Sports Columns
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Sidelines: Wheeling honors pioneering girls cross country teamsJan 25, 2024 6:15 am - Delicate frames. Tender sensibilities. Deficient stamina. The pioneering Wheeling girls cross country teams of the 1970s had to abide by preconceived limits thrust upon t...
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Are floodgates really going to open for Blackhawks’ Jones?Jan 24, 2024 5:25 pm - Jason Dickinson says the goals will start coming in droves for Seth Jones now that Jones’ goal drought is over. But will they really? John Dietz has some thoughts ...
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Rough call: NHL snubs Blackhawks’ DickinsonJan 22, 2024 7:32 pm - John Dietz says the NHL messed up by not choosing Jason Dickinson as an injury replacement for the All-Star Game.
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Jim O'Donnell: Maybe Ted Nugent could help Reinsdorf freshen the art of the leakJan 21, 2024 6:00 am - WITH HIS 88TH BIRTHDAY a little more than a month away, Jerry Reinsdorf says that he has no hobbies. He doesn't play bridge. He's never really golfed. All of his old ...
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Tears from the city of big disappointmentsJan 21, 2024 6:00 am - A weekend of NFL playoffs reminds us how bleak is the landscape of Chicago sports. Identified as major league, local teams hide their faces and nod, agreeing that is what...
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Demotion to Rockford might do Reichel some goodJan 18, 2024 8:35 pm - Chicago Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson and coach Luke Richardson should seriously consider sending struggling forward Lukas Reichel to Rockford, writes John Dietz.
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Schaumburg’s Starkey shows she’s a natural on the lanesJan 18, 2024 6:03 am - When Abby Starkey began bowling, it was mainly because her mother, Beth, just wanted to get the kids out of the house. It’s clear, though, the Schaumburg girl was a natur...
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Jim O’Donnell: Would Harbaugh’s Falcons fix the Fields dilemma at Halas Hall?Jan 18, 2024 6:00 am - THEY'RE STARTING TO GET a little twitchy down in Atlanta, and the vibrations could help quickly flip the muddled QB Etch-a-Sketch to “clean” in Lake Forest. Jim H...
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BlackhawksJan 16, 2024 11:13 pm - With the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks – the worst two teams in the NHL – squaring off at the United Center on Tuesday, it was fair to wonder what would transpire. Find out by reading John Dietz’s report here.
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Blackhawks’ Dickinson enjoying career season, rewarded with two-year contract extensionJan 16, 2024 11:20 am - There are certain expectations for any forward selected in the first round of the NHL draft. Most are expected to score at a fairly serious clip for the duration of their...