Sports Columns
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Bears Film Study: True Monday Night hero, Moody or Benedet?Oct 16, 2025 8:01 pm - Bears Film Study returns with a look at why so many things seemed sharper Monday in Washington after the bye week.
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Blackhawks power rankings: Nazar’s flash, Reichel’s redemption and some sweet jacketsOct 16, 2025 3:08 pm - There’s nothing like putting up eight goals on the road against a hated division rival to send the vibes soaring. The young and scrappy Chicago Blackhawks are 2-2-1 after an 8-3 trouncing of the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, so it’s a perfect time to roll out the first power rankings of the season.
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Who are the area’s top running backs this century?Oct 16, 2025 2:42 pm - Throughout this season, we’ll be presenting the area’s top prep football players of the century. This week, we look at the top 10 running backs from the last 25 years.
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Volleyball helped give Bradley, Radomski a voiceOct 15, 2025 5:55 pm - Both young students at a school for deaf and hard of hearing children 20 years ago, Cullen Bradley and Chris Radomski now are teammates on USA Deaf Volleyball’s men’s national team.
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Sarley: What makes a good bait and tackle shopOct 15, 2025 9:00 am - I used to dream I could quit my job and open a bait and tackle shop instead. Looking back, I am glad I never did it. Owning a tackle shop is darned hard work.
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Illinois Golf Hall of Fame inducting six new membersOct 14, 2025 2:39 pm - The Illinois Golf Hall of Fame inducts new members every two years, and the next class of six inductees will be honored Friday at The Glen Club in Glenview.
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O’Donnell: Bears remain behind the sticks on new stadiumOct 14, 2025 2:38 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Monday night’s win was welcomed, but the Bears remain behind the sticks when it comes to progress on a new stadium.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?Oct 13, 2025 5:34 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Which area prep football teams are on the rise?Oct 12, 2025 3:41 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at five area prep football teams on the rise.
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Dietz: Despite losses, encouraging signs with the BlackhawksOct 12, 2025 1:56 pm - Despite the early losses, Blackhawks analyst John Dietz believes there are many encouraging signs so far this season.