Time for Wild to show some pride
The Wild logo is stitched in the carpet in the center of the locker room. Wild players, particularly a few veterans, take delight in berating anyone who has the audacity to dip a toe over the line, on accident or even if the guilty party is unaware of the unwritten rule.
Antron Brown favored to win top-fuel title
LOS ANGELES-On Feb. 21, it will be two years since Antron Brown and Susan Zimmer never met and became joined forever. It was Brown's 200th-something National Hot Rod Association event, Zimmer's first.
A little heart-to-heart on Valentine's Day
What's that scary holiday where you're encouraged to dress up, hope for a trick or a treat, and expect candy? Where chatting up a virtual stranger after dark seems normal? When whispering voices warn to be afraid, to be very afraid, especially if you're on your own?
Raising a better bebe: After the 'Tiger Mother', is America ready for the French version?
A little more than a year has passed since the publication of Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" - the paroxysm-inducing guide to raising better children through belittlement, intimidation and tyrannical music practice - and already we have version 2.0. Pamela Druckerman's "Bringing Up Bebe" alleges that it's the French who could teach indulgent, over-scheduling, helicoptering American parents a thing or two about rearing les enfants.
Connections make Verano
If there's a single car that demonstrates the benefits of General Motors Co.'s global engineering and brand strategy, it's the 2012 Buick Verano.
How far the U.S., and democracy, has fallen in Egypt
Nothing better illustrates America's sliding status in today's Arab world than Egypt's decision to try 16 Americans who work for pro-democracy groups there.
Catholics, contraception and the heretic faithful
One of my most conservative friends is Catholic, but he is not a "conservative Catholic." In my book, he'd only be a conservative Catholic if he opposed the death penalty (he supports it), opposed abortion (he believes women should have the right to chose) and engaged in natural family planning (he appreciates the fact that all women he's had sex with, including his wife, used the Pill or another artificial contraceptive to avoid unwanted pregnancy).
Long trip no excuse for Blackhawks' skid
CHICAGO - How easy it would be to blame "Disney on Ice" for the Blackhawks resembling a Mickey Mouse operation at the start of their longest road trip since 1994.
G-8, NATO summits will hit us where we live
If President Barack Obama and Mayor Rahm Emanuel really care about Chicago, they'll cancel the G-8 and NATO summits scheduled for May.
Chipper Woods bringing galleries back to his side
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -According to a new Forbes magazine poll, Tiger Woods is the second most disliked athlete in America. He is ranked just behind Michael Vick, the convicted dogfighting criminal. He is ranked just ahead of Plaxico Burress, who also did prison time, on a gun charge.
For the pro athlete, it's just a job
Within hours of creating one its most glorious moments, the pro sports world exposed one of its dirty little secrets.
Minnesota Badger rules the night at Williams Arena
MINNEAPOLIS - At the end, he pumped his fist, hugged a teammate, stared into a TV camera, then shook hands with all his friends and family members who had crowded the bench.
Thumbs up to whatever the Marlins' home run sculpture is
MIAMI - It's goofy. It's risky. It's a multi-colored, multi-layered, 73-foot-high surprise that tickles your eyes, teases your mind and makes your stomach break into a smile.
Those mudslinging Republicans
This was the week Mitt Romney should have sealed the Republican presidential nomination. He was expected to win Tuesday's caucuses in Colorado, to win or tie in Minnesota and to do credibly well in Missouri. Instead, the former Massachusetts governor managed to lose all three contests to Rick Santorum, a candidate who has spent most of the campaign stuck near the bottom of the polls.
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