Sports Columns
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Shooting star Yohn makes Bradley’s hall of fameFeb 22, 2024 6:00 am - Katie Yohn’s all-around skill, and especially her long-range shooting, stood out on the basketball court. The Bradley Braves remember. A 2009 graduate of St. Edward High ...
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About time: Hawks send Reichel to RockfordFeb 18, 2024 4:16 pm - It took a while, but the Blackhawks finally did the right thing Sunday by assigning Lukas Reichel to the Rockford IceHogs.
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Baseball Way Back: Negro Leaguers in Chicago, Part 1Feb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Part 1 of 2 When Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, it opened a path for Negro League players to play in the National and Amer...
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Dickinson nets game-winner after Bedard’s incredible goal waved offFeb 17, 2024 4:45 pm - The Blackhawks snap and 8-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over Ottawa.
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Hawks’ Bedard details injury, rehab processFeb 16, 2024 7:34 pm - The Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard talks about the hit that broke his jaw, if he knew it was broken right away and more.
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A league of their own: Girls flag football becomes IHSA sportFeb 14, 2024 5:27 pm - The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday officially sanctioned a girls flag football season and state series starting this August.
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 11, 2024 6:00 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...
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Baseball Way Back: When Satchel Paige stepped on the World Series stageFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - If you get a chance, go to YouTube and look for the radio clip of Game 5 of the 1948 World Series, when Cleveland Manager Lou Boudreau calls on the legendary Satchel Pai...
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Lincicome: The Super Bowl gets its Vegas weddingFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - As the guy who fixed the pregame prayer, (more on that later) I am reluctant to scoff at sports gambling, the eager engine and place mat for Super Bowl LVIII. I speak of ...
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John Dietz’s Super Bowl predictionFeb 10, 2024 1:01 pm - See who John Dietz believes will win Super Bowl 58.