Sports Columns
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Grayslake's Jay Hook leaves his mark with expansion N.Y. MetsApr 16, 2022 1:00 am - Part 1 of 2 Two new Major League teams took the field 60 years ago. One of them, the Mets, achieved legendary status. They didn't win many games - they went 40-120-1 - b...
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Jim O'Donnell: From Mount Prospect to 52 years with the Bucks, John Steinmiller rolls onApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - A LITTLE MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, Theo Epstein wrote a memorable essay for The Boston Globe suggesting executives should change jobs every 10 years to stay fresh. John St...
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Hub Arkush's NFL draft preview: linebackers Couple of studs on top, but talent thins out quicklyApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - When you cull the edge rushers playing outside linebacker, the three-down, full-service linebackers in this draft offer a couple of studs at the top, but the talent thin...
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Lincicome: Continued achievements would make Suzuki even more covetedApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - Early on, the label most often used to identify Seiya Suzuki was "coveted," a handy description just in case things did not turn out well for the Cubs or for Suzuki for ...
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Mariners blow past White Sox in 5-1 winApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - The Mariners were not happy with the rainy conditions throughout Wednesday night's game against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Seattle was particularly steaming...
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Antetokounmpo eager to win another title ... and anotherApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledges there is pressure in the NBA playoffs and after the winning the first title, "your mind wants to w...
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Hub Arkush's NFL draft preview Take your pick with loads of talent at edge rusherApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - Forgive the hyperbole, but this could prove to be one of the best classes of pass rushers ever and is clearly the deepest position in this draft. Aidan Hutchinson seems ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bittersweet broadcast farewell of Pat Foley straight aheadApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - IN A PERFECT HOCKEY WORLD — hah! — there would be an imposing, golden, helium-filled ice skate tethered outside the United Center tonight. Complete with passenger gondol...
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Len Ziehm: Berger adds John Deere Classic logo to bagApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Only Zach Johnson had been sporting the logo of Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event on his golf bag. Now America's next Ryder Cup captain has company. Daniel Berger, a ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Dan Roan has stayed likable during his long run at WGNApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHICAGO, nightly TV sportscasts mattered. Johnny Morris and Tim Weigel were the intensely combative kings. Chet Coppock was the first to fall on his ...