Sports Columns
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Lambesis finds Greece is the word when it comes to high-quality team basketballJan 14, 2026 6:22 pm - From St. Viator High School and Mount Prospect, Peter Lambesis has adjusted to the strategy and style of European professional basketball.
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Sarley: This weekend’s Chicago Muskie Expo is a big dealJan 14, 2026 11:53 am - A look at the upcoming Chicago Muskie Expo, plus some local fishing derbies.
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O’Donnell: Manufacturing belief — how high is the winter zoom for the Bears?Jan 13, 2026 10:48 am - THE PATH TO SPORTS PHENOMENON normally rises from interest to fandom to mania. Sometimes teams take years. Sometimes an alpha or two can greatly accelerate the ascent. At...
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Bears’ Johnson can call plays and talk a good gameJan 12, 2026 8:22 pm - What is Bears coach Ben Johnson’s greatest talent -- calling plays or motivational speaking? It’s a close call.
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Who had the top prep basketball performances last week?Jan 12, 2026 5:41 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top boys and girls basketball performances from last week.
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Dietz: Hawks’ Commesso adds to a memorable Saturday nightJan 11, 2026 4:29 pm - John Dietz:, As the Bears came back against the Packers on Saturday night, another dream came true 500 miles away when goaltender Drew Commesso stopped 36 shots to backstop the Blackhawks to an unlikely 3-0 victory.
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College Achievers: Montini product lights it up on both ends of the court for IWUJan 11, 2026 2:58 pm - College Achievers: Along with scoring her high of 37 points, Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Sawyer White, a graduate of Montini Catholic High School, established a program record for steals on her way to D3Hoops.com “Team of the Week.”
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Bears will find out how far belief (and cheese graters) can take themJan 11, 2026 2:42 pm - Jon Greenberg: “Belief” is a word the Bears have used often to describe what has gone on this season.
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This Bears-Packers coaching rivalry could be specialJan 10, 2026 10:58 pm - Bears coach Ben Johnson started out slowly in his rivalry game against Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur, but managed to get the last handshake.
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Can Caleb Williams continue to change the script in Bears-Packers rivalry?Jan 10, 2026 3:32 pm - Kids these days believe everything is scripted. They talk conspiratorially of “scriptwriters” plotting out everything they see on their phones, tablets and TVs. Who can blame them? Reality stars are real celebrities, and social media is our window to the world.