Sports Columns
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Ngakoue already teaching Bears' youngsters his signature moveAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - New Bears defensive end Yannick Ngakoue was already spotted last week teaching rookie defensive tackle Gervon Dexter his signature move. Defensive linemen across the NFL...
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Jim O'Donnell: Services for Rocky Wirtz enable 'Coach Q' to fortify his quiet push to returnAug 13, 2023 5:30 am - THE PENALTY BOX IS OPEN FOR ANYONE who wants to argue that Joel Quenneville doesn't deserve to be back coaching in the NHL and one day is more than worthy of enshrinemen...
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Baseball Way Back: White Sox haven't had much luck in fights, but they held their own in 1957 brawlAug 12, 2023 1:00 am - When it comes to baseball fights, luck has rarely favored the Chicago White Sox. Sox players are mainly remembered for being on the receiving end of blows. The lingering...
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Ziehm: Two Illinois alums in good position as FedEx Cup Playoffs beginAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - The FedEx Cup Playoffs, which begin Thursday at TPC Southwind in Tennessee, were designed to give the PGA Tour a grand climax to its season. Changes in the postseason fo...
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Amid Anderson's appeal, Vaughn's bat lifts White Sox over YankeesAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Tim Anderson was in uniform and on the field for the White Sox in Monday night's 5-1 win over the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field. Before the game, Anderson was suspend...
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O'Donnell: The anniversary of Keith Reinhard's disappearance sparks fresh perspectivesAug 06, 2023 5:30 am - TWO KEENLY MEMORABLE EVENTS happened 35 years ago this week on the Chicago sportscape: • The Cubs played the first official night game at Wrigley Field. They beat the Me...
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Lincicome: My eight fantasies about the 2023 Chicago BearsAug 06, 2023 5:30 am - All football is fantasy football before the NFL season starts and never more necessary than this year for the Chicago Bears. How do we fantasize thee, let us count the w...
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Baseball Way Back: Trachsel looks back on historic moments with the CubsAug 05, 2023 1:00 am - The 1998 season featured a number of memorable moments not only for the Cubs, but for the game of baseball itself. And Steve Trachsel was a big part of it. Trachsel pit...
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Deerfield's Vince India wins Illinois OpenAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - The 74th Illinois Open required a three-hole playoff, but it was worth it to Vince India. India, who won the tournament in 2018, defeated University of Illinois alum Dyl...
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O'Donnell: Tauchman's leap year with Cubs tracks from Palatine to little bit o' SeoulAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - ONE YEAR AGO THURSDAY NIGHT — Aug. 3, 2022 — Mike Tauchman was exactly where he should have been in a professional baseball lineup. That would be batting first and p...