Sports Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Departing Pat Foley flew over the blue lines to scale Mount PettitJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - BEFORE PAT FOLEY, all Blackhawks broadcasters could be broken down into two distinct categories: 1) Lloyd Pettit; and, 2) everyone else. Through sheer will, talent and p...
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Blackhawks' Pat Foley to conclude broadcasting career next seasonJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Blackhawks announced Wednesday Hall of Fame play-by-play broadcaster Pat Foley will call his final season of Hawks hockey during the 2021-22 campaign, the last year ...
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Ray Haley, Larkin's first AD and football coach, dies at 92Jun 22, 2021 1:00 am - When friends and family gather next month to remember the life of Ray Haley, they will tell stories of a man who, first and foremost, was respected in every way. Haley, ...
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Arkush: Is Bears' interest in Arlington Park real this time? New partnership says yesJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - A-ha! Now it all is starting to make some sense. When Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips issued the surprise statement last Thursday regarding the Bears' last-minute b...
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Whirlwind, exhausting - looking back at a most unusual high school seasonJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - When 13th-seeded Plainfield East recorded the final out Saturday to win the Class 4A state baseball championship over Lake Park, it capped a high school sports season un...
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Baez' defense helps Cubs pitchers quiet MarlinsJun 21, 2021 12:00 pm - When Alec Mills' postgame Zoom news conference began with a question about Javy Baez' defense, he appreciated the chance to give credit where credit is due. "I'm glad yo...
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Amateurs take center stage this week in local golfJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - There'll be plenty of tradition in evidence this week in golf's amateur ranks. Heading the busy schedule is the Chicago District Amateur at Bull Valley in Woodstock. It'...
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Veteran minicamp raised as many questions as answers about Bears defenseJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - Through the first two days of last week's Bears veteran minicamp, one thing was clear. There is every reason to believe the Bears offense could be improved this season, ...
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Son of the 'Good Kid' Lou Boudreau grateful for his life with famous fatherJun 19, 2021 7:00 pm - A look at Lou Boudreau Jr.'s picture on the cover of his book reveals a striking resemblance to his father, the Hall of Fame shortstop and Cubs manager and broadcaster. ...
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Arkush: 3 reasons the Bears may move and 3 reasons why they'd stayJun 19, 2021 1:00 am - The conversation around a potential move from Chicago to Arlington Heights for the Bears is like both a beautiful Hawaiian sunrise and a five-alarm fire. At both ends of...