Sports Columns
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How Stevenson grad landed her dream job in ESPN's NBA Bubble coverageOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - To pass the time in the NBA Bubble over the summer and fall, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat started his own coffee shop. "He ran it out of his hotel room and he named it...
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Twenty-five years after Fox River Grove crash, the healing continuesOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - There are days in life we all remember. Oct. 27, 1995, is on my list. That was the night, in my first year at the Daily Herald, I was assigned to cover Cary-Grove at Cry...
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Baseball Way Back: Idea of LaRussa return raises memories of past revivalsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - I used to tell friends I will remain young as long as Harold Baines is still playing. I enjoyed quite an extended youth as a result. Now I'm ready to say I won't be old ...
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Stege family swim dynasty comes to an end at Metea Valley sectional meetOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Somehow, swimming stuck, not just for Rachel Stege, but for her two sisters as well. The Stege Sisters Swim. Say that three times fast. It certainly won't be as fast as ...
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Hub Arkush: What would it take to fix Bears offense? There are options worth exploring.Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - So the beat goes on - or should we say, the beating the Bears offense is taking both on and off the field goes on. Rightly so, most of it is focused on the offensive lin...
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Nagy, Pace share blame for dysfunctional offense But that doesn't mean Bears can't contendOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Much to the surprise of NFL experts, analysts and fans everywhere, the Bears have the second best record in the NFL. Yet a significant percentage of Bears fans actually ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Nobody walks in L.A. - unless you're betting against the Bears Monday nightOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - THERE IS A REGIONAL ENTREPRENEUR who is more than a little bit reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby. That's especially true if Gatsby made off-rack jeans and ...
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Basketball coach association survey says play, but uncertainty lingers for winter sportsOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - The wait is about over for so many people wondering if high school basketball will be played this winter in Illinois. Currently, only scrimmages and workouts are allowed...
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Rough week, but local golf pro Biancalana finishes 49th at Senior PGA event in FloridaOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - In this chaotic year for scheduling golf tournaments the Illinois PGA did the best of the three major local organizations. The pandemic forced the cancellation of the We...
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Rozner: Crawford's Blackhawks years will stand test of timeOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - It is one of the grand Chicago sports traditions that an athlete is never more beloved than when he is gone. Such is the case with Corey Crawford, the adoration never mo...