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Sports Jay the Rat Roger Ebert: An open letter to sports columnist Jay Mariotti, who resigned from the Sun-Times and lashed out during a TV interview announcing that newspapers were dead:

Tire to wire? Sox hope not Keep a close eye on left-hander John Danks during the last month of the regular season. The White Sox certainly will be watching closely. After his shortest start since July 20 -- a four-inning stinker in an 11-3 loss Wednesday night to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards -- Danks has reached 160 2/3 innings this season.

Staying healthy is key to Bears' final tuneup Players don't like playing it, and coaches don't even like coaching in it. While the third preseason game is considered the tuneup for the regular season, the fourth is simply compulsory. You have to do it. So like it or not, the Bears will show up tonight in Cleveland to face the Browns and do what every NFL team does -- cross its fingers that there are no injuries.

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Entertainment DJ feels political beat with ‘Barack Obhangra’ Jimmy Singh believes music can unite and inspire people, so tonight at Schubas, he will serve as DJ in a show he is calling “Barack Obhangra.” A diehard backer of the Illinois senator turned presidential candidate, Singh’s goal is to inspire people to “get out the vote.”
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Business Barack and Michelle don Chicago designs Presidential nominee Barack Obama and wife Michelle are showing off Chicago-made fashions in their most important appearances on stage at the Democratic National Convention.

Photos: Obama's DNC surprise Foster: Michelle's hair Obama makes surprise appearance
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