Sports Columns
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On the football field and in the C-suite, Kam Kniss has found successApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - Kam Kniss has changed uniforms, but he still is playing quarterback. These days the former North Central College QB calls the signals as Wheaton Bank & Trust CEO, leadin...
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Softball: Waubonsee's Hurst wins national awardMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - While most high school teams are on spring break this week, with some traveling to warmer climates to play, others taking their chances with the local weather, and some ...
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O'Donnell: “Flea market” Final Four is a result of fast reactions to new NCAA rulesMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - LONG BEFORE NIKE STARTED exploiting all of that cheap Chinese labor, Chairman Mao said: “Revolution is not a dinner party.” That's been no party, no lovey-dovey, the...
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Ziehm: Chicago area will be well-represented in this week's pre-Masters eventsMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - The countdown to the year's first major golf championship is on. The first tee shot in the 87th playing of the Masters isn't until next week on April 6, but - with Augus...
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Lincicome: Baseball is back. And baseball is welcome.Mar 26, 2023 5:00 am - Bigger bases, pitch clocks, banned shifts, tick, tick, tinker, tinker, it is still baseball. And it is welcome. Thursday is the day, Opening Day, and opening evening, to...
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Local Fare: Lake Zurich's Gilbertson a postive force for University of Minnesota-Duluth women's basketballMar 25, 2023 1:00 am - When Ella Gilbertson was named to the Daily Herald's Lake County all-area girls basketball team in 2020 her coach at Lake Zurich, Chris Bennett, said: "I don't think I h...
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Softball: Several area teams ready for a road tripMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - To travel or not to travel on spring break. It's a question all high school softball teams face this time of year. And while some teams travel to play in warmer climates...
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Ziehm on golf: As caddie, Bolingbrook native Cooke helps Schenk play his gameMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The final round of the PGA Tour's four-week Florida Swing was an unusual one. Taylor Moore won the Valspar Championship on Sunday, but Adam Schenk an...
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Hub Arkush: Fixing the Bears' pass rush should be Ryan Poles' next priorityMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - At the end of the 2022 season, the Bears' greatest needs were clearly wide receivers, pass rushers and defensive linemen, not necessarily in that order. With the additio...
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World Baseball Classic neither worldly nor classicMar 19, 2023 5:30 am - It has been six years since baseball pretended to be a world game, an ambition not shared by the world. Yet here we are again daring to ignore the World Baseball Classic...