Sports Columns
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Sweet basketball seasons now over for two local women's playersMar 19, 2023 1:00 am - While March Madness rages on - and it's definitely had some madness to it thus far - last weekend signaled the end to the season for two local women's basketball players...
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Arkush: With flurry of early moves, Poles gives Bears fans reason for optimismMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - NFL free agency officially kicked off at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and after spending the first year tearing the roster down, Bears general manager Ryan Poles' complete rebuild ...
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O'Donnell: Joniak will be working without a net at the new radio home of the BearsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - JEFF JONIAK HAS THE HIGH-WIRE RESILIENCE to qualify as a member of the Flying Wallendas. The crack Bears play-by-play man has officially signed off after more than two d...
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Chicago-connected PGA Tour golfers have a chance to right ship at ValsparMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - Life on the PGA Tour hasn't been easy for the Chicago-connected players, but that could change this week. Luke Donald, Doug Ghim, Nick Hardy, Kevin Streelman and Dylan W...
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How this 1980s St. Edward star got connected to the top-ranked South Carolina women's teamMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - Having good connections in the sports world can many times provide one with lucrative dividends. Just ask Maureen Mueller Kremer. Kremer, a Bartlett native and 1988 St. ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bracket five-star - UCLA to win, plus quick pickin' to a Final FourMar 12, 2023 12:00 am - ONE OF THE HEARTENING THINGS about the madness of March bracketology is that all Americans - red, blue, green, yellow, to be determined - can come together to fall flat ...
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Arkush: GM Ryan Poles puts Bears in fantastic position after Friday's blockbuster deal with PanthersMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - With Friday's trade, Bears general manager Ryan Poles elevated himself to a new league. He's now a serious player at the NFL's highest level, and anyone who believes the...
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Jim O'Donnell: Presenting a solution for Big Ten flameout in NCAA men's tournamentMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPECIES THAT EAT THEIR OWN face constantly diminished dinner options. No sports species of the new mill has proved more effective at devouring its own than Big Ten men's...
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Lincicome: Bears should get what they can from Fields and move onMar 05, 2023 4:30 am - So as not to bury the lede, the Bears should get what they can for Justin Fields and get on with whatever happens next. But, I'll get to that. First, news arrives that t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sparkling no-budget doc 'Last Comiskey' is an every fan's 'To Sox With Love'Mar 05, 2023 4:30 am - BILL VEECK ONCE SAID, “To be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.” But the old Comiskey Park was never intended to be a baseball confessional. It ...