Sports Columns
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The suburbs are loaded with talented football playersSep 19, 2024 6:00 am - Last week I took a look at some of the top player of the year candidates for teams at the time that had undefeated records. This week let's circle back and look at more n...
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Here’s a fishing book that’s hard to put downSep 19, 2024 6:00 am - There aren’t a lot of fishing books available outside of the “how-to” kind of hardcovers you might find at the local book seller. Hard to find one of those places around ...
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Silvy: Bears will fail Williams if they don’t find a way to protect himSep 19, 2024 6:00 am - This is not how you break the cycle. It’s exactly how you break another quarterback. Ryan Poles’ playbook for developing his own QB sounded great, but thus far it has bee...
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LIV Golf not set on returning to ChicagoSep 18, 2024 6:00 am - Despite holding tournaments in the Chicago area its first three seasons, LIV Golf officials haven’t announced a return to the area in 2025.
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O’Donnell: Time to end the Illinois Sports Facility AuthoritySep 18, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O'Donnell believes, thanks to Jerry Reinsdorf's 2024 White Sox, it’s time to end the Illinois Sports Facility Authority
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 3?Sep 17, 2024 6:00 am - The High Five again highlights the area’s top prep football performances from Week 3.
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Olympian Carlini is back on campusSep 16, 2024 6:00 am - Olympian Lauren Carlini, a West Aurora High School graduate, is back with the University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball program as an analyst and consultant.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Glenbard South’s Schwendeman bouncing back from injurySep 16, 2024 5:30 am - Glenbard South junior offensive lineman Josh Schwendeman is taking his season-ending injury in stride, hoping college coaches remain interested in recruiting him.
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Jim O’Donnell: Caleb and the Bears need a Texas quick thaw on ‘SNF’ tonightSep 14, 2024 10:39 am - NEW QB, EXPECTATIONS OF A NEW ERA, A 1-0 START — but will it be the same old Bears on “Sunday Night Football?” Set for deep in the heart of Texas, recent history suggests...
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The numbers don’t lie, Williams has a long way to goSep 14, 2024 9:00 am - Figuring roughly — that is using grade school math rather than a touch screen calculator — Caleb Williams’ goal of becoming the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4,000...