Sports Columns
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O’Donnell: For Bears, beatdown at SF could be the start of something even biggerDec 27, 2025 10:00 am - OF MIKE DITKA, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND SIMBA, “THE LION KING,” one who said, “Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.” For devotees of deductive logic — since the ...
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Greenberg: Are the White Sox and Munetaka Murakami a match made in desperation or potential?Dec 25, 2025 11:45 am - No one was expecting the White Sox to sign 25-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $34 million deal this past weekend. After all, The Athletic’ s Tim Britton projected Murakami would earn an eight-year deal worth $158.5 million before free agency began, and he wasn’t alone among those predicting Murakami would sign a long-term deal that reached nine figures.
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How do the Herald Cup standings look after the fall season?Dec 25, 2025 10:00 am - Now that we’ve seen more than a foot of snow smack the ground, it’s probably time to check in on the Herald Cup standings.
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Silvy: When it comes to celebrating this Bears team, don’t hold backDec 25, 2025 7:00 am - How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.
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Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports treeDec 24, 2025 5:50 pm - Is Chicago sports on an upswing? Well, there was nowhere to go but up after a dismal 2024, and there are enough young stars to provide hope.
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Sarley: A great chance to learn about fishing from a local expertDec 24, 2025 10:00 am - If I am not fishing, I love to be listening to great fishermen talk about fishing. I do like this time of year because the fishing shows are headed to town. I love sitting in the crowd and listening to great anglers giving tips and telling tales.
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‘He just was all in for the kids’: Tough but fair, wrestling legend Ed Ewoldt diesDec 24, 2025 10:00 am - Ed Ewoldt, Illinois’ official state wrestling historian and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award honoree, died Dec. 14.
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Bears Film Study separates the fine line between lucky and goodDec 22, 2025 8:55 pm - Bears Film Study looks at the good, bad and fortunate plays from Saturday’s overtime walkoff against Green Bay.
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Five holiday high school basketball tournaments to check outDec 22, 2025 6:11 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at five holiday high school basketball tournament to check out in the next several days.
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Greenberg: Bears shocked the world, but not themselves, with Packers winDec 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Jon Greenberg: Who knew how to react after that improbable, insane, incredible Bears comeback and heart-stopping 22-16 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers Saturday night. These types of wins don’t happen every season for this franchise.