Sports Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Is versatile sports funnyman Bruce Wolf sneaking back into comeback mode?Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 25 YEARS, Bruce Wolf was as good as it got as one of the most consistently witty, creative people in Chicago sports media. From his breakout turn as the cra...
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Lincicome: Are the White Sox ready to go from side dish to main course?Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - What's that sound? Is that the rattle of a bandwagon? Hard to tell because it belongs to the White Sox. Softly. Softly. It seems the White Sox are ready to give us a Se...
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Which Bears' roster battles to keep an eye on vs. Titans on SaturdayAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - The outcome of Saturday night's final exhibition game for the Bears and Titans is irrelevant. It will be extremely difficult to evaluate individuals with no certainty as...
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'It's double circled on my calendar': Bryant not on revenge mission when he returns to WrigleyAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - OAKLAND — Kris Bryant wishes he could play the Cubs sooner than Sept. 10-12 at Wrigley Field. “It's double circled on my calendar,” Bryant said last Friday while wearing...
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For so many Bears players, final exhibition an important oneAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - There was a low buzz and slight tension starting to build Thursday around Halas Hall, something you might notice only if you've been around NFL training camps for years....
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Farewell to Senior LPGA in Indiana; Ghim falls short in FedEx standingsAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - An era of women's golf is ending this week. Indiana's French Lick Resort, a favorite destination for golfers since the 1920s, will host the Senior LPGA Championship for ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Track, track, Bears — could those be Churchill's '3 finalists' for Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - THE WORDS STRUGGLE to make it from the logic portion of the brain through the fingers to the keyboard. But could “the three finalists” in the Churchill Downs Inc. biddin...
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Arkush: Stop the nonsense. Dalton is Bears starting QBAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - The party is over for those of you who have insisted on pretending there was ever a debate about who will be the Bears starting quarterback Week 1 against the Rams in Lo...
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Injuries could complicate first round of roster cuts for BearsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears and all 31 of their fellow NFL franchises will be making roster cuts Tuesday, in most cases at least five per team to reach the maximum number of playe...
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Bassitt injury a grim reminder of baseball's deadly potentialAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - A hard line shot from the bat of a left-handed hitter. The pitcher instinctively lifting his glove, but too late to prevent the ball from striking his face. The concerne...