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Ron Rapoport Ron Rapoport is a sports columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times whose conversations about sports with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday are noted for their relevance, their light-hearted approach, and their often hilariously wrong predictions.
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Oscar De La Hoya Takes on Floyd Mayweather

Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather tap gloves Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There hasn't been this much excitement about a championship for some time. Sports Illustrated's cover story this week called this the "fight to save boxing." Is the state of boxing really that dire?

Oscar De La Hoya Takes on Floyd Mayweather

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Saturday

Sports

New York Appreciates A-Rod's Power Surge

The San Francisco Giant's Barry Bonds is hot on the homerun record of Hank Aaron. But the player with the hottest bat this year is Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. A-Rod is finally winning friends in New York, while Bonds finds few friends applauding his power.

New York Appreciates A-Rod's Power Surge

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Analysis

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Chicago and Los Angeles Chase Olympic Bid

Chicago and Los Angeles are vying to be selected as the U.S. bid to host the 2016 summer Olympics. Both cities have the ability to pull the games off. The question is which city has the will to win the U.S. bid.

Chicago and Los Angeles Chase Olympic Bid

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Opinion

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White Sox Take Lead in Major League Playoffs

In the third game of the major league baseball playoffs, the Chicago White Sox took the lead early and held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 at home. The Sox are now up two games to one in the best of seven series. The question is, can they hang on?

White Sox Take Lead in Major League Playoffs

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Sports

Baseball Races Go Down to the Wire

Tight races and great comebacks mark baseball's playoff race. As the Yankees and Indians surge, the Chicago White Sox are on the brink of one of the great collapses in baseball history. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport offers his thoughts to Scott Simon.

Baseball Races Go Down to the Wire

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Sports

Saints' Fate, U.S. Open Tennis in Sports News

Where will the Saints play this season? How about a traveling road show? And who will claim the U.S. Open tennis titles? Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and Scott Simon discuss the sports news.

Saints' Fate, U.S. Open Tennis in Sports News

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Wild-Card Hopefuls Brace for Baseball Stretch Run

Nearly a dozen teams still have a reasonable chance to lock down baseball's two available wild-card spots. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and Scott Simon discuss the pennant races.

Wild-Card Hopefuls Brace for Baseball Stretch Run

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Sports

Can the White Sox Stay Hot?

Will a new year bring a change of Sox in the World Series? Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and Scott Simon discuss the winningest team in baseball: It's the Chicago White Sox, not the defending champion Boston Red Sox.

Can the White Sox Stay Hot?

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Boggs, Sandberg Set for Baseball Shrine

Two hard-hitting infielders are entering baseball's Hall of Fame: Wade Boggs, the longtime Boston Red Sox star, and Ryne Sandberg, the Chicago Cubs legend. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and Scott Simon review two brilliant careers.

Boggs, Sandberg Set for Baseball Shrine

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Sports

Nicklaus Bows Out at British Open

Tiger Woods posts a remarkable two-round score at St. Andrews, but the story of the 2005 British Open so far is the departure of golf legend Jack Nicklaus. At 65, Nicklaus shot an even-par 72 Friday, just missing the cut in what he says will be his last major competition. Scott Simon and Ron Rapoport talk sports.

Nicklaus Bows Out at British Open

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Sports

Pro Sports: Youth Must Be Served

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport weighs in on the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs; the newly imposed NBA age minimum of 19; Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie at the LPGA U.S. Open; and old-school Wimbledon tennis: Borg v. McEnroe.

Pro Sports: Youth Must Be Served

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Spurs, Pistons, Belmont Top Weekend Schedule

Scott Simon talks about this week in sports with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport. On the schedule: Game Two of the NBA championship series between San Antonio and Detroit, and the running of the Belmont Stakes.

Spurs, Pistons, Belmont Top Weekend Schedule

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British Fans Wary of U.S. Soccer Club Owner

American Malcolm Glazer acquires a majority interest in the famed British soccer club Manchester United. The news leaves many British fans displeased. And young NBA star LeBron James drops his agent. Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport offers details.

British Fans Wary of U.S. Soccer Club Owner

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Golf's Best Bogged Down at Damp Masters

The Masters golf tournament is off to a slow and soggy start after two days of rain delays. But the weather is improving, even if Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson's relationship is not. Scott Simon and Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport talk about the annual event in Augusta, Ga.

Golf's Best Bogged Down at Damp Masters

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Sports

Rapoport Discusses New Bobby Jones Biography

Robert Siegel talks sports columnist and author Ron Rapoport about his new book, The Immortal Bobby: Bobby Jones and the Golden Age of Golf. In 1930, golf extraordinaire Jones achieved a string of victories that became known as the Grand Slam.

Rapoport Discusses New Bobby Jones Biography

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Lower Seeds Invade NCAA's 'Elite Eight'

Top seeds Illinois and North Carolina survive, but upsets have rearranged the brackets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Eight teams remain, including seventh-seed West Virginia and sixth-seed Wisconsin. Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport offers his thoughts on March Madness.

Lower Seeds Invade NCAA's 'Elite Eight'

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Sports

NCAA Basketball Tourney Moves into Round Two

Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport weighs in on the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Friday's first-round results included major upsets as Vermont knocked off Syracuse and Bucknell took out Kansas.

NCAA Basketball Tourney Moves into Round Two

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Patriots Win Third Super Bowl in Four Years

Eagles, Patriots Brace for Super Bowl

Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport offers his thoughts on Sunday's Super Bowl between the defending champion New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Rapoport predicts injured Eagles' star Terrell Owens won't play much, if at all, and that the Patriots will prevail under coach Bill Belichick.

Eagles, Patriots Brace for Super Bowl

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MLB to Announce Move of Expos this Week

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the impending move of the Montreal Expos baseball team. Many indications suggest the team will go to Washington, D.C.

MLB to Announce Move of Expos this Week

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