Sports Columns
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Thanks to transfer portal, options dwindling for high school football playersFeb 09, 2024 6:15 am - Because of the transfer portal, college options are dwindling for high school football players.
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Lack of action highlights another dull deadline day for BullsFeb 08, 2024 6:33 pm - To the surprise of no one, the Bulls did nothing before the NBA's trade deadline arrived Thursday afternoon. It's a unique scenario in pro sports, when fans and reporters...
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Silvy: An open letter to Caleb Williams from Bears fansFeb 08, 2024 6:51 am - It didn’t take long. Just a day after last week’s column where I cautioned Bears fans not to believe the gossip that was sure to come surrounding Caleb Williams, rumors s...
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The wrestling Jasinski siblings support each other, as long as they’re not on the same matFeb 08, 2024 6:00 am - Put Grant High School students and siblings Ayane and Vince Jasinski in a competitive situation, like a wrestling mat, and you’re asking for trouble. “We don’t let them w...
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Jim O'Donnell: Live from Las Vegas, Dan Patrick continues to own Super Bowl week chatterFeb 08, 2024 6:00 am - IF THERE WAS ANY LINGERING QUESTION about Dan Patrick being the most engaging daily sports talker in America, he's putting it to rest in Las Vegas this week. Patrick ...
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Hawks fail to break scoring slump in 2-1 lossFeb 07, 2024 11:38 pm - John Dietz puts on his detective's hat to see how the Blackhawks’ can find some offense.
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
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Baseball Way Back: Papa Bear’s brief Yankees careerFeb 05, 2024 6:00 am - Before becoming a Bears legend, George Halas played baseball for the Yankees.
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Fields or Williams? It doesn’t matter if the Bears don’t invest in their foundationFeb 05, 2024 6:00 am - All anyone can talk about when it comes to the Bears is should they keep Justin Fields or draft Caleb Williams. But that’s not the question we should be asking.
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Jim O'Donnell: Is DraftKings weighing a plan to shake up sports media in Chicago?Feb 04, 2024 6:00 am - WHEN THE THIRD-LARGEST RADIO MARKET in America has two reeling sports talk stations, rumors will rumble. Hottest one going around Chicago right now is that a major sp...