Sports Columns
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‘Edgy’ Tim: What to expect from area football recruits on signing dayNov 30, 2025 5:05 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the top area football recruits to watch on signing day this week.
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O’Donnell: From Ben Johnson to Red Panda, shoveling a snowy batch of Ins and OutsNov 29, 2025 4:52 pm - ON A SLEIGH RIDE FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS, jingles and jangles spotlighting select sports Ins and Outs: IN --- The Bears — Still standing after Philadelphia, how ca...
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Lincicome: The best award an NFL coach can win is keeping his jobNov 29, 2025 4:28 pm - Surviving the Eagles has undoubtedly made Ben Johnson the front runner for NFL Coach of the Year, and to him sympathy is offered, this coming from someone who remembers Matt Nagy, and fewer and fewer of us are willing to admit that.
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Time for another round of IHSA football title game predictionsNov 27, 2025 8:00 am - If it’s Thanksgiving weekend, it must be time for the Daily Herald’s annual prep football predictions for the eight upcoming IHSA championship games.
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Silvy: These Bears are finally giving us so much to be thankful forNov 27, 2025 8:00 am - Thankful columns at Thanksgiving can be cheesy or cliché, but realistic hope over our favorite team calls for gratitude and appreciation.
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Geneva grad Navigato remembers those ‘fun times’ on the basketball courtNov 26, 2025 5:25 pm - Geneva graduate Nate Navigato is among those to be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2026.
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You can’t count out the Bears, but can you count on them in the last 6 games?Nov 26, 2025 11:38 am - Sitting in Section 349, high atop the field, I was sure of two things: The Chicago Bears would take the lead in the second half, and the game would come down to the last ...
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Sarley: Tips for staying safe and comfortable while ice fishing this winterNov 26, 2025 10:00 am - It looks to me like winter is finally here. The temps are going the below freezing. It won’t be long before those of us who practice the sport of ice fishing will be able to hit the ice-covered water.
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O’Donnell: Why Williams and the Bears can win at PhiladelphiaNov 25, 2025 9:00 am - WITH ALL OF THE DEBATE AND DISSECTION twirling around the Bears’ second-year QB, here's a surefire dollop of wavy gravy to drop on any Thanksgiving dinner table: “Caleb W...
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in the semifinals?Nov 24, 2025 4:07 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances from the state semifinals.