Sports Columns
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The start of a great fish tale involving a ‘legal’ musky in OntarioAug 15, 2024 6:00 am - My good friend hall of fame fisherman Spence Petros is heading up to Northwest Ontario’s legendary Eagle Lake Friday morning for a week of hunting giant muskies. Sadly, if it weren’t for my current medical condition, I might have been joining him.
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Edgy Tim: Maine South sophomore QB, Naperville North junior DL are on the riseAug 15, 2024 6:00 am - Edgy Tim takes a look at a handful of suburban high school football players who are getting offers from well-known colleges.
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O’Donnell: Caleb, and a pivot to Arlington, could be magic for BearsAug 14, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Steady progress from Caleb Williams and a pivot back to Arlington Park could be magic for the Bears.
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Mickelson looking forward to LIV tourney in BolingbrookAug 14, 2024 6:00 am - Phil Mickelson is looking forward to the LIV Golf tournament next month in Bolingbrook.
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Home again: ‘Edgy’ Tim on IHSA footballAug 12, 2024 6:00 am - ‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran is bringing decades of IHSA football expertise to the Daily Herald this season.
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Three bold predictions for the 2024 high school football seasonAug 09, 2024 6:00 am - The countdown to the IHSA prep football season continues. With three weeks to go until the opener, we’re making three bold predictions for 2024.
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The case for Jim Templin as the best fisherman in IllinoisAug 08, 2024 6:00 am - From loyal reader and rabid fisherman Michael Sopocy: “I saw you were looking for the top fisherman from Illinois. Jim Templin is by far the best fisherman to hail from I...
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How ‘Hard Knocks’ can improve its coverage of the Bears and what it did wellAug 08, 2024 6:00 am - There were only two reactions Bears fans could’ve had to the opening scene in “Hard Knocks“ when HBO commissioned Ray Clay to re-create his legendary Bulls introduction f...
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O’Donnell: Buck lobs stadium marshmallows to Bears’ WarrenAug 07, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Joe Buck may be paid a lot for his NFL knowledge, but that expertise apparantly doesn’t include stadium matters.
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Schlaman, Eagle Ridge celebrating 40 years of South CourseAug 07, 2024 6:00 am - Eagle Ridge in Galena and director of golf John Schlaman will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the South Course.