Sports Columns
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Arkush: Still work to be done, but draft shows Bears have solid rebuilding planMay 02, 2023 1:00 am - There is really no one grade we can give the Bears for their 2023 draft class except an incomplete. There is absolutely no meaningful evidence on a pro football field to...
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Ziehm: Illini men have a shot at the NCAA golf titleMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Could this be the year that the University of Illinois men's team finally wins the NCAA title? Illini coach Mike Small has had some powerhouse teams, but this year's ver...
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How did Bears fare in draft? They've done worseApr 30, 2023 5:30 am - Searching for answers to the question "How did the Bears do in the draft?" the best I can come up with is, "They've done worse." Chicago may never get to know top choice...
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Jim O'Donnell: Jagged little third railer costs ESPN reporter her jobApr 30, 2023 5:30 am - SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY-DOG TAILS were once supposed to reside only on the male side of major sports media. All of that changed in an epithet recently when Marly Rive...
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West Dundee Leafs overcome rough start, finish second at youth hockey championshipApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - Most every coach in every sport will tell you they want their team to be playing its best at the end of the season. The West Dundee Leafs youth hockey team did just that...
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O'Donnell: Northwestern's Skoronski will skip live draft night. Will the Bears dare to skip him?Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - IF THEY MEASURED HUMILITY in all of the 2023 NFL draft sciences, Peter Skoronski of Northwestern would be way above the chart. In that respect, he's just carrying on...
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Hub Arkush: Bears likely to find multiple appealing options with No. 9 pickApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft is finally here. As of this writing, the Bears are still picking ninth, so it's time to identify the three most likely scenarios on how thing...
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Fox softball notes: Cary-Grove's Olson reaches 500 milestoneApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Not many coaches hang around long enough anymore to accomplish what Tammy Olson did earlier this week. Olson, now in her 30th season at Cary-Grove and the dean of Fox Va...
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Arkush: The draft could get chaotic. Will Bears GM Ryan Poles capitalize?Apr 25, 2023 1:00 am - After several months of studying, making phone calls, and watching hours of tape and hundreds of last season's college games to prepare, the 2023 NFL Draft is finally up...
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Ziehm: Hardy's win capped off a great weekend for golf in IllinoisApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - Last weekend was like no other as far as Illinois golf is concerned, and Nick Hardy's first PGA Tour win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was just one of the extraor...