Sports Columns
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2021 Bears position needs: Free agent, draft options at wide receiverFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - The Bears wide receiver position had the potential throughout the 2020 season to be a real strength for several years to come, but the team's inability or unwillingness ...
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Rozner: White Sox, La Russa embracing expectationsFeb 20, 2021 2:00 pm - The Tony La Russa disappointment hasn't dissipated even a little for White Sox fans. And it probably won't until a season with La Russa in the dugout ends with a parade....
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David Montgomery's 2020 campaign leaves Bears comfortable at running backFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - David Montgomery established himself as a No. 1 running back in his second NFL season with 1,508 yards from scrimmage (1,070 rushing, 438 receiving), fourth best in the ...
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Baseball Way Back: Chicago baseball spring training tragediesFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Pitchers and catchers reporting. A magic phrase for a young baseball fan bogged down in schoolwork and daydreaming of the lazy summer days at the ballpark ahead. Just th...
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It's official: Referees doing "yeoman's work" calling high school games during pandemicFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, numbers for high school sports officials in Illinois were on the decline. Particularly in basketball. For whatever reason in recen...
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MSL Showdown Friday - these are the nights Bob Frisk lived forFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - These are the nights Bob Frisk lived for. Mid-Suburban League basketball. And Friday night's version couldn't be any better, right? Well, sure, it could. The gyms would...
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Blackhawks Q&A: Why players like the unique schedule this seasonFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Here's Part II of our Blackhawks reader Q&A: Q: Thoughts from players and coaches on the plusses and minuses of the reduced travel schedule? @GregArcus on Twitter • Calv...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan couldn't save an endless Daytona 500Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - FOR FANS OF NASCAR INCLUSIVITY, last Sunday's Daytona 500 was supposed to be a momentous event. Probably the most momentous stock car happening since Black country singe...
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New Bears defensive coordinator Desai credits mainly Fangio for his new jobFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - When The Who released "Won't Get Fooled Again" it's certain they didn't have Sean Desai or Vic Fangio in mind. It was 1971. And it's not as if the Bears were fooled by C...
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Reader questions on 7-defensemen strategy, the Boqvist dilemma, Kurashev and moreFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - With the Blackhawks about one-third of the way through their 56-game season, now seems like a good time to do our first reader Q&A. I asked for suggestions on social me...