Sports Columns
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Two suburban professionals earned spots in next week’s PGA ChampionshipMay 08, 2024 6:00 am - Next week’s PGA Championship is the second of golf’s four major tournaments of 2024, and it’ll be extremely significant from a Chicago perspective.
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Through the generations, each athlete takes his rightful placeMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - Admitting to being generational myself, I am disturbed that I might have missed a few worthies along the way who managed to arrive without modern prepackaging, not to further pick on the Bulls for reluctantly choosing Michael Jordan third in the NBA draft.
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Jim O’Donnell: Nay, nay, nay — Northwestern says it’s not expecting athletic director Gragg to leaveMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - RUMORS HAVE BEEN CRESCENDOING that Derrick Gragg will soon be departing as athletic director at Northwestern University. That ain't necessarily so, according to a NU ...
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The Hope Index: Rating the chances Chicago pro sports teams can soon make a championship bidMay 04, 2024 6:00 am - Those of us in the Chicago area know one thing when it comes to our professional sports teams: You gotta have hope.
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Brewers’ fast start under Murphy has taken heat off CounsellMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - The Brewers are visiting Wrigley Field this weekend, but any Craig Counsell controversy has already faded.
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Parker set the stage for ClarkMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - As the basketball world quakes over every move made by Caitlin Clark, let’s not forget the impact on women’s basketball made by Naperville’s Candace Parker.
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A consistent leader, Naperville North’s Quinn moves on to the next chapterMay 02, 2024 6:00 am - Retiring Naperville North athletic director Bob Quinn has come through tumultuous situations shining on the other side. Literally, he’s a survivor. A 1982 graduate of Wh...
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The ins and outs of using live bait while fishingMay 02, 2024 6:00 am - When we last met, we were talking about live bait. I agree with live bait users that this is one of the best things you can use to tempt fish to take a whack at what’s on...
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Silvy: Moving on from draft dreams to thoughts of a Super BowlMay 02, 2024 5:00 am - At the Bears draft party inside Soldier Field, the crowd erupted once Caleb Williams’ name was called by commissioner Roger Goodell. Despite knowing it was going to happen, there was nothing anticlimactic about the announcement.
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O’Donnell: Bailey, Olczyk, NBC set for another Derby DayMay 01, 2024 6:00 am - Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and NBC are gearing up for another Kentucky Derby broadcast.