Sports Columns
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Silvy: Crossing my fingers for a boring Bears draft, especially at the topMar 20, 2025 6:00 am - I understand the temptation of looking at Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and wanting the Bears to round out their skill group with the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Jeanty rushed for an incredible 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns last college season and it has some Bears fans dreaming of what Johnson had with Jahmyr Gibbs.
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Brian Knuerr’s memory, No. 26 will live on at rink where he diedMar 19, 2025 5:40 pm - Brian Knuerr Day at the Rink salutes former Fremd hockey player who died during a game in 1999.
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Celebrating the upcoming kickoff of the 2025 Catchable Trout SeasonMar 19, 2025 1:03 pm - You will see more fish caught and kept by anglers of all shapes and sizes on the weekend of April 5 than any other this year. That’s because this is the kickoff of the 2025 Catchable Trout Season.
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Top prep hoops performances of the week, state title editionMar 17, 2025 6:23 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top performances from Benet and Warren, the local teams that squared off for the Class 4A state championship on Saturday.
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Dietz: Talk to your children about sports bettingMar 16, 2025 4:09 pm - Columnist John Dietz writes about sports betting and the importance of talking to your children about the pitfalls of gambling.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Mueller, Abrams, Solecki ready for busy springsMar 16, 2025 2:51 pm - In his latest football recruiting column, “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about South Elgin’s Gavin Mueller, Montini’s Israel Abrams and Downers Grove North’s Aiden Solecki.
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False hope or high expectations? After strong spring, Cubs ready to play for realMar 15, 2025 9:50 pm - Cubs hitters were scorching hot in Arizona. Was that a great sign for the 2025 season or false hope? They’ll open the season Tuesday in Japan against the Dodgers.
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Jim O’Donnell: In search of grace — and the perfect NCAA bracketMar 15, 2025 10:00 am - THE GREATEST CERTAINTY IN AMERICAN SPORTS makes its annual popout beginning right around dusk Sunday. And that's that no one on planet Earth or its neighbors will pick a ...
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Lincicome: Baseball and Japan both are capable of surprising youMar 15, 2025 10:00 am - This just in. The national anthem will be sung on Opening Day by Yoshiki, a local lad, not to be confused with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the starting pitcher. Further highlight...
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Warren, Benet eyeing history in ChampaignMar 13, 2025 2:56 pm - Warren and Benet vie for their program’s first state boys basketball championship this weekend in Champaign.