Sports Columns
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Arkush: How much should we make of Bengals Week 1 upset of Vikings?Sep 18, 2021 1:00 am - The Cincinnati Bengals are an improved team coming off an opening-day upset of the Vikings at home, but a look at the tape shows an uneven performance against an opponen...
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Zalusky: It was a slow comeback for baseball after 9/11Sep 18, 2021 1:00 am - In the photo, a family stands across from the Wrigley Field marquee. A woman holds a child's hand, and the child looks up questioningly. In the photo, carried in sports ...
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Baron: Don't stress over Sox's record in 1-run gamesSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - How concerned should White Sox fans be over the team's losing record (15-22) in games decided by one run? Not too much - over the past decade, the 20 World Series teams ...
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Lincicome: There's no longer public indifference when it's Ryder Cup timeSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - I see by the old calendar on the laptop that it is time once again for that most useless of jingoistic taffy pulls, the Ryder Cup. Just up the road, in fact, on a golf c...
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Gonzales: How much will coaching play a role in developing new Cubs nucleus?Sep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Derek Jeter credited Brian Butterfield for being one of two instructors "most responsible" for his development that led to a Hall of Fame career during his 20 years with...
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Hub Arkush: Sunday is Andy Dalton's day. Will Bears fans give him a chance?Sep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Week 2 is too early for a "must-win" for any NFL team, and this weekend isn't going to dictate how the rest of the year plays out. But it probably will be one of the big...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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Gonzales: Sox know there's no place like home when it comes to the playoffsSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - The White Sox haven't hosted a playoff game since Jake Hahn was 5 years old, and Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome knows the importance of home-field advantage to players a...
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Arkush: Is the Bears defense over the hill? Group has questions to answer after Week 1Sep 16, 2021 1:00 am - The Bears' season and future didn't end Sunday night in Los Angeles. Almost everyone expected them to lose. But with all of the aspirations and goals for the 2021 season...
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Arkush: It would never get 2 thumbs up, but Bears film not as ugly as you thinkSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - At the end of the day, three plays - the long touchdowns to Van Jefferson and Cooper Kupp with the blown coverages, and the Bears' failed 4th-and-15 adventure with 10:00...