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What does a 17th regular season game really mean to players, fans?Mar 31, 2021 5:30 am - When ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday the NFL would announce the switch to a 17-game schedule for the coming season, the worst-kept secret in sports was back on the ...
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Is populism going to fritter away over time as George W. Bush predicts?Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - By Neil Patel Last week, former President George W. Bush said he's not worried about the current moment in American politics because "these populist movements begin to f...
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Feder: Radio giant Entercom changes name to 'Audacy'Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - The parent company of seven Chicago radio stations - including top-rated all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM - officially changed its name Tuesday from Entercom to "Audac...
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Here's how the DVC can make things right for Naperville footballMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Rivalries in high school sports are a time-honored tradition. Especially in football, and especially the in-town games. Palatine-Fremd. The Wheatons. Elgin-Larkin. St. C...
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Constable: Streaks get asterisks as change comes to Opening Day at Wrigley FieldMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Opening Day of the baseball season is a time I think about streaks. But we haven't had a normal Opening Day at Wrigley Field since 2019. The pandemic pushed Opening Day ...
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Spectacular smackdowns salvage ridiculous 'Godzilla vs. Kong' remakeMar 30, 2021 11:00 am - “Godzilla vs. Kong” - ★ ★ ½ I am guessing that if viewers watch “Godzilla vs. Kong” on HBO Max instead of at theaters, many might be tempted to fast-forward throug...
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Larkin grad Sainz Jr. returns to PGA TourMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - This week's PGA Tour event, the Valero Texas Open, is the last stop before next week's Masters and it has some unlikely names in the field. From the national stage there...
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Constable: A bruised bridge? Suburban businesses find inspiration in unlikely spotsMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - Inspiration can arrive softly as if it were snow from above. Or it can show up with a bang as if it were delivered by an out-of-control truck. At least that's how we end...
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Rozner: After three decades with White Sox, Grim calling it a dayMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - Ask any player about the most difficult part of leaving the game, and they'll tell you it's leaving the group behind. It's the time with teammates off the field and away...
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Feder: DraftKings acquires VSiN from Chicago entrepreneursMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - VSiN, the Las Vegas-based sports information network founded by a group of Chicago entrepreneurs in 2017, has been acquired by DraftKings, the sports betting operator an...