Sports Columns
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Dietz: Blackhawks need grizzled veterans like BertuzziNov 09, 2025 3:40 pm - John Dietz: Veteran Tyler Bertuzzi is exactly the kind of player the surging Blackhawks need right now.
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Can it last? Here are three reasons for the Bulls’ fast startNov 08, 2025 4:53 pm - The Bulls have been the biggest surprise of the early NBA season. How long will it last? Well, the positive signs also count as optimism for the long haul.
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Lincicome: Of all the halls, baseball’s is the most famousNov 08, 2025 10:00 am - Former Major League Baseball players Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy should go into the Baseball Hall of Fame, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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O’Donnell: Fox wants drama from the surging Bears vs. the splintering GiantsNov 08, 2025 10:00 am - Despite the Giants lousy season, Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field has Fox Sports very interested, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Should we be looking at expansion or contraction in the IHSA football playoffs?Nov 06, 2025 4:58 pm - While a significant segment of the IHSA membership wants to see expansion in the football playoffs, that could mean significantly more blowouts in the early rounds.
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Silvy: Trying to decide if this Bears team is actually goodNov 06, 2025 6:00 am - Yes, the Bears have won five games, but is that enough to call this roster good? Columnist Marc Silverman has questions.
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Why the Bears are running the ball betterNov 05, 2025 8:37 pm - Was Sunday’s win at Cincinnati more great win or disaster avoidance? Bears Film Study takes a closer look.
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Leading future leaders: Naperville native coaches ‘the best and the brightest our country has’Nov 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Brian Plotkin, a Naperville North graduate who won two national soccer championships at Indiana University as a player, is up to the challenge of coaching men’s soccer at West Point.
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Sarley: Fall fishing can produce some of the biggest fish of the yearNov 04, 2025 10:18 pm - The forecast for the next two weeks ranges from the 60s down through the 30s. I can’t try to force you fine folks to push your limits for enduring Mother Nature’s moodiness, but why not spend an hour or two sneaking in a last few casts for the 2025 open water season?
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Northwestern’s Nguyen gets LPGA exemption into The AnnikaNov 04, 2025 5:18 pm - Lauryn Nguyen, who helped Northwestern to the NCAA championship in 2024, has been given a sponsor exemption into The Annika driven by Gainbridge at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.