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Here in this cradle of affluence, where even the butlers have servants, there is still room for ordinary folks. At the Bob Hope Classic, if you're synonymous with being anonymous,...

Ben Crenshaw winced as he signed his scorecard, then flinched again when he looked up and saw a mild-mannered reporter from a great metropolitan newspaper. "Good grief," Crenshaw sighed. "I...

What the White Sox want to see is whether Michael Jordan can drive the baseball as hard as he drives that red Corvette around town. There has been no so...

Bobby Thigpen, a former teammate who resides nearby, dropped by Ed Smith Stadium on Monday to visit some White Sox pals. He couldn't help but observe the new use for...

Where's Ricky Byrdsong? Not since manager Leo Durocher deserted his Cubs on a Saturday afternoon during the middle of the 1969 pennant race has such a high-profile athletic figure in...

Stop reading this now if what you seek is the definitive answer as to whether Michael Jordan will be able to hit a live curve from a live arm attached...

Michael Jordan might be better prepared than we think for playing baseball in Chicago. He says he's not afraid of failure. Also, after retiring from public life last October, the...

Michael Jordan might be better prepared than we think for playing baseball in Chicago. He says he's not afraid of failure. Also, after retiring from public life last October, the...

It must be getting serious, because Olympic pooh-bahs are actually working this weekend. Generally, these great thinkers gather during off hours only for free caviar, photo opportunities or fingerbowl repairs....