Sports Columns
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Baseball Way Back: Cubs shortstop Shawon Dunston played game at a sprintOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Part 2 of 3 The Chicago Cubs, on the heels of a division championship season in 1984, felt shortstop Shawon Dunston was ready for the big leagues in 1985. Manager J...
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'That back nine was pretty special': Conant's Simon made history at state golf tournamentOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Nicolas Simon didn't wake up on the Saturday of the IHSA boys golf state final tournament with any visions of grandeur. But the Conant senior also hadn't counted himself...
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Dietz: After 2 weeks of optimism, reality crashes back for BearsOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - It's the sight nobody wanted to see: Justin Fields leaving with an injury. Yet, it's something that happens in the NFL all the time. Quarterbacks go down. Not many survi...
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Lincicome: The eyes of Chicago are upon you, Connor BedardOct 15, 2023 5:00 am - We're talkin' hockey. We're talkin' history. Game on. Light the lamp. Top shelf. Bury the biscuit. Cold steel on ice. Toothless and ruthless. Got stick? That hockey. ...
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Local golf notes: Illinois honor goes to Mistwood's MicklesonOct 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Andy Mickelson, the director of golf at Mistwood in Romeoville, is the Illinois PGA's Player of the Year. He did it with only one win, in the section's first stroke pla...
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Can Hawks get Bedard some help?Oct 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Connor Bedard can't do it all. And the sooner his teammates realize that the better. Bedard electrified the Bell Centre crowd in Montreal on Saturday with more slick mov...
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Defensive specialist Caruso trying to become a 3-point threat for BullsOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Usually known as a defensive specialist, Alex Caruso went 4-for-6 from 3-point range in the Bulls' preseason win over Denver on Thursday. In the regular season that's so...
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Lake Zurich's mystique is alive and well as Bears improve to 7-1Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich's enrollment is getting smaller, the success on the lower levels isn't quite what it used to be. It was reasonable for Lake County football observers to wond...
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Glenbard South football enjoying special seasonOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Ryan Crissey has been involved with the Glenbard South football program for 16 years. He's led the Raiders to eight straight playoff berths as head coach and was an assi...
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My goal is still to make Bob proudOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - I cherish my Bob Frisk button. It's nothing special, just the standard round piece of metal with a pin on the back. A handful of words on the front surround his smiling ...