Sports Columns
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Big 2nd half pushes No. 12 Illinois past NorthwesternJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois played the first half in Evanston on Thursday like it had never seen a zone. Northwestern's 3-2 zone baffled the Illini, and the Wildcats built a 43-28 halftime...
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Bears are underdogs, but are the Saints that much better?Jan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Can the Bears beat the New Orleans Saints Sunday? Absolutely. That was proved Week 8 at Soldier Field when the Bears played them to a standstill before falling in overti...
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Radtke: It's time for state officials to meet with IHSAJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - The time has come for an answer to the question about high school sports: How long do you hit the Pause button before you push Play, Fast-Forward or Stop? With Feb. 13 l...
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Jim O'Donnell: A simple formula for picking winners on Wild Card WeekendJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WEEK 18 OF THE 2020 NFL SEASON could be called a lot of things. At Halas Hall, George McCaskey and his bottom-lining Bears buds might opt for "Ball of Confusion." Nation...
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Bears film study: Winning playoff formula starts with good healthJan 05, 2021 12:00 pm - Bears film study is here to remind you the Bears should have beaten New Orleans in Week 8 and the Minnesota Vikings won a playoff game in the Superdome last season. Let'...
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Sage advice from Chicago Blackhawks veterans could accelerate rebuildJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Of all the NHL players, not many eat, breath and drink hockey the way Duncan Keith does. Long off-seasons are not particularly his cup of tea. It's bad enough when the B...
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Rozner: Hysteria over NHL money grab laughableJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Outrage has become more than just a cultural phenomenon. It's big business, the stuff of clicks and likes and follows. Scream loud, pretend to be offended and get thousa...
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Hub Arkush: Let's call Chicago Bears regular season a B-minusJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - At this point, there is little value in my weekly grading of Sunday's Bears-Packers game tape by position. A return to the tape of their Week 8 overtime 26-23 loss to th...
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Feder: The Score promotes Leila Rahimi to midday co-host with Dan BernsteinJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Leila Rahimi broke a 29-year gender barrier Monday by being named full-time midday co-host at WSCR 670-AM, the Entercom sports/talk station. As the first woman to host a...
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Illini turn to Elk Grove grad Miller to coach O-lineJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Bart Miller played high school football at Elk Grove under Bruce Bazsali before going on to his own college career as an offensive lineman and then a coach. Now he's bac...