Sports Columns
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Back in Wrigley, Bryant nothing but appreciative of CubsSep 10, 2021 11:00 am - Kris Bryant's first steps back into Wrigley Field on Friday were very much like Bryant himself - polite and friendly. His pregame chat with reporters featured 100% grate...
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Lincicome: When sports are played so close to the ashes of terrorSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - The New York Yankees were the home team of 9/11, some several weeks later and in another World Series, fourth in a row. Maybe it was the only time anyone outside New Yor...
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Jim O'Donnell: WGN-AM bringing 'Hamp and O'B' back to where they belongSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY once said, "An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." They are correcting an error at WGN-AM (720) this weekend - and ...
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Cubs in spoiler state of mind as Kris Bryant returnsSep 09, 2021 4:00 pm - This would have been a good time for the Cubs to do a handkerchief giveaway. A few weeks ago the return of Kris Bryant to Wrigley Field was projected to be a sad, sappy ...
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Gonzales: Jed Hoyer is avoiding using 'rebuild.' Ex-Cubs pitcher Krukow says that's smartSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Rebuild? Cubs president Jed Hoyer prefers to avoid using the word as the goodwill built from a 2016 World Series title after a century-long drought has eroded. And that'...
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Arkush: If injury bug already biting defense, the Bears are in big troubleSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - And so it begins. But are we talking about the Bears 2021 season, or the crumbling of their not-so-long-ago, much-feared defense? Now take a breath everybody, I am not p...
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With fewer obstacles in his way, Glenbard South's Burnett shows the way on and off the fieldSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - As a pair of defenders closed in on Glenbard South's Trevor Burnett two weeks ago, coach Ryan Crissey had one thought. “Oh, boy. Tackle for loss.” Crissey should have kn...
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Taking an early look at Bears opener against RamsSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Opening weekends in the NFL are notoriously hard to predict and almost certain to produce some surprising outcomes. Much of the early-season turmoil that has become the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Updated odds favor Glenstar and Bears in 'Bye-Buy Arlington Derby'Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - LOGIC AND BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION are historically two of the biggest banes to the committed handicapper. Nonetheless, OdeNac the Magnificent — the spotty sports real...
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Arkush: What do Bears' Nagy, Pace need to accomplish this season to ensure they keep their jobs?Sep 07, 2021 1:00 am - Let's look back for a moment to Jan. 13 and the Bears' press conference with Chairman George McCaskey and President and CEO Ted Phillips that went so quickly and so far ...