Sports Columns
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Markkanen tells Finland site he's ready for fresh startAug 06, 2021 1:00 pm - Five days into NBA free-agency, the Bulls haven't done anything with restricted free agent Lauri Markkanen and cap space around the league is drying up. Markkanen confir...
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Playing for a winner helps Kimbrel adjust to trade from Cubs to SoxAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Craig Kimbrel has 12 saves pitching at Wrigley Field this season. They all came with the Cubs, and now the 33-year reliever will try to bag some more with the White Sox....
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Final curtain can't come soon enough for Tokyo GamesAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Testing one of the truisms of sports - that it is not over until the fat lady sings - I assume Tokyo 2020 will close with a 400-pound sumo wrestler belting out "Thanks f...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Bears executive talks in realities about the team and Arlington ParkAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - JERRY VAINISI IS ONE OF THE MOST ill-starred responses on any possible “Chicago Sports Jeopardy!” board. The answer would play in the $1,600-$1,800 range and would speak...
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Sweep the Cubs at Wrigley? White Sox have bigger fish to fryAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Congratulations, White Sox. The addition of Craig Kimbrel cemented your grip on the 2021 American League Central title with two months left in the regular season, and ac...
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Masks required for all indoor high school sports: Here's what that meansAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - It's mask up time again for high school sports conducted indoors. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an update to the Illinois Department of Public Health All-Sports Policy We...
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Bulls reportedly agree to deal with center BradleyAug 04, 2021 10:00 am - The Bulls landed a backup center on Wednesday morning, coming to agreement on a two-year deal with Tony Bradley, according to multiple reports. Bradley is a 6-foot-10 Fl...
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Ziehm: Tee-K Kelly goes wire to wire at Illinois OpenAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Tee-K Kelly was the whole show at the 72nd Illinois Open, no question about that. The Wheaton resident, Ohio State alum and Medinah Country Club member led wire to wire ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is Churchill Inc. planning a quick 'Meigs Field' on Arlington Park?Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - YET ANOTHER OMINOUS CLOUD is drifting northward from Louisville regarding any possible future horse racing at Arlington Park. And this one is right out of The Richie Dal...
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Bulls spend big to land veteran forward DeRozanAug 03, 2021 10:00 am - The Bulls weren't finished with bold moves. They have agreed to a deal with veteran forward DeMar DeRozan, according to multiple sources. DeRozan will get a three-year, ...