Sports Columns
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Arkush: Bears can win with McCaskeys in charge; they've done it beforeJun 25, 2022 4:00 pm - There is a popular refrain around Bears Nation you've been hearing for years -- that the Bears will never win or be relevant again until the McCaskeys sell the team. It ...
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'Bleacher Preacher' combines pride, passion for Cubs baseballJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - Jerry Pritikin calls himself a baseball nut. Few who have witnessed the exploits of the "Bleacher Preacher" would argue. For decades, wearing his trademark beenie, he ha...
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The Bulls want to re-sign LaVine. Will he get a max deal?Jun 24, 2022 7:00 am - The Bulls completed their draft night by choosing Arizona's Dalen Terry with the No. 18 pick, then general manager Marc Eversley moved on to a couple other relevant topi...
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O'Donnell: Jeff Joniak has Jack Brickhouse's record run as voice of the Bears in sightJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - A FEW WEEKS BEFORE the Michael Jordan Bulls began their sixth and final successful playoffs pursuit, Jeff Joniak looked across a table in the media room backstage at the...
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Luke Richardson is new Blackhawks coachJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - How does somebody who scores a scant 35 goals manage to carve out a 21-year NHL career? By accepting his role and executing it to perfection. That's exactly why new Blac...
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Panik helping Wolves close in on titleJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - It's been a long, strange road for former Blackhawks forward Richard Panik over the past few years. Incredibly, it has led the quiet, soft-spoken forward back to the Win...
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O'Donnell: After a sudden 'retirement,' does Faldo have a sandy trick in his broadcast golf bag?Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - UP CLOSE, SIR NICK FALDO is said to be as warm and fuzzy as a renegade arms dealer working both sides in Ukraine. Sports Illustrated once noted that he played the game l...
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Ziehm: John Deere Classic goes head-to-head with first LIV event in U.S.Jun 21, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Open is history, and now the focus turns to what's coming up in two weeks. The John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event, goes head-to-head with ...
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Arkush: Cubs or Bears? Which team finishes their rebuild first?Jun 20, 2022 1:00 am - As we continue to get to know general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus, it is important to remember there is so much yet to learn about the men and how th...
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Bulls might follow NBA trend by drafting smaller, mobile centerJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - The Bulls might be in an ideal position to land their center of the future at Thursday's NBA Draft. The two starting centers in the NBA Finals were Boston's Robert Willi...