Sports Columns
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Hub Arkush: Trading for star QB doesn't guarantee success ... as Bears already knowJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - There have been huge quarterback trades before. First ballot Hall of Famers like Joe Montana, John Elway and Brett Favre were dealt. Jim Plunkett, Carson Palmer, Jeff Ge...
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Taking a look at the most important things the IHSA board will need to address WednesdayJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's board of directors meets Wednesday, and it will be the most significant decision-making session since the pandemic hit a year ago....
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Nagy puts his trust in Desai. Is that reason to celebrate or to panic?Jan 25, 2021 12:00 am - Are the Bears just a few wise moves away from being as legitimate a contender as they were in 2018? Or are they in a potentially fatal slump that is threatening to spin ...
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Bears future at tight end looks promisingJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - After the 2019 season, the Bears placed more priority on improving the tight end position than any other spot. They made Jimmy Graham the first veteran tight end to sign...
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Bears' wide receivers were not the problem with passing gameJan 23, 2021 7:00 pm - Fifth in a series So much has been made of the Bears' issues at quarterback and tight end in recent years that at times the wide receiver group has felt like an aftertho...
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Sky looking to make signing emerging star Cheyenne Parker a priorityJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Suddenly, soccer is all the rage in James Wade's house. Normally, it's all basketball. Wade, head coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky, is married to Edwige Laws...
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Why the legendary Hank Aaron meant so much to MilwaukeeJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Sitting in the upper deck of old County Stadium, I had to peek around a pillar to get a glimpse of Hank Aaron as he was introduced to the Milwaukee crowd of 51,480 at th...
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Hank Aaron was 'a very easy person to idolize'Jan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Anyone that's ever known Ozzie Guillen is well aware the former White Sox shortstop and World Series winning manager never shied away from talking to anyone. Hank Aaron ...
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Billy Williams reflects on Hank Aaron's legacy, Alabama baseball rootsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Such was Henry Aaron's aura of endurance and the legacy of his indomitable spirit that his death came as a shock not only to fans but to contemporaries like Cubs legend ...
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago cuts Bears, Blackhawks writersJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Another bloodletting at NBC Sports Chicago cost the jobs of at least three writers Thursday and elicited another "no comment" from the regional sports network, Robert Fe...