time in three...
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Expert Picks: Majority Picking Bears To Lose In Dallas
(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. After unanimously picking the...
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Expert Picks: Unanimous Again, Bears To Beat Jaguars Easily
(CBS)Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. For the third time this season,...
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Hanley: Clippers Owner Caught In Racist Rant
By Brian Hanley 670TheScore.com (CBS) – In an OMG story from TMZ Saturday, despicable Donald Sterling is caught on tape confirming what many knew: The L.A. Clippers owner is the NBA’s resident racist....
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Hanley: Emery, Trestman Need To Keep Close Watch On Receivers
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) – Bears general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman best be keeping as close an eye on their receivers as any opposing secondary will this season. Better that than the...
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Hanley: Trestman Needs To ‘Fix It’
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) — Those were damning words uttered Sunday in the aftermath of the Bears’ latest Soldier Field no-show. And we’re not talking about Brandon Marshall’s few media minutes, during...
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Hanley: Wisconsin Stops Kentucky’s Bid For Greatness
By Brian Hanley (CBS) — In the case of this Kentucky team being the NCAA’s greatest, the defense never rested. Wisconsin’s defense, at crunch time, that is. Kentucky coach John Calipari can testify to...
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Hanley: Clippers, Mavs All In On DeAndre Jordan In A Chaotic Saga
By Brian Hanley– (CBS) Did the Clippers brass take DeAndre Jordan to lunch Wednesday at a Waffle House in Houston? It would have been apropos. As of Wednesday mid-afternoon, multiple reports indicated...
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Hanley: Derrick Rose Continues To Put His Mouth Where His Money Is
By Brian Hanley– (CBS) Bulls point guard Derrick Rose continues to put his mouth where his money is. And it’s beyond tiresome. On a day when true leaders throughout the NBA talked about what it will...
View ArticleHanley: Bears, Boozer, Suh And Cubs
By Brian Hanley CHICAGO (CBS) — Terry Boers started a spirited Score debate with listeners Tuesday when he said Charles Tillman is the best Bears cornerback ever. That statement probably said more...
View ArticleHanley: Bears Better Pass On Forte
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Here’s a bit of advice for the Bears’ next general manager: Run away from Matt Forte. In a perfect world, Forte would get every penny of the $20 or so million in guaranteed money...
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