Sports Columns
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Bears linebacker corps one of the best in the NFL again in 2020Jan 30, 2021 12:00 am - 9th in a series The linebacker position took the Bears to some of the highest and lowest points of the 2020 season, but overall there is no arguing the Bears linebackers...
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Baseball Way Back: Caray's arrival at Comiskey made wavesJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - When the White Sox unveiled former Cubs TV voice Len Kasper as the team's new radio play-by-play guy, comparisons were immediately made to Harry Caray's move from the So...
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Will Pederson's bat provide big boost for Cubs lineup?Jan 29, 2021 12:00 am - In need of a left fielder after Kyle Schwarber was non-tendered in early December, the Cubs reportedly signed Joc Pederson to a one-year, $7 million contract on Friday. ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Frisk, Whisler helped Travelers blaze lost local CBA trailJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - IN HIS 50 YEARS SHEPHERDING the sports department of The Daily Herald, Bob Frisk assigned himself to be the primary reporter on a pro sports beat only once. That rarity ...
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Why Vanderbilt women's basketball decided to end season after only 8 gamesJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - They tried. Again and again, they tried so hard to make it work. Like most athletes around the country, the players on the Vanderbilt women's basketball team were so hap...
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Return of sports also comes with challengesJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - The high school sports community woke up Thursday to another new world. That world changed March 13, 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the state boys basketball...
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Bears defensive line faced one challenge after another in 2020Jan 28, 2021 12:00 am - 8th in a series The Bears found themselves behind the 8-ball on the defensive line this season when nose tackle Eddie Goldman elected to opt out of the season due to COV...
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Arkush: Other than discovery of Mustipher and Bars, O-line was Bears weak spotJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Seventh in a series We have seen worse offensive lines than the Bears' 2020 edition, but it's not a long list. It is noteworthy because as much or possibly even more tha...
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Jim O'Donnell: Should Aaron Rodgers have waved off the field goal unit?Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - AARON RODGERS HAD ONE brief, beckoning moment last Sunday to forever enter the American sports contrarian Valhalla. It came on that now notorious fourth-and-goal vs. Tam...
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Northwestern signs coach Fitzgerald through 2030Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - A few weeks ago, reports surfaced Pat Fitzgerald was on the radar of several NFL teams that needed a head coach. And the reports indicated the head coach at Northwestern...