Sports Columns
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College Achievers: Mundelein grad Pacella racking up big numbersApr 19, 2025 8:42 pm - College Achievers: Illinois State junior outfielder Daniel Pacella, a graduate of Mundelein High School, is fourth all-time in RBI for the Redbirds.
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It’s a 3-peat: ‘Cancun’ Bulls didn’t throw in beach towel, but where do they go from here?Apr 19, 2025 7:58 pm - Yes, the Bulls played with more intensity in the second half, but a 24-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome and their season is now mercifully over thanks to a 109-90 drubbing at the hands of their Play-In nemesis, the Miami Heat.
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Lincicome: When it comes to the Bears and the NFL draft, expectations are anything but greatApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - I see by the uninvited calendar on my desktop that another NFL draft is nigh, an annual ritual where teams replenish themselves by pointing and saying, “We’ll take one of those.”
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O’Donnell: Jeanty and Arlington Park loom as a winning exacta for the BearsApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - THE FELLOW ASKING THE QUESTION was smart, professionally accomplished and as savvy as any fan with the intellect to properly process hyper-opinionated modern sports media...
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Karnisovas content to keep waiting for young Bulls to blossomApr 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Arturas Karnisovas suggested Thursday the 39-win Bulls are on the “right path.” Are they? The answer will require more waiting.
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Is there still a need to police offensive school nicknames?Apr 17, 2025 6:09 pm - State legislators are pushing to ban school nicknames, mascots and imagery viewed as derogatory toward Native Americans. But is such a bill even necessary anymore?
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Silvy: Ashton Jeanty will be a great NFL player. The Bears should look elsewhere at No. 10Apr 17, 2025 6:00 am - If the Bears want to build the best team possible, they should draft a lineman, offensive or defensive, and pass on running back Ashton Jeanty.
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St. Francis student wins at Golden Gloves, making those 3:30 a.m. wakeup calls pay offApr 16, 2025 5:19 pm - St. Francis senior Anthony Quaranta said he gets up at 3:30 in the morning on school days to leave his Oak Brook home for the Rick Ramos Boxing Gym in Chicago.
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Sarley: Let me tell you the story of the most memorable fish I ever caughtApr 16, 2025 2:56 pm - I recall that this time of year gave me my biggest thrill in fishing. I caught my most memorable fish ever the first of May. It wasn’t the biggest I ever caught, but it w...
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O’Donnell: Selling the thought of Sox sale cruel and usualApr 15, 2025 6:47 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the cruel teasing of the White Sox fan base regarding a possible sale of the team.