Sports Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: After a promising opening night, Bedard can finally go on with the showOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - SO THE DEBUT OF CONNOR BEDARD Tuesday night couldn't quite match the late Ethel Merman overpowering the crescendo of “There's No Business Like Show Business.” Or Taylor...
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We're not only bringing back Sidelines, we're expanding itOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - It's like deja vu all over again. Thanks, Yogi. And thanks to Daily Herald sports editor Orrin Schwarz, the Sidelines column is restored. Sidelines, which ran in the ...
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'I felt like I was in a movie': Maine West linebacker Kyle Ramirez earns honor from the BearsOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - On the football field Kyle Ramirez is a hard-hitting linebacker and a sure-handed receiver. Off the field, the Maine West senior has earned a reputation as a leader, bot...
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Lincicome: October baseball used to be perfect. Now it's just phonyOct 08, 2023 6:00 am - Needlessly and reliably, greed and gimmicks have given us another baseball season, already reduced without objection, although poor Milwaukee did seem to deserve better....
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O'Donnell: Any 'street' farewell to Butkus must include that he deserved an NFL titleOct 08, 2023 6:00 am - PRIME-POUNCE DICK BUTKUS playing for head coach George Allen could have forever changed the trajectory of the Chicago Bears. In the spring of 1983, Allen had been dusted...
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Baseball Way Back: Dunston recalls Cubs debut, Boys of ZimmerOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - 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 Jim Fr...
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O'Donnell: Bears fans are missing the point after - 0-17 is history!Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - IF JEFF BEZOS REGULARLY delivered Amazon stinkeroos like tonight's Bears-Commanders game, he'd probably still be trying to sell books online out of a rented garage near ...
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Thinking along with the new guyOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Sometimes you just want to know what the new sports editor thinks. I think it's pretty cool I get to follow in the footsteps of Bob Frisk. Bob was in a kind of sports ed...
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The two biggest reasons the U.S. lost the Ryder Cup? Luke Donald and long layoffs for playersOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - There's no need to rehashing this Ryder Cup. Europe's 16 ½-11 ½ win in Italy on Sunday was marked by extraordinary emotion, some controversy and more frustration for Tea...
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Lincicome: In honor of Ryder, other Cups Team USA needs to reclaimOct 01, 2023 5:30 am - Word arrives that folks are going crazy in Rome, and having been there myself I must say that I am not surprised. What is surprising is that the craziness is about golf....