Sports Columns
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Feder: WGN in talks on Dan Roan's retirementNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - On second thought, let's not plan that retirement party for Dan Roan quite yet. In a late July interview for the folks back home in Keokuk, Iowa, the veteran sports anc...
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Gonzales: Will Cubs, White Sox spend now or wait for free agent bargains?Nov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Shop now, or wait until later for bargains? Those are the options facing the White Sox and Cubs, who appear to have taken different paths with major league baseball like...
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Arkush: Why the Bears are really in the thick of the playoff chaseNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - With six weeks remaining in the 2021 season and all of the craziness and turmoil that has surrounded the Chicago Bears, perhaps the most stunning fact of all, and I emph...
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Steve Zalusky: PR triumphs, pennant disappointmentsNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - Part 3 of 3 When Bob Ibach took over as Cubs PR director in 1981, he immediately began overhauling the team's publicity machinery. That included hiring as his assistant ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Frenzied week means that All Things Bears are in play, including Arlington ParkNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - LAST MONDAY MORNING, the Chicago Bears were worth an estimated $4 billion. Today, those same Bears are estimated to be worth $4 billion. In between was the week that was...
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Arkush: Day after Thanksgiving finds Matt Nagy in full cleanup modeNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - Friday with Matt Nagy at Halas Hall was a time for the Bears' head coach to relax just a bit and attempt to complete a final cleanup of the ugly mess that stalked his ba...
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Lincicome: When the Bears go looking for their next head coach, don't expect muchNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - The great advantage for the next Bears coach is that he has no shoes to fill. Matt Nagy is leaving barely any footprints. The Bears have had only one coach, George Halas...
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Do 2 bad losses by Bulls mean fast start was a mirage?Nov 25, 2021 3:00 pm - The Bulls played the kind of game Wednesday night that brought back memories of a classic Rick Pitino quote during the first rebuilding era. Pitino was coaching the Celt...
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Arkush: Win over the Lions doesn't mean we rethink Bears' future with NagyNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - What did we learn from the Bears' 16-14 win over the Detroit Lions? As to the question of whether or not Matt Nagy has lost his locker room and players' trust, cross tha...
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Comfort and joy: 'Tis the season of job security for Fitzgerald, HammockNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - The termination season started sooner than normal for several major collage football coaches, leaving Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald with a timely summation of the landsc...