Sports Columns
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Suzuki, Little and Ohtani: Thoughts on Cubs opening weekApr 04, 2024 8:11 pm - After the opening week of Cubs season, there’s plenty to discuss between exit velocity, an interesting weekend and promising pitchers.
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Hilby brings humility to the top of the track rankingsApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - People crowd the fence around the track to see him race. He’s asked to sign autographs. The Aurora city council resolved to declare this July 23, his 18th birthday, in his honor. The Illinois High School Association named him Academic All-State, first team.
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The right way and wrong way to find a tasty dinnerApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - This is a great time of year to be fishing. I’ve mentioned eating tasty filets before and that may seem wrong to say for someone who believes strongly in the principle of catch-and-release. I don’t think that is true.
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Picking winners at the Masters is never easyApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - This is a golf tradition like no other. The Masters — first of the year’s four major championships — is coming up next week.
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Silvy: Williams’ nails are not your concern Bears fansApr 04, 2024 5:30 am - There once was a player Chicago hated. He not only beat the Bulls over and over, but while he was winning, he would commit cheap shot fouls consistently. He once pushed Scottie Pippen from behind and Pippen landed head first into the stands.
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O’Donnell: Clark flourished but UConn women held betting eyes to anxious endApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL sliced deeply into the psyches of the most cynical sports fans in America Monday night. And the supremely charismatic Caitlin Clark and Iowa we...
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The High Five: Counting down the top Final Four teams in state historyApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - Welcome to the High Five, a weekly batch of rankings from the world of sports.
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McGraw: Imanaga an instant fit in Cubs’ clubhouseApr 01, 2024 7:44 pm - Shota Imanaga shut down Colorado on 2 hits and 9 strikeouts in his Cubs debut, but teammates have been just as impressed with how he’s fit in the clubhouse.
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Baseball Way Back: Jose DeLeon’s Chicago baseball odysseyMar 31, 2024 6:15 am - Jose DeLeon may not have had a stellar career with the Chicago White Sox. But DeLeon, who died Feb. 25 at age 63, did manage to be part of two of the more interesting trades in the club’s history, including one that had a positive long-term impact.
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Jim O'Donnell: Spirits past and fresh money playing into the last furlongs of the 2024 Final FourMar 31, 2024 6:00 am - GHOSTS TO THE LEFT, ghosts to the right and it's the only NCAA men's basketball tournament in town.