Man fatally shot behind West Side elementary school

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Published July 17, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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A man was shot and killed in the playground behind a West Side elementary school early this morning, police said ... Reggie Coles, of the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue, was shot in the 3900 block of West Wilcox Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said ... At 12:34 a.m. in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side,police responded to a man who was shot in the

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Will the real LeBron James please stand up?

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Published July 17, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.

LeBron James left Cleveland with about as much sympathy and gratitude as the way Richard Nixon left Washington. James is moving his kingdom to Miami to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form the most impressive basketball threesome ...

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Sky Pull Down Big Win, 80 Points Against L.A.

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Published July 17, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.

Okay, Chicago basketball fans. We're past the LeBron madness, Redick is staying in Orlando, and you've reacquainted yourself with Kyle Korver. Meanwhile, across town, the Chicago Sky have been inching ever closer to a .500 season. This is more significant ...

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Cuvee and the rest of Chicago’s nightclub circuit should ban LeBron

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Published July 9, 2010 at 11:38 a.m.
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Top story: Gosh, I really don’t like this LeBron character. Last night, I missed the announcement but I think the 6 hour lead-up by ESPN probably covered everything that was in the special. The Chicago sports columnists are in a tizzy right now about the disrespect this basketball player showed towards Cleveland and the [ ... ] ...

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AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB Will James' home be where his heart is?

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Published July 6, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.

After spending a couple of days last week in Cleveland covering the LeBron James circus, I can’t say I know where James will play basketball next season. But having talked to a few people who are either a part of his inner circle or pretty close to it, one of the hundreds of speculative theories regarding James’ decision stands out as particularly plausible, if not dead-on accurate: James is torn between his desire to win NBA titles and his reluctance to disappoint his family and friends

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Bulls' Gibson to participate in NBA's Basketball Without Borders Asia

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Published July 12, 2010 at 4:38 a.m.

Bulls forward Taj Gibson will be joined on this edition of the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Asia by Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks), Trevor Ariza (Houston Rockets), Corey Brewer (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Francisco Garcia (Sacramento Kings) ...

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Netherlands vs. Uruguay: Semifinal preview and prognosis

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Published July 6, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.
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Much like in my preview of the quarterfinal, I will not be handicapping this Netherlands match ... As a lifelong fan of the Netherlands who suddenly finds his team within reach of glory, I dare not make predictions.I can analyze ad nauseam, though, and I will.Right now, Uruguay is like a basketball team on the [ ... ] ...

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Former Bull Steve Kerr Back at TNT

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Published June 29, 2010 at 9:32 a.m.

TNT announced a multi-year agreement with 5-time NBA Champion Steve Kerr to return to the network as a game analyst next season. Kerr will join TNT’s NBA Thursday night doubleheader coverage and will be a part of the network’s NBA All-Star weekend and NBA Playoffs coverage ... In addition, he will be a key contributor for NBATV and NBA.com, providing analysis and commentary for The Finals, All Star Weekend and the NBA Draft. Kerr most recently served as president of basketball operations and

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Hey LeBron! The Bears Would like to Have a Word

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Published June 30, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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Trying to follow David’s OSS post is tough. Great job by the way. But I will follow his basketball theme ... With NBA free agency just a few hours away, here is my address to LeBron James to become a Chicago Bull, Bears style ... So Lebron, if you get any sleep tonight just dream about what it would be like to be a Chicago Bull and be around the Bears all the time! ... It is well known that you and Urlacher are friends. You even gave him your smelly shoes after a playoff game. If you were a

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OSS: Bears Basketball

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Published June 30, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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The rumors of "King James to Chicago" have, once again, gotten the windy city sports world abuzz. With the NBA Free Agency period starting in less than a week, the Finals and the Draft so fresh in our rear view mirror, I started thinking. If one were to field a NBA team, with nothing but current Chicago Bears players, what would that team look like? ... Jump with me to see which Bears made the One 'Shop Stop NBA basketball team ... After you peruse through my list and reasoning's, let me hear

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