Sports Columns
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Bears position review: Roquan Smith a mainstay at linebacker, but after that?Feb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Linebacker was a real strength for the Bears in 2021 - mainly because Roquan Smith had another All-Pro caliber season - in spite of a fair amount of turmoil at the posit...
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O'Donnell: Aikman bolting to ESPN/ABC Monday night is accelerating NFL broadcast dominoesFeb 26, 2022 8:00 am - TROY AIKMAN IS APPARENTLY SWITCHING, Sean McVay was reportedly sniffing and two weeks after Super Bowl 56, the NFL refuses to come down from the TV marquee. Changes in t...
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Former Cary-Grove star Priester showing why he's one of baseball's top prospectsFeb 26, 2022 12:00 am - Quinn Priester's story started taking shape when he was a sophomore at Cary-Grove High School. "That's when I remember hearing that, I think it was Northwestern was offe...
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Julio Cruz with the Sox - triumph followed by sadnessFeb 26, 2022 12:00 am - Some memories, like rare wine, improve with age. One vintage that gets better all the time is the memory of the night of Sept. 17, 1983. Each time I revisit the YouTube ...
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Lincicome: DeRozan for MVP no longer a surpriseFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - If DeMar DeRozan had any chance of being the Most Valuable Player of the NBA, he would not need me to explain why he should be. But I am happy to join the boomlet of sup...
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How John Konchar went from West Chicago High to the NBAFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - As a junior at West Chicago High School, John Konchar averaged 19.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. At the end of the season, Wildcats coach Bill Recchia ...
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Hawks' Tyler Johnson not quite ready to returnFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - While Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson continues to practice, interim coach Derek King still isn't comfortable putting the veteran into a game just yet. Johnson was inju...
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It's lining up to be Johnson and Donald as opposing Ryder Cup captains in 2023Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Neither Zach Johnson nor Luke Donald looked threatening during Thursday's first round of the PGA Tour's traditional Florida swing. The veteran...
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Julio Cruz, the 'igniter' on 1983 White Sox division champs, dies at 67Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Second baseman Julio Cruz, a key member of the White Sox's 1983 American League West division title team, died Tuesday night. He was 67. "The 'Cruzer' was the catalyst o...
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Rust, injuries, loss of composure and focus all part of the struggle for Bears defensive line in 2021Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears defensive line was adequate - even above average - at times in 2021, but it never reached the heights it might have if Akiem Hicks could have stayed healthy an...