Sports Columns
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Local Fare: 3 area volleyball players making memories with Team USAApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - Kyle Teune has had some exciting times on the volleyball court. But his most exciting moment may have been what happened off the court last summer. "Hearing my name get ...
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Northbrook's Hardy wins his first PGA Tour event at Zurich ClassicApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - Northbrook's Nick Hardy can now say he's a PGA Tour winner. He teamed up with a longtime friend, Davis Riley, to capture the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday in A...
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Baseball Way Back: Jackie Robinson's first visit to Wrigley was a box-office smashApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - The Cubs celebrated Jackie Robinson's legacy with great fanfare Thursday, as they started a series with Robinson's team, the Dodgers, at Wrigley Field. The Black nationa...
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Hub Arkush's second 2023 mock draft: Teams starting to nail down draft boardsApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - With the 2023 NFL draft now just days away, all 32 teams are starting to lock down their boards and focus on whether or not there may be more trades to be made and how t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Slim pickings for Bears at new radio home AM-1000Apr 19, 2023 1:00 am - WHEN A WAVERING NFL FRANCHISE enters into a play-by-play rights deal with a radio gulag, good things happening are less likely than FOX's Rupert Murdoch and Tucker Carls...
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Hub Arkush: Trade or stay? Ryan Poles in good spot for either outcome at No. 9Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Most of the focus around the Bears these days is on which player they will take with the ninth overall pick in next week's draft. But is our focus in the right place? Ge...
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Ziehm: Highwood's Flavin to play full Korn Ferry season while shooting for the PGAApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - Last year, Highwood's Patrick Flavin tried to make it to the PGA Tour the hard way: through the Monday qualifiers. He wasn't successful, but he came close. Flavin finish...
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O'Donnell: Thought of Bezos taking control of Bears seems to be only make-believeApr 16, 2023 5:30 am - WHILE WONDERING WHY STREAMING has changed spoiler etiquette, presenting an April edition of Ins and Outs: • In - Dreaming of Jeff Bezos owning the Bears - Unfortunately,...
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Lincicome: Michael Jordan's back? Well his shoes are at leastApr 16, 2023 5:30 am - The obligation to write about Michael Jordan has always been accepted without regret or reservation, once a requirement and now a reflection made necessary by redundant ...
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Wheaton North's all-time leading scorer in girls basketball shines in Morton's elite JUCO squadApr 16, 2023 1:00 am - Playing junior college basketball can often times be rewarding, especially for those athletes who "fly under the radar" in high school. Just ask Wheaton North graduate C...