Sports Columns
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With a walk to remember, Fremd graduate an Olympic rock star for a dayJun 19, 2024 4:44 pm - Fremd graduate Danny Bruno savored his 200-meter walk in France participating in the Olympic Torch Relay.
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Longest winning streaks in Chicago pro sports historyJun 19, 2024 6:00 am - After noting the worst losing streaks in Chicago history, this week’s High Five looks at the longest winning streaks.
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Happy anniversary: Williams has Jordan, Sutcliffe to chaseJun 19, 2024 6:00 am - Caleb Williams has Bears fans hopeful on the 40th anniversary of Rick Sutcliffe and Michael Jordan coming to Chicago.
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Illinois women’s golf gets boost from CDGAJun 19, 2024 6:00 am - Women’s golf in Illinois received a boost when the Chicago District Golf Association began running the Illinois Women’s State Amateur.
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Sympathy for the Grifol: There’s a unique perspective to covering bad teamsJun 18, 2024 6:00 am - Watching the White Sox lose this season has been painful. Losing repeatedly in excruciating fashion merits some admiration.
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Bryson DeChambeau, the winner of last weekend’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst, has a storied history in Illinois.Jun 17, 2024 4:22 pm - I can’t say I really know Bryson DeChambeau, but it certainly felt like it after he won the U.S. Open on Sunday at Pinehurst in such dramatic fashion. DeChambeau was just...
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We can’t always be a Tiger; names that describe how we play the gamesJun 15, 2024 12:08 pm - Early on it was my contention that Tiger Woods benefited greatly from his name, meaning it fit his game and his image, a double plus. Better I thought than Tiger Irons or...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olympics snub should be the pause that refreshes for Caitlin ClarkJun 15, 2024 11:16 am - CAITLIN CLARK NEEDS ANOTHER BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT likes Taylor Swift needs another standing ovation. Both have had transcendent 2023-24 campaigns. If genders must be p...
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Checking in with IHSA Executive Director Craig AndersonJun 14, 2024 6:00 am - It’s time for a year-end check-in with IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson.
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Dundee-Crown loses a legend with passing of former wrestling coach Al ZinkeJun 13, 2024 6:00 am - Dundee-Crown’s hall of fame wrestling coach, Al Zinke, died June 9 at 73.