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Protesters oppose possible sale of The Baltimore Sun to Koch brothers

2013-05-21 15:31:00

Ten protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of The Baltimore Sun's office on North Calvert Street, rallying against a possible sale of the newspaper to Koch Industries. Headed by brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, the private company has...

Two lattes and a cocktail: How to get your 20-something to save

2013-05-01 09:54:00

For someone in their 20s, retirement is something their parents are talking about. It is almost impossible for them to imagine their own lives 50 years out. Telling kids to save for that day — when student loans and car payments and fixed expenses...

Johns Hopkins graduate killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

2013-04-08 12:44:32

Anne Smedinghoff wanted to help the people of Afghanistan, those who knew her say. The 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University graduate was attempting to deliver textbooks to school children there when she and four other Americans were killed in a car bomb...

Detroit's decline

2013-03-16 04:00:00

Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...

Who'd be ideal coach for UCLA basketball?

2013-03-25 14:48:02

Calipari or Smart David Teel Daily Press Three Final Fours but no banner in 10 years like Ben Howland? Not good enough at UCLA. Befitting the Hollywood aura, the ideal candidate is an A-list personality with an oversized ego, designer wardrobe...

What's most likely bracket buster today?

2013-03-20 16:55:14

Bucknell beats Butler Don Markus Baltimore Sun Bucknell will do a Butler on the team that originated the role and become the latest Patriot League team to take down an established power in the tournament. The Bison have a legitimate NBA prospect in 6-...

Local teams notice strategy changes lead to success in track and field

2013-03-17 16:38:00

The times are changing in track and field. In previous years, it was common to see teams bring only a handful of athletes to big meets and perform well -- sometimes even win. Coaches would routinely put their best athletes into four events and hope...

Will sports miss military flyovers?

2013-03-12 16:42:40

Less loud and fun Matt Murschel Orlando Sentinel Military flyovers are just as much a part of major sporting events in America as beer and hot dogs. It's seems like a long-standing tradition and that's what makes sporting events, well, an event. It's...

When will the Heat next lose a game?

2013-03-05 15:23:17

Schedule says Boston Dave Hyde Sun Sentinel After 22 straight wins, the schedule-maker will beat the Heat more than the Celtics on March 18. This is how it happens in the NBA, where regular-season wins and losses have to be measured by the schedule....

Should the PGA Tour outlaw belly putter?

2013-03-03 16:01:45

It's fine — for amateurs Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times The most sleep-inducing word on the PGA Tour this year is "bifurcation," although the issue over whether the tour should break from USGA and R&A is hotter than Dubai. Golf's ruling lords...

Tribune Co. hires banks to manage offers for newspapers

2013-02-26 18:57:00

Tribune Co. has hired two investment banks to manage offers to buy its newspapers, executives said Tuesday, adding that no decisions have been made about whether to sell any properties. JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners will oversee a process to...

Should Emmert keep NCAA president job?

2013-02-24 17:19:56

Exit plan a must Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune Mark Emmert needs to go. His rogue enforcement staff has heaped embarrassment on a group that already might have been less popular than Congress. And it's not as if the botched Miami case is the...

Commuters on O'Hare-bound CTA Blue Line train. (Chicago Tribune file photo by Scott Strazzante)

2013-05-23 11:44:00

A Knowles worker assembles a microphone product in the micro prototype lab, at Knowles research and development facility in Itasca in 2011. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)

2013-05-23 04:47:00

Some of the Chicago Tribune's All-State Academic Team include, from clockwise lower left, Fremd High School senior Renata Wettermann, Prospect High School senior Neil Sheth, Rochelle Township High School senior Michelle Dobbs, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy senior Carrie Sha, Metea Valley

2013-05-18 14:55:55