Sports Columns
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Hub Arkush: My top 10 prospects regardless of position in the 2023 NFL draftApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - As the 2023 NFL draft moves closer and closer, the fans' curiosity over what the Bears will do with the ninth overall pick continues to grow. Multiple draft experts are ...
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Fox softball notes: Larkin excited to host annual Slugfest againApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - One of, if not the longest running high school softball tournaments in the state, the Larkin Slugfest, will commence again on Saturday at the Elgin Sports Complex. Start...
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Jim O'Donnell: Who's fighting for fans as lax White Sox quickly play into another April fog?Apr 09, 2023 5:30 am - LAST APRIL, TONY LA RUSSA and a White Sox team brimming with high expectations steamed into Cleveland with a 6-3 record. The Sleepy Señor and wayward travelers promptly...
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Lincicome: New pitch clock proves baseball is a game that doesn't need to be rushedApr 09, 2023 5:30 am - I've given it more than a week, this new rush-ball thing, wondering what's the hurry and what to do with the extra half-hour saved. By season's end I will have more tha...
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Radtke: 13 college offers have Geneva WR's mom counting their blessingsApr 09, 2023 1:00 am - Good Friday was especially good in the Taylor home. Talyn Taylor, a sophomore wide receiver for Geneva and a 4-star recruit, received his 12th major college offer on Fri...
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Arkush: The 3 keys to the Bears' draft? Best available, best available, best availableApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - If you have the right information, managing the NFL Draft isn't that hard. Properly evaluating college players' talent and futures, now that's really hard. Here's the wa...
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O'Donnell: Election of Brandon Johnson likely pushes the Bears closer to Arlington HeightsApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - BRANDON JOHNSON IS NOW the mayor-elect of the city of Chicago. Fans of the Bears who like Soldier Field can be excused for not greeting that news with wild cheering. A 3...
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Will Sam Burns be wearing the green jacket Sunday? He's in great form heading into tournamentApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - When you're a regular golf writer there's an annual challenge. You're obligated to pick the winner of the Masters. I'm in my 55th year writing about the sport and have m...
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For better or worse, the Masters is hereApr 02, 2023 5:30 am - My favorite press story of the Masters is about O.B. Keeler, the Atlanta writer and biographer of Bobby Jones. Keeler and Jones were having a mint julep under the oaks a...
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Checking in on coaching changes around the suburbsApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - One of the greatest challenges a high school athletic director has this time of year is getting their school's coaching lineup set for the next school year. Coaches reti...