Sports Columns
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Who are the all-time top local athletes in the Summer Olympics?Aug 07, 2024 6:00 am - Dozens of local athletes have participated in the Summer Olympics through the decades. Who are the top ones?
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About the Games, not to mention the games, and the people who play themAug 03, 2024 12:42 pm - Some things you suspect, some things you guess and some things you just know. All those socks, all those years, that got lost in all those driers have shown up as the Par...
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Jim O’Donnell: Thayer delivers moving ad-lib tribute to ‘Mongo’ on AM-1000Aug 03, 2024 10:00 am - THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME WEEKEND in Canton was intended to serve in part as tribute to Steve McMichael — almost elegiac in tone — and it was. The storm-shortened...
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Big Ten expansion doesn’t end the era of change in college sportsAug 03, 2024 6:00 am - USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon officially joined the Big Ten on Thursday, meaning the formerly Midwestern conference now stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Tha...
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Which area high school football teams have the toughest schedule?Aug 02, 2024 6:00 am - As our countdown to the IHSA prep football season continues, this week we’re looking at the area’s four toughest schedules.
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Silvy: Grateful McMichael made me a part of his extended familyAug 01, 2024 6:00 am - Knowing Steve McMichael has been one of the single greatest rewards of my entire career. He has provided me with lessons in strength, courage, humility, humor and kindnes...
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Courting success: Stevenson’s Crow glad he found a new gameAug 01, 2024 6:00 am - Stevenson coach Tim Crow, Glenbard West’s Christine Giunta-Mayer among several volleyball coaches earning career honors.
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A few tips for catching more fishAug 01, 2024 6:00 am - I get asked by a lot of readers for tips on how they can catch more fish. That’s fair, since this is an outdoors column, isn’t it? Take a look at this in a different way,...
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Summer biking offers riders, spectators a variety of fun eventsJul 31, 2024 12:32 pm - Chicago area biking offers an exciting, varied summer menu: Racing, race spectating, club rides and unique community events.
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Who are the top five announcers in Summer Olympics historyJul 31, 2024 6:00 am - Who are the top five announcers in the history of the Summer Olympics?