Sports Columns
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Lincicome: Baseball and Japan both are capable of surprising youMar 15, 2025 10:00 am - This just in. The national anthem will be sung on Opening Day by Yoshiki, a local lad, not to be confused with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the starting pitcher. Further highlight...
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Warren, Benet eyeing history in ChampaignMar 13, 2025 2:56 pm - Warren and Benet vie for their program’s first state boys basketball championship this weekend in Champaign.
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Silvy: The Bears are winning the offseason, but we’ve all seen this movie beforeMar 13, 2025 6:30 am - I don’t know where the Bears are going … but I know where they came from just two months ago and you cannot call it anything but progress.
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Mixed reviews: Second wave of Bears new additions is far from slam dunkMar 12, 2025 9:12 pm - The Bears roster is starting to come together, but how excited should we be over the new additions? Here’s a breakdown of the second wave of free agents.
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‘It was an incredible spectacle of an event’: Benedictine plays in first women’s college flag football gameMar 12, 2025 7:50 pm - Two firsts here -- Benedictine University in Illinois’ first college women’s flag football game, and the first world championship by a United States synchronized skating team.
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This week’s warm weather provides a great opportunity to go fishingMar 12, 2025 12:01 pm - I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I’m pretty sure that we have not seen the end of winter yet. Please don’t shoot the messenger. We are going to see some more free...
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O’Donnell: Song of media choir, Bears ‘won’ offseasonMar 11, 2025 7:39 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Despite last season’s humiliations, the media are already calling the Bears’ offseason a victory.
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Who had the top prep basketball performances last week?Mar 10, 2025 5:46 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances of last week.
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Dietz: Analyzing the Hawks’ recent movesMar 09, 2025 4:23 pm - John Dietz analyzes the Blackhawks’ recent moves, including the decision to keep Ryan Donato.
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College Achievers: Huber, Boldt help Illinois Wesleyan to dual CCIW winsMar 09, 2025 3:21 pm - College Achievers: Former local high school stars contributed to Illinois Wesleyan winning the men’s and women’s titles of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin basketball tournament.