Sports Columns
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O'Donnell: Sox, Bears, Cubs ... is next Chicago champ about to wolf one down in Rosemont?May 21, 2022 9:00 am - EVEN THEIR MOST ARDENT FANS would probably acknowledge the Chicago Wolves are an acquired icicle. But on a Chicago sportscape filled with so many riddles and rebuilds, t...
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Arkush: Running back should be bright spot for BearsMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - That the Bears' win total for this year sits at 6½ at most sportsbooks and has already come down from seven tells us most folks believe the Bears are going to be a bad f...
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Zalusky: Here's the 'why' behind 'Who's on First?'May 21, 2022 1:00 am - Abbott: Strange as it may seem, they give ballplayers nowadays very peculiar names. Costello: Funny names? Abbott: Nicknames, nicknames. Now on the St. Louis team we hav...
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Jenkins' durability has no modern comparisonMay 20, 2022 1:00 pm - Looking back over Ferguson Jenkins' accomplishments on the mound is like marveling at Wilt Chamberlain once averaging 50 points and 25 rebounds for a full season. Jenkin...
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Stranger things: Wolves to see some old friends on Admirals in next seriesMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - After easily eliminating the Rockford IceHogs from the Calder Cup playoffs, the Chicago Wolves now turn their attention to the Milwaukee Admirals in the divisional round...
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Lincicome: It still pays to be Tiger, even in Act IIIMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - There will be golf after Tiger, just as there was golf after Arnie and golf after Jack and golf in between. Golf, more than any other sport, needs the singular star, one...
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Constable: Schaumburg's Mondo on track with mental health film about athletes and fansMay 19, 2022 5:20 am - Athletes ranging from Olympians to teens at Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove, Hersey, Wheeling and other suburban high schools perform on tracks and sports flooring made by Mond...
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Arkush: Yes, Bears GM Poles is all in on Justin Fields. Why wouldn't he be?May 19, 2022 1:00 am - Bears general manager Ryan Poles has done almost everything he can to convince Bears fans and the NFL at large that he is "all in" on quarterback Justin Fields. He recen...
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Hub Arkush: Bears putting Fields' development in the hands of an untested offensive lineMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - Offensive line coach Chris Morgan was asked 24 questions during his introductory news conference with the media this week and answered 12 of them with some version of ei...
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While top NFL cornerbacks command big money, Bears' young secondary could pay offMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - From the moment he arrived in Chicago, Bears general manager Ryan Poles has preached patience, focus and discipline. While he is loathe to speak the word "rebuild," he's...