Sports Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: 'No action' for legal books and bettors in Illinois on Illini-LoyolaMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - WANT TO LEGALLY BET Sunday's round of 32 NCAA Tournament match between Andre Curbelo's Fighting Illini and Cameron Krutwig's Loyola in the state of Illinois? Not today, ...
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Cutting Fuller might fix the salary cap but could mortally wound the defenseMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - I'm still trying to understand what the Bears were doing about their salary cap mess and scratching my head. According to league rules all 32 teams had to be at or below...
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With excitement - but caution - welcome back to high school footballMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - It's been 473 days since the last high school football game was played in Illinois. That night, in frigid temperatures and driving rain at NIU's Huskie Stadium, Lincoln-...
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'We're definitely the underdog': Loyola hoping to re-create magic of 2018 runMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Unlike 2018, the Loyola Ramblers aren't going to sneak up on anybody in this year's NCAA Tournament. Even so, coach Porter Moser is doing all he can to sell his 8th-see...
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Illini have been waiting for this chance at NCAA gloryMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - In the history of Illinois basketball, the shining moments have never been guaranteed. The school's Final Four trips have been well spaced. There was the 1952 squad led ...
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Mental lapses costing Blackhawks at inopportune timesMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Momentum is a funny thing in sports. When you have it, it feels like nothing can go wrong. But lose it and a slow trickle of issues often leads to an avalanche of probl...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Bulls play-by-play voice brutalized in Lyft carjackingMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN "THE LAST DANCE" aired on ESPN last spring, Bill Hazen had some renewed pep in his step. Snippets of Hazen's work as Bulls play-by-play man alongside Johnny "Red" K...
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Hub Arkush: Why the Bears could make another QB move this offseasonMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - It is easy to understand the angst, disappointment and even dread Bears fans are feeling. But it's important to note those same fans allowing themselves to believe somet...
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Rozner: With Dalton on board, the Bears are right on PaceMar 16, 2021 1:00 am - Seriously, what did you think Ryan Pace was going to do? The Bears don't have the assets, cap space or head coach that would have given them a legitimate shot at Deshaun...
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Rozner: PGA Tour unveils future of TV sportsMar 16, 2021 1:00 am - Imagine a camera in the dugout with a microphone on Ozzie Guillen at the height of his White Sox managing career. That would have been worth whatever the price paid for ...