Sports Columns
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Sarley: How we were rescued from our fishing excursion on Lake MichiganSep 24, 2025 7:34 pm - This is going to be the end of my saga about my experience at the world’s largest professional walleye tournament. To recap, we had just speared a massive wave, completely inundating us. We were totally soaked and sitting in 40-degree temperatures with stiff winds. We were already late for the weigh-in and had released our solitary fish.
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Bears Film Study: Eberflus brings new meaning of doomsday to Dallas defenseSep 24, 2025 6:19 pm - Were the Bears really good or Dallas’ defense under Matt Eberflus incredibly bad? Yes. Bears Film Study breaks it down.
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Golfer’s drive gets St. Edward program back on the linksSep 24, 2025 4:18 pm - St. Edward senior Kendall Pemberton wanted to play golf as a junior in 2024. So she recruited players and a coach to keep the program alive.
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While golf world focuses on Ryder Cup, work continues for President’s Cup at MedinahSep 23, 2025 5:01 pm - While Team USA does battle this week with Team Europe in the Ryder Cup, staffers will be preparing Medinah for next year’s President’s Cup there.
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Who had the top prep football performances in Week 4?Sep 22, 2025 2:12 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top prep football performances of Week 4.
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Why visiting a college on game day is a big deal to suburban football recruitsSep 21, 2025 3:56 pm - Making game-day visits has become a very important factor in the recruiting process at every level of college football. Game-day visits are generally unofficial visits in which recruits are invited to see what a college is like before, during and after a home game. An early visit doesn't necessarily mean a school is planning to extend an offer.
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As losing White Sox seasons go, this one has been less awful than mostSep 20, 2025 2:55 pm - There is no parade for a season that ends in “not the worst ever,” but the Sox, despite being four losses away from another 100-loss season, might have the second-best sports vibes in town right now. (Disregard if the Chicago Bears actually beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.)
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Shuffling the deck: Difficult pitching decisions loom for Cubs in wild-card seriesSep 20, 2025 2:54 pm - Who starts Game 1? Can Shota Imanaga stop giving up gopher balls? Does Matthew Boyd have anything left in the tank? Here’s a look at the Cubs postseason pitching decisions.
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O’Donnell: ‘NFL Today’ to dance back to the age of young Walter Payton and Barry WhiteSep 20, 2025 10:00 am - Sunday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the debut of the breakthrough sports studio show, “The NFL Today,” CBS will go full-bore retro to honor the late-morning Sunday staple, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: The rising temperature of golf’s Ryder CupSep 20, 2025 10:00 am - When last we looked in on Ryder doings, the Europeans were celebrating with wine and song amid Roman cheers while the gloomy Yanks were changing into street clothes to avoid being identified.