Sports Columns
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Rozner: The Bears' process is a 'collaboration'Jan 17, 2021 12:00 am - Last week's Bears news conference brought many a chuckle from the fan base, but probably nothing brings more laughter than when the owner defends the hierarchy. It's alw...
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Baseball Way Back: Stirring up baseball memories with 'the Straw'Jan 16, 2021 12:00 am - Last of 2 parts WBEZ radio sports journalist Cheryl Raye-Stout's career has come full circle. She began her career in the 1980s producing the Tony La Russa Show for WMAQ...
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Hub Arkush: Bears front office didn't fail, it just kept running in placeJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - First in a series It's time for the haters to stop trying to get Ryan Pace fired just for trading up and drafting Mitch Trubisky. Yes, it was an awful decision. But no g...
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Illini's rally falls short against Ohio StateJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - Like a number of high-profile recruitments, seeing two-time Illinois Mr. Basketball winner E.J. Liddell commit to Ohio State two years ago stung the Illini program. When...
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Rozner: Bears' concern for you not part of the dealJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - George McCaskey does not care about you. It's always been true and that makes him unique among local sports owners in precisely no way. It also doesn't make him a bad pe...
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Tara VanDerveer of Stanford becomes winningest coach in women's college hoopsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - The fact there were no fans in the stands to witness Tara VanDerveer's big moment in history seems about right. The Stanford women's basketball coach is one of the best ...
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Arkush: Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy will be back, but we don't really know whyJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - The Bears confab with George McCaskey, Ted Phillips, Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy satisfied absolutely no one with the possible exceptions of Pace and Nagy. While Pace and Na...
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Feder: Connor McKnight to host White Sox pregame, postgame shows on ESPN 1000Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago sportscaster Connor McKnight has been hired as host of Chicago White Sox baseball pregame and postgame shows on WMVP 1000-AM, the Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/t...
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Jim O'Donnell: McCaskey parlor games beg for a Jerry Jones cloneJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - WITH A WEEK AHEAD when sports should mean so little, let's cut to the chase: Until the Bears get dynamic new ownership, the organization is a cork on the NFL ocean. The ...
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Good chance Drew Brees will head to broadcast booth next seasonJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Bears fans better remotely cheer or jeer Drew Brees while they can (Sunday, CBS & Nickelodeon, 3:40 p.m.). Age (42) plus residuals from 11 fractured ribs and a punctured...