Sports Columns
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Sarley: A great chance to learn about fishing from a local expertDec 24, 2025 10:00 am - If I am not fishing, I love to be listening to great fishermen talk about fishing. I do like this time of year because the fishing shows are headed to town. I love sitting in the crowd and listening to great anglers giving tips and telling tales.
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‘He just was all in for the kids’: Tough but fair, wrestling legend Ed Ewoldt diesDec 24, 2025 10:00 am - Ed Ewoldt, Illinois’ official state wrestling historian and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award honoree, died Dec. 14.
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Bears Film Study separates the fine line between lucky and goodDec 22, 2025 8:55 pm - Bears Film Study looks at the good, bad and fortunate plays from Saturday’s overtime walkoff against Green Bay.
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Five holiday high school basketball tournaments to check outDec 22, 2025 6:11 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at five holiday high school basketball tournament to check out in the next several days.
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Greenberg: Bears shocked the world, but not themselves, with Packers winDec 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Jon Greenberg: Who knew how to react after that improbable, insane, incredible Bears comeback and heart-stopping 22-16 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers Saturday night. These types of wins don’t happen every season for this franchise.
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Dietz: A Q&A with concerned Blackhawks fansDec 21, 2025 5:10 pm - John Dietz: After a scintillating start, things have suddenly gone from bad to worse to downright depressing for the Blackhawks.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Area football recruits keeping busyDec 21, 2025 4:31 pm - Football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran gives an update on local players.
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College Achievers: Batavia’s Buckley takes it to the house in Myrtle Beach BowlDec 21, 2025 8:00 am - College Achievers: On the first play from scrimmage Friday in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, Batavia High School graduate Jalen Buckley scored on a 65-yard touchdown run, the start of Western Michigan University’s 41-6 victory over Kennesaw State.
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Greenberg: Who cares about a new Bears stadium with the Packers coming to town?Dec 18, 2025 6:16 pm - Jon Greenberg: There Warren was Wednesday, days before the Bears are set to play Green Bay in a massive game at Soldier Field, putting himself in the news and reminding everyone that he still hasn’t finalized the team’s plans for a new stadium, his one true job.
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IHSA playoff football expansion is here, ready or notDec 18, 2025 5:33 pm - Ready or not, IHSA playoff football expansion is coming.