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Burger goes 2-for-4 in first game with White SoxJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Given his glaring lack of activity the last three years, Jake Burger being assigned to Class AAA Charlotte to open the season could have been viewed as a big mistake. Bu...
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Going for gold: Former Prospect and Illini track star Kendziera going to TokyoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Not everything can be easily explained. Not even in a cut-and-dried sport such as track and field. In track and field, you either run faster, jump higher or throw farthe...
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Lincicome: 'Gimme 5' could have new meaning for some college athletesJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - The cliché "dumb jock" is at least as old as, say, "mad scientist" or "crooked politician." Not always the case but often enough to be accepted as valid. A long-standing...
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Olympic dreams: 3 Barrington volleyball players get invites to train with national programJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - An Olympic reality has its origin years before in a dream. Three Barrington High School volleyball players are hoping they are at the start of the dream cycle. Campbell ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Talk of Arlington Park 'Astrodome' began more than 50 years agoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A LITTLE MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO, The Daily Herald ran the headline "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." The core concept wasn't new. Still, skep...
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Gonzales: The Brewers have been dominating the Cubs for 3 years. Can the Cubs fix it?Jul 01, 2021 1:00 am - Left-hander Cole Hamels questioned the legitimacy of the Cubs-Brewers rivalry less than three years ago after noticing that Cubs fans who filled the seats at then-Miller...
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Arkush: Can Bears' special teams survive departures?Jul 01, 2021 1:00 am - We begin 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. The Bears face a rebui...
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Feder: Chris Boden cut as Blackhawks radio studio hostJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - Chris Boden won't be returning as studio host for Chicago Blackhawks hockey broadcasts on Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM, Robert Feder writes. "After four yea...
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Jim O'Donnell: Handicapping the Arlington Park land sale - Good luck!Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - TRYING TO PICK THE WINNER of the impending sale of the Arlington Park land is such a bittersweet pursuit. Gov. J.B. Pritzker told Chris Placek of The Daily Herald there ...
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They want you: Need a job? Youth, prep sports desperately need refereesJun 29, 2021 5:30 am - If sporting events had fewer referee whistles, and fewer controversial calls from officials, would anyone mind? Coaches, athletes and fans would probably all be down wit...