Sports Columns
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Lincicome: Rivalries have consequences, and either Cubs or Brewers will find outOct 04, 2025 12:42 pm - The National League Division Series will highlight the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, such as it is, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Pressure’s on Cubs, Brewers with NLCS berth at stake. But who’s feeling it more?Oct 04, 2025 9:00 am - With the Cubs and Brewers playing a best-of-five NLDS starting Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe the pressure has shifted. Maybe now it’s on the Brewers. The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
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Who are the area’s top defensive linemen this century?Oct 02, 2025 5:38 pm - Throughout this season, we’ll be presenting the area’s top prep football players of the century. This week, we look at the top 10 defensive linemen from the last 25 years.
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With Sidelines, turns out it’s a small world after allOct 01, 2025 4:20 pm - In response to past Sidelines columns, alert readers offer their own memories.
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Donald enjoys career high with back-to-back Ryder Cup titlesOct 01, 2025 10:32 am - The Ryder Cup, which ended so dramatically Sunday in New York, was a great career moment for Northwestern alum Luke Donald.
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Sarley: Leave elitism out of fishing and huntingOct 01, 2025 9:00 am - There is a tad bit of elitism that creeps into the worlds of hunting and fishing on occasion. There’s no place for it, outdoors columnist Steve Sarley writes.
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O’Donnell: Sitting on a pillow, Cubs-Padres will be over in a flashSep 30, 2025 9:00 pm - Cubs and Padres fans aren’t getting ABC’s best in the broadcast booth this week, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 5?Sep 29, 2025 5:28 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 5.
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Getting a live look at some great prep football playersSep 28, 2025 4:44 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about the many high-level prep football players from the area he watched in person last weekend.
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O’Donnell: All Bears aside, Cubs set to act out season atop Chicago sports marqueeSep 27, 2025 10:00 am - Craig Counsell and the Cubs have as few as two — maybe three — performances on their biggest stage yet to complete 2025 drama.