Sports Columns
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Jim O’Donnell: Oh no, Gigot — NBC targeting serious youth overload at the Paris OlympicsJul 13, 2024 5:06 pm - THE LOVELINESS OF PARIS will be mere French dressing once NBC Sports and associates get up and bourrèe on coverage of the ‘24 Summer Olympics. Launch date is Friday, ...
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Lincicome: At the intersection of sport and presidential politics, there is golfJul 13, 2024 4:59 pm - It has been suggested that the matter of the U.S. presidency be settled by a game of golf, one or the other of the current applicants making the dare. Say this for that, ...
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Reese has been a good find for the SkyJul 13, 2024 6:00 am - The Chicago Sky got a steal in Angel Reese. Drafted No. 7, the Sky’s second pick in the first round behind No. 3 Kamilla Cardoso, Reese has a streak of 15 consecutive dou...
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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Counting down: Here are 7 prep football opening games we’re looking forward to watchingJul 12, 2024 6:00 am - We’re beginning our countdown to prep football this week, starting with the area’s top seven season openers.
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Jacobs graduate flexes his way to EstoniaJul 11, 2024 6:00 am - Jacobs graduate Andy Cabindol has found success in powerlifting.
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When it comes to fishing lures, what’s new are usually tried and trueJul 11, 2024 6:00 am - I have been told that the lures I have talked about so far have been primarily ones that are newer. I got one letter that said, “What’s the deal Sarley, you dinosaur? Hav...
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O’Donnell: Purple carousel spins on as Northwestern names interim ADJul 10, 2024 6:00 am - A year after Northwestern University fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald, the dust on the Evanston campus isn’t close to settling.
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Golfers with Illinois ties struggling to qualify for FedEx CupJul 10, 2024 6:00 am - Many golfers with Illinois ties are struggling to qualify for the FedEx Cup postseason events.
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Thompson sets tournament record in winning John Deere ClassicJul 07, 2024 7:13 pm - Davis Thompson shot a tournament-record 28-under-par while winning the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.