Sports Columns
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Silvy: Ryan Poles has made some good draft moves as Bears GM, but he needs to do much betterMar 27, 2025 6:00 am - Opening Day for our baseball teams. A late-season charge to get the mediocre Bulls closer to the play in. And Bears offseason moves. The three pillars of hope that fuels ...
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Fresh start: A White Sox wish list for a low-expectations seasonMar 26, 2025 6:53 pm - While the White Sox are hoping to put last year’s 121-loss season behind them, the outlook for this year isn’t much better. So here’s a South Side wish list for 2025.
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‘My story is still being written’: Former Fremd basketball star is now writing children’s booksMar 26, 2025 5:23 pm - Former Fremd basketball star Zach Monaghan uses the sport as the basis of his next enterprise — a children’s book author.
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Taurisano’s decision to retire comes as a surpriseMar 26, 2025 4:45 pm - Local fishing guide Chris Taurisano announced his retirement.
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U.S. soccer builder, longtime suburban resident Hank Steinbrecher dies at 77Mar 25, 2025 7:33 pm - Former U.S. Soccer Federation Secretary General Hank Steinbrecher, a longtime suburban resident, died Tuesday at age 77.
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O’Donnell: Breaking down a Sweet and Sour SixteenMar 25, 2025 6:25 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Breaking down a Sweet and Sour Sixteen for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
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Illinois golfers eye Masters spotsMar 25, 2025 3:28 pm - University of Illinois alums Thomas Detry and Brian Campbell will be playing in this year’s Masters golf tournament.
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White on a roll bodes well for Bulls’ futureMar 24, 2025 8:57 pm - Bulls guard Coby White won his second straight Eastern Conference player of the week award and carried a 12-game streak of scoring at least 20 points into Monday’s game at Denver.
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The area’s top girls basketball performances of the seasonMar 24, 2025 7:41 pm - This week’s High Five honors the area’s top girls basketball performances of the season.
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Hovland back on top with victory at Valspar ChampionshipMar 23, 2025 6:22 pm - Viktor Hovland is back on top after Sunday’s PGA Tour victory at the Valspar Championship.