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Sunday, April 28
Two weeks after he sent Bears fans into a spasm of defensiveness with a searing evisceration of quarterback Jay Cutler, ESPN columnist Rick Reilly returns with a soaring ode to Chicago's newest all-star, Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, a hometown boy who apparently is everything Cutler is not. Never let it be said that the 11-time National Sportswriter of the Year doesn't enjoy an overly simplistic fable.
by Robyn Nisi
A/Cby Steve Prokopy
A/Cby Nancy Bishop
Mechanicsby Jeff Smith
Drive Thruby Brandy Gonsoulin
Transmissionby Sarah Brooks
Book Clubby Emma Terhaar
Mechanicsby Phil Huckelberry
A/Cby Nancy Bishop
A/Cby Steve Prokopy