Sports Columns
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Making the grade: Bears Film Study takes on the new blockersMar 08, 2025 9:07 pm - A special offseason edition of Bears Film Study breaks down the two new offensive linemen who are expected to come on board in trade.
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Lincicome: A Rizzo return to the Cubs would be theater, and a great show indeedMar 08, 2025 10:28 am - The nobility of Anthony Rizzo has never been an issue, but even with all the synthetic statistics of modern baseball there is no measurement for class. Thus does Rizzo fi...
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O’Donnell: Lamb’s end — too much sports on TV in MarchMar 08, 2025 10:22 am - THE WHOLE NEW TRUTH IS that March comes in like a lion's 72-inch HD screen with far too many sports and games on TV. No human being constrained by a conventional 168-hour...
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With Yates in mind, Fremd vies for title in return to NormalMar 06, 2025 5:47 pm - When Fremd’s girls basketball team takes the court in Friday’s Class 4A state semifinals, Dave Yates will be with the Vikings in spirit.
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Silvy: Trades have Bears offseason off to a great start, but there’s still work to doMar 06, 2025 10:00 am - Sometimes you simply cannot overthink things. Even me. The Bears needed to overhaul the offensive line. I asked Ryan Poles to go big-game hunting. The group needed someon...
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Readers have seen the ‘missing turkeys,’ and not just in Wheaton eitherMar 05, 2025 5:43 pm - “The Case of the Missing Turkeys” was a real blast for me to research and write. I cannot believe all of the emails I received about the topic. It is obvious that there h...
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One luminary leaves Stevenson, while another comes inMar 05, 2025 4:42 pm - Trish Betthauer is in her finals months as Stevenson athletic director, while Glenbard East AD D’Wayne Bates is ready to come in as her successor.
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O’Donnell: Harness any March thoughts of champ from IllinoisMar 04, 2025 6:42 pm - Jim O’Donnell: As Chicago’s pro sports team continue to struggle, it doesn’t look much better for the state’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams.
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A pair of high-velocity pitchers drawing attention at White Sox campMar 03, 2025 8:56 pm - The White Sox haven’t been hitting so far this spring, but a couple hard-throwing right-handers are creating some buzz in Arizona.
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Who had the top prep basketball performances of the week?Mar 03, 2025 6:40 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top prep basketball performances of last week.