Sports Columns
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Silvy: Bears have given fans a fun ride already this season, and it’s not over yetJan 01, 2026 10:00 am - The 12 days of Bearsmas. Saturday, Dec. 20: The Bears miraculously beat the Packers in their most memorable win in the modern era. Thursday, Dec. 25: The Lions lose to Mi...
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Sarley: When the outdoors helped bring a former Packer and a Bears fan togetherDec 31, 2025 4:09 pm - One of my favorite football connections was when I called Packers linebacker Brian Noble to do an interview. He had been a hard-nosed player who was hated by Bears fans. Noble was a huge outdoorsman and had hosted his own hunting program throughout the Midwest.
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O’Donnell: ‘Review of Media ‘25’ bumps up against Bears, Bears, BearsDec 30, 2025 10:00 am - SPORTS RELEVANCE IS IN THE PSYCHE OF THE CONSUMER, most frequently further defined by geography. That's why, on the threshold of New Year's Day 2026, the convenient thing...
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Who were the top high school sports teams in 2025?Dec 29, 2025 1:14 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top high school sports teams from the 2025 calendar year.
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Lincicome: And the winner of the award for summing up 2025 is ...Dec 27, 2025 10:00 am - Time once again for the annual “Bernies,” awards designed to sum up just what kind of year it was in sports. Drum roll, please. The What’s He Taking Off if the Bears ...
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O’Donnell: For Bears, beatdown at SF could be the start of something even biggerDec 27, 2025 10:00 am - OF MIKE DITKA, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND SIMBA, “THE LION KING,” one who said, “Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.” For devotees of deductive logic — since the ...
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Greenberg: Are the White Sox and Munetaka Murakami a match made in desperation or potential?Dec 25, 2025 11:45 am - No one was expecting the White Sox to sign 25-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $34 million deal this past weekend. After all, The Athletic’ s Tim Britton projected Murakami would earn an eight-year deal worth $158.5 million before free agency began, and he wasn’t alone among those predicting Murakami would sign a long-term deal that reached nine figures.
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How do the Herald Cup standings look after the fall season?Dec 25, 2025 10:00 am - Now that we’ve seen more than a foot of snow smack the ground, it’s probably time to check in on the Herald Cup standings.
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Silvy: When it comes to celebrating this Bears team, don’t hold backDec 25, 2025 7:00 am - How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.
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Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports treeDec 24, 2025 5:50 pm - Is Chicago sports on an upswing? Well, there was nowhere to go but up after a dismal 2024, and there are enough young stars to provide hope.