Sports Columns
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A few tips if you’re using artificial lures when fishingMay 30, 2024 6:00 am - I’ve been writing about live bait as of late, but that doesn’t mean it is not the time for artificial lures.
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Silvy: OTAs a reminder that developing a rookie QB comes with growing painsMay 30, 2024 6:00 am - We used to have a saying on the Bears beat back in the day, if you got fooled by a fake performance, you fell for “the banana in the tailpipe” thanks to Eddie Murphy and Beverly Hills Cop. Last Thursday, despite all the Halas Hall miles I’ve logged, I fell for the banana in the tailpipe.
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Plackett takes the plunge as Naperville Central athletic directorMay 30, 2024 6:00 am - Jeff Plackett, longtime water polo coach, to be new athletic director at Naperville Central.
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Former Bears running back Cohen signs with Jets to attempt comebackMay 29, 2024 4:01 pm - Former Bears running back Tarik Cohen is trying to make a comeback. Cohen signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets on Wednesday. Cohen hasn’t appeared in an NFL ...
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O’Donnell: Walton’s life touched by fun, Chicago, ‘fabulous’May 29, 2024 6:00 am - O'Donnell: The life and times of Bill Walton were touched by fun, Chicago and “fabulous!”
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Five reasons to see the White Sox play this summerMay 29, 2024 6:00 am - Why should you head to Guaranteed Rate Field to see the struggling White Sox play? We’ve got five reasons.
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Straka returning to Illinois to defend PGA Tour winMay 29, 2024 6:00 am - Austria’s Sepp Straka is returning to Illinois this summer to compete in a PGA Tour event in Silvis.
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Signaling your approach: Bicycle safety should rank top-of-mind for all ridersMay 28, 2024 6:08 am - With warmer weather and more cyclists hitting the roadways, safety should rank top-of-mind for anyone sharing traffic with vehicles of greater mass and speed.
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Brew and boos: Hostile return home just part of Counsell’s ‘ride of life’May 27, 2024 5:59 pm - The Brewers are doing well without him, but Cubs manager Craig Counsell was booed loudly during his return to Milwaukee on Monday.
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The NCAA watched its model crumble. Is it ready to build something better?May 27, 2024 6:00 am - That college sports aren’t what they once were — students going out for teams, pulling on the school colors and playing for their classmates and alumni — has been obvious...