Sports Columns
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Division doings: Cubs looking to get back up to speed in NL CentralNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - A powerhouse team in the NL Central from 2015 to 2020, the Cubs took a serious tumble last season. Not only did they finish fourth with a 71-91 record, the Cubs traded f...
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Your dinner table sports conversation can be reasoned and productive. Here's how.Nov 24, 2021 9:00 am - This has been an eventful, emotional few months on the Chicago sports scene. So when you convene with relatives for Thanksgiving dinner today, expect to be confronted wi...
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Division doings: Tigers emerging as challengers for White Sox in AL CentralNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - En route to winning the AL Central for the first time since 2008, the White Sox didn't get much of a fight from the rest of the division last season. With Tony La Russa ...
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Jim O'Donnell: A thankful respite from the noise of nonsense - 'Chip Shot Jeopardy!'Nov 24, 2021 12:00 am - FOR PURPOSES OF AMUSEMENT ONLY, presenting the inaugural - and quite possibly only ever - Daily Herald sports & media Thanksgiving Day family event: "Chip Shot Jeopardy!...
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Arkush: George McCaskey directed the Bears to start Justin FieldsNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - As the Chicago Bears depart for their Thanksgiving Day meeting with the Lions in Detroit, what appears likely to mark the beginning of the final chapter of the Matt Nagy...
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Cubs acquire Ramirez in trade with GuardiansNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - In a move that adds outfield depth, the Cubs on Monday acquired outfielder Harold Ramirez from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for cash considerations. In 99 games f...
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Ziehm: BMW Championship returning to Olympia Fields in 2023Nov 22, 2021 12:00 am - The PGA Tour's 2021 season concluded Sunday, but the circuit - along with the Western Golf Association - made an announcement Monday that will have a huge effect on the ...
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Lincicome: Will Bears start the QB who gives them a chance to win Thursday ... or Fields?Nov 22, 2021 12:00 am - There are many turkey jokes to be made about the Bears and the Lions on Thanksgiving, but I am not going to do that. I prefer to think of each as the cranberry sauce of ...
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Arkush: If Nagy is done it will be sad ... but fair and justNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - Life in the candy factory (the sports department) is almost always more good than bad. But these are the dark times. If you have a heart, discussing a painful end to ano...
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Mark Gonzales: Is it time to let Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame?Nov 22, 2021 12:00 am - A few DraftKings signs were plastered on the southeast corner of Wrigley Field last week in anticipation of the sportsbook to be constructed within a relay throw from th...