Sports Columns
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The Bears' mess at offensive tackle is not a recent phenomenonApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - If it seems like forever since the Chicago Bears have been at best slightly below average at offensive tackle, it's not quite that bad. After forging a Pro Bowl career a...
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Opening Day a time for Chicago baseball miraclesApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - It is fitting baseball home openers occur in temporal proximity to holidays celebrating miracles. Chicago's green cathedrals, Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park, were the s...
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Plenty of routes Blackhawks can take as trade deadline approachesApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - Remember when the Blackhawks signed Mattias Janmark and Carl Soderberg in the weeks leading up to this season? There were one of two prevailing thoughts at the time: • "...
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Hawks move Hagel to COVID protocol, acquire HinostrozaApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Blackhawks placed forward Brandon Hagel in COVID protocol Friday morning, meaning he will not travel to Nashville for Saturday's game. Hagel played in Thursday's los...
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Rozner: The time of year when baseball math is confusingApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - When was the last time Adam Sandler did anything funny? Eye of the beholder, I suppose, but he's reportedly inked multiple deals with Netflix for $250 million a pop. Goo...
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Taxi squad has been rough ride for many HawksApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - For dozens of players across the NHL, this has been a truly bizarre season. And in some cases, a wasted season. That's just stone, cold reality for those who are constan...
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Opening Day: Cubs fail to perform in frigid conditionsApr 01, 2021 2:00 pm - Cubs baseball in Bear weather wasn't a good mix on Thursday. With temperatures in the low 30s at Wrigley Field, the Cubs couldn't hit, failed at throwing strikes and gen...
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Arkush: Bears GM Pace has made his mistakes, but cap management is not one of themApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - A popular narrative circulating through Bears Nation is that one of the reasons the team appears mired in mediocrity - other than they haven't had a better-than-average ...
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What does a 17th regular season game really mean to players, fans?Mar 31, 2021 5:30 am - When ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday the NFL would announce the switch to a 17-game schedule for the coming season, the worst-kept secret in sports was back on the ...
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Here's how the DVC can make things right for Naperville footballMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Rivalries in high school sports are a time-honored tradition. Especially in football, and especially the in-town games. Palatine-Fremd. The Wheatons. Elgin-Larkin. St. C...