Sports Columns
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Arkush: Eberflus hire signals the Bears want to return to their rootsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Maybe it's just me, but Matt Eberflus - get it right, people, it's pronounced EE-bur-floos - has a Bears ring to it. And it's more than just the sound of his name. His p...
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Could a 10-minute break fix football's overtime rules problems?Jan 27, 2022 12:00 am - It seems most everyone believes the NFL's overtime rules need to change. They're unfair because the team that gets the ball first wins if they score a touchdown. Fans in...
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Jim O'Donnell: Lesson No. 1 for Ryan Poles - always stay ahead of the posse at Halas HallJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - IN A PERFECT BEARS UNIVERSE - hah! - Ryan Poles would receive appropriate sports & media counseling before assuming office as general manager. He would be told to never ...
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Arkush: The remaining questions as we wait for the Bears to hire a coachJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - As we wait for the other shoe to drop at Halas Hall as a new head coach is chosen, here are a few random thoughts on the process to date. What's taking so long: If ...
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Gonzales: Are player, team rankings all they're cracked up to be?Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A former editor once said you can always sell hope. So with frigid temperatures relegating us to televisions and computers, it's intriguing to find out how good are thes...
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Arkush: Will new Bears GM Ryan Poles get the hiring freedom George McCaskey promised?Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Ryan Poles is the new general manager of the Bears and chairman George McCaskey has passed his first big test. With his first move of the next new era of Bears football,...
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Arkush: Reloading - not rebuilding - will give Bears best chance to compete with Justin FieldsJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Don't panic, folks. Of the eight NFL head coaching openings and four general manager spots, only one GM job has been filled. The Bears aren't late to the party yet and t...
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No prize for Sorenstam in celebrity division, but she's still star of LPGA tournamentJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - LAKE NONA, Fla. - Annika Sorenstam didn't win on Sunday but - as the only woman in a 50-player group of celebrities that included sports stars like Roger Clemens, Greg M...
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O'Donnell: Bears could juice big job hunts by adding Belichick, Dungy to rumored mixJan 22, 2022 7:45 am - DON'T BLAME THE FANBOY MEDIA for the glacialness of the Bears' muskrat ramble to find a new general manager and head coach. George McCaskey and his black-and-blue clue c...
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Arkush: 4 coaches Bears should add to interview listJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - There are a bushel full of reasons why the Bears hiring a head coach before they hire a general manager would most likely be a massive mistake. The most obvious would be...