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Movie critic Ebert 'OK' after surgery 

CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was "doing OK" a week following a second surgery after complications from the surgical removal of a cancerous growth.
Source: www.upi.com

Local family lives, learns on the run 

Every runner has a reason for putting his or her body through the punishment of participating in a marathon. The book Our Life on the Run: A Story of Running 50 Marathons in 50 States A Family Quest chronicles the reasons Streamwood resident Marlin Keesler took to running.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Small talk: Home-field advantage good for All-Star Game 
If the major league playoffs started today, the sixth and seventh games of the World Series likely would be in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Oakland, Calif., or Arlington, Texas.
Source: www.pensacolanewsjournal.com

Glavine, Reyes soaking up the scene 

Glavine, Reyes soaking up the scene
Source: mlb.mlb.com

NHL Truth & Rumors 
The Maple Leafs remain interested in getting Michael Peca's name on a contract at the right price. here's a belief the Leafs will have more money to throw at Peca, who made $3.99 million US last season, since a proposed trade that would have brought Gary Roberts back to the Leafs from the Florida Panthers has fallen through. -- Toronto Sun
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com