Sports Columns
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MLB draft began with Rick Monday - and low signing bonusesJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Baseball fans remember Rick Monday for rescuing the American flag from protesters trying to set it on fire during a 1976 Cubs-Dodgers game in Los Angeles. But Monday had...
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Lincicome: When it comes to the Tokyo Olympics, there's no place like homeJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - My first Olympics was in Montreal. I was billeted at the local university in a student dorm room so small I could touch three of the walls from my bed. I was happy to be...
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Jim O'Donnell: Churchill Downs requests 2022 live racing application - but why?Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOROUGHBRED RACING FUTURE of Arlington Park is ... what? With almost all interested parties braced for the eternal end of live horse racing on the legacied site Sat...
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Gonzales: Contreras has earned the right to speak his mind on teammates' effortsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - Willson Contreras wasn't a ballyhooed Cubs prospect, nor did he spend time in the Red Sox organization. His transformation from third base to catcher occurred partly by ...
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Offensive tackle remains biggest question mark for BearsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - We continue a 12-part series grading each Bears position group A to F, including pluses and minuses based on a bell curve comparing all 32 NFL teams. All of our pos...
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An All-American year: St. Charles North's Sinnaeve overcomes obstacles, earns national honorJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - First, there was a major injury to recover from. Then the soccer season was postponed due to COVID-19. The start of Jared Sinnaeve's senior year at St. Charles North was...
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Jim O'Donnell: Addison Rae carries her social influencing all the way through UFC 264Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - ADDISON RAE IS ALL ABOUT what's happening now in the outer hangs of contemporary American pop culture. She's 20 years old with an extended-stay Ulta Beauty sort of Carme...
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Constable: Whether All-Stars, Cubs or country, 2016 seems eons agoJul 13, 2021 5:30 am - The 2016 MLB All-Star Game was five short years ago. The Chicago Cubs, on their way to the 2016 World Series championship and a White House visit with President Obama, p...
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Streelman geared up for good run at British OpenJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Last week's John Deere Classic wasn't kind to Wheaton's Kevin Streelman, the top local player on the PGA Tour. He missed the 36-hole cut, but he's still in this week's B...
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Once sore spot, Bears' O-line may finally be up to parJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - Throughout the summer we will be running a 12-part series grading each Bears position group on a standard A-F scale, including pluses and minuses based on a bell curve c...