Sports Columns
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Lincicome: Leave it to Kevin Durant to tell us the Bulls are back in townJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - So, how about them Bulls? Let's start here. Some team will be the NBA champion and if it is the Bulls I will personally build the landing strip for flying pigs. Of cours...
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Dietz: Buddies King, Eakins meet for first time as coaches when Hawks host DucksJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Friendships begin in myriad ways. During a long conversation. After a round of golf. During youth, high school or collegiate athletics. Through fantasy sports. Rarely, ...
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Gonzales: Here's what Cubs fans would've asked had there been a conventionJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Forget about the 91-loss 2021 season and the departures of Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant. Ignore the frigid temperatures outside the Sheraton Grand, where o...
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Donovan calls LaVine, "the ultimate team guy"Jan 12, 2022 11:00 am - Zach LaVine has a double-figure scoring streak of 139 consecutive games. It's the second-longest in franchise history, although there's a long, long way to go to catch M...
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Arkush: Bears' initial interview requests for GM, coach are touchdownsJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - So what is best for the Chicago Bears now? Multiple reports suggest the team has requested interviews with at least nine head-coaching candidates including Todd Bowles, ...
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Dietz: Time to Bear down - for real this timeJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - So, the Bears are looking for a new coach and general manager. Again. It's mind boggling how inept the franchise has been when it comes to finding the right people to fi...
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Gregor: Lester, a standout Cubs starter for 6 seasons, calls it a careerJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - He pitched for the Nationals and rival Cardinals last season, but Jon Lester will always be remembered for his stellar stay with the Cubs. The bulldog left-hander arrive...
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Slumping Kane working through Blackhawks' frustrationsJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Patrick Kane minced no words when asked to evaluate his 2021-22 campaign thus far, calling it one of the most disappointing of his long, illustrious career. "There's bee...
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Jim O'Donnell: George McCaskey's knack for fanning football futility has deep rootsJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - WHEN GEORGE McCASKEY WAS A LAD at St. Emily's school in Mount Prospect, he quarterbacked his team to the championship game of the eighth-grade touch football league. In ...
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Gonzales: Former manager Bochy has fond memories of Guillen, EpsteinJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Bruce Bochy was among the thousands affected by plane cancellations that delayed last weekend's visit to Chicago for the ABCA Convention. But for Bochy, the chance to ta...