Sports Columns
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‘We know how much it means’: Twins honored to receive Evans ScholarshipsJun 06, 2024 6:00 am - Fraternal twins and recent Conant High School graduates Joey O’Brien and Matthew O’Brien were among dozens of metropolitan-area recipients of the 2024 Evans Scholarship.
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Silvy: We need Bears, ‘Hard Knocks’ to provide entertainment in dog days of summerJun 06, 2024 6:00 am - Thank goodness for the Bears. Thank goodness for a mandatory minicamp in early June to give Chicago sports fans a glimpse of the possibilities.
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O’Donnell: Sky took multiple steps backward after game against Clark, FeverJun 05, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell says the Chicago Sky took multiple steps backward in the wake of Saturday’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
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Big changes for Cantigny, Cog HillJun 05, 2024 6:00 am - It may have been coincidental, but two of the Chicago area’s most prominent public golf facilities made announcements on the same day last week that will have a big impac...
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What are the top 5 ‘Hard Knocks’ storylines with the Bears?Jun 05, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five looks at the top storylines for the upcoming season of “Hard Knocks,” which for the first time will feature the Bears.
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‘Wisconsin nice?’ Booing Counsell was questionableJun 04, 2024 5:37 am - It’s easy to question why Brewers fans would boo Craig Counsell so demonstrably, but the Cubs have been there too.
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Losing made Bears the subject of the summer for ‘Hard Knocks’Jun 01, 2024 12:20 pm - Being a stranger to “Hard Knocks” is not a boast, nor is it a confession; it is just a fact. I blame the reluctance of the Bears to join in the summer cable show where, a...
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Jim O'Donnell: The Bears on ‘Hard Knocks’ are perfect viewing for an empty Arlington lotJun 01, 2024 12:19 pm - THE FANBOYS WERE FROTHING this week after the announcement that “Hard Knocks” will showcase the Bears beginning Aug. 6. Nice in the cartoon slot would be a Disney+ do...
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Prep athletes getting ready for summer ‘vacation’May 31, 2024 6:00 am - It won’t be much of a summer vacation for local prep athletes, who will spend the next two months working out as hard as ever.
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Estrada’s success in San Diego extends curse of Cubs closersMay 30, 2024 2:35 pm - The week in baseball checks in on the latest former Cubs pitcher to turn into a lights-out reliever for a new team.