Archive for July, 2007
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Chicago Cubs/Sox Rumor: Jermaine Dye headed uptown?
The Daily Southtown is reporting that Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry may have his eye on the South Side. Well, maybe just on White Sox rightfielder Jermaine Dye.
Dye’s power numbers have been decent so far this season, with 16 homers and 47 RBIs. However, he’s hitting at an anorexic .229 clip.
Hendry’s on […]
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Video of the Day: NEW Lil’ Wayne freestyle
Taken at the Beacon Theater in New York City.
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Tidbit of the Day: ‘The World Without Us’ - Salon.com review
Read this interesting piece here.
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Tidbit of the Day: What do Brian Williams and Perez Hilton have in common?
They both like Perez Hilton, of course!
I know lots of people like Hilton’s gossip blog, but Brian Williams, host of NBC Nightly News?!?
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Chicago Epicurean: ‘Top Chef’ coming to Chicago
Woo-hoo! My favorite show is coming to the Windy City.
Season four of “Top Chef” is now set to be filmed in Chicago.
Here are some potential Quickfire challenges:
1) Maxwell Street Polish/Chicago-style hot dog.
2) Feed hungry tailgaters the most creative football-themed dish at a Bears game. Hell, you can even feed the football team!
3) Food that […]
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Video of the Day: ‘Guitar Hero’ guy
The only reason I’m posting this is because I really suck at Guitar Hero. This guy, well, doesn’t.
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Chicago Urban League Olympic bid impact study
This is a bit late, but read some of the results from an Chicago 2016 bid impact study done by the Chicago Urban League.
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Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Upate: Mayor Daley tours Rio’s Pan Am Games Village (CBS 2 Chicago)
Watch the video here.
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Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Chicago 2016 Update: Mitt Romney - Olympics not a moneymaker (Associated Press)
Read about it here. Mitt Romney was involved with the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002.
“I hope people don’t think it’s a big moneymaker and a source of economic development and good for business, because that’s not what the Olympics is about,” Romney said. “The Olympics is about an opportunity to serve the world […]
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Mets name Rickey Henderson new hitting coach
On Wednesday, the New York Mets named Rickey Henderson the team’s new hitting coach.
Henderson, who compiled a .279 career average, hit .300 or better seven times in his career and is a member of the 3,000 hit club, collecting 3,055 hits during his career.
Maybe SS Jose Reyes will break 100 steals this season…? […]
