Sports Columns
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High Five: Top girls prep sports performances of the school yearJun 08, 2026 5:07 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top girls prep sports performances of the school year.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Standouts from the NCC high school football campJun 07, 2026 2:51 pm - The annual Naperville Championship Football Camps, held last week at North Central College in Naperville, continues to be one of the most successful college football camps in the Midwest.
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As Bears take a step closer to Indiana in stadium dance, fans just want it to endJun 06, 2026 10:44 am - Just because Illinois’ government hasn’t come to an agreement with the Bears yet doesn’t make it the right move to decamp to Indiana. But devoted fans know all too well that even in the feel-good Ben Johnson era, you can never count out the team from making the wrong decision. That’s the real legacy of this franchise.
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Lincicome: Finding purpose and beauty in the games people play and a career spent watching themJun 06, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about the sports athletes play, coaches coach and fans enjoy.
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O’Donnell: How the agenda of Churchill Downs Inc. fueled Bears stadium maniaJun 06, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the Bears stadium site drama.
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Schmit: On Barrington, Naperville Central and the perils of being undefeatedJun 04, 2026 10:59 am - Unbeaten teams almost always find out how the other half lives, eventually.
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With offense quiet as home losing streak reaches 8, concern grows: Did Cubs get it all wrong?Jun 03, 2026 10:30 pm - The Cubs’ home losing streak stretched to eight in a row with a 5-4 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs lost a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning, then couldn’t score the tying run in the 10th.
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For Warren’s Paasch, a second chance at life includes coaching her sonsJun 03, 2026 1:10 pm - Over the past few seasons Warren’s boys volleyball team has included many brother combinations -- including two of head coach Kim Paasch’s children.
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Greenberg: The Bears’ stadium saga rolls on, but are they really moving to Indiana?Jun 03, 2026 10:27 am - Columnist Jon Greenberg writes about the never-ending Bears stadium site drama.
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Sarley: Giving the red light to green worms and other thoughts on using live bait when fishingJun 03, 2026 10:00 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley writes about fishing bait.
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