Sports Columns
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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With October drawing near, the Cubs need Seiya Suzuki back in his comfort zoneSep 05, 2025 9:00 am - Seiya Suzuki’s comfort level has been an ongoing story ever since the Cubs aggressively recruited him after MLB’s lockout ended in 2022. The total cost of the five-year contract approached $100 million when factoring in the posting fee owed to Suzuki’s Japanese club, a sizable commitment that made him a building block for what president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer envisioned as “The Next Great Cubs Team.”
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Looking back and looking ahead after one week of prep footballSep 04, 2025 5:39 pm - With one week of the prep football season in the book, it’s a good time to look back and look ahead.
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Silvy: After a busy off-season, Bears are ready to prove themselves — we hopeSep 04, 2025 6:00 am - This will be columnist Marc Silverman’s 31st season covering the Bears as a reporter, talk show host or columnist after growing up a diehard fan. He’d like to think he’s seen it all and have refined the way he predicts a season.
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Coach who built ‘The Streak’ at East Leyden to be honored in RosemontSep 03, 2025 6:47 pm - An evening honoring the late East Leyden and Leyden boys basketball coach Norm Goodman will be held Tuesday in Rosemont.
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Sarley: Another time I found myself in trouble on a big lakeSep 03, 2025 11:33 am - Daily Herald Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley tells another tale of trouble while fishing on a big lake.
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O’Donnell: Belichick should have studied Phil Jackson’s career managementSep 03, 2025 8:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Monday night on ESPN, Bill Belichick was out of place, out of time and as dispensable as a pedestrian junior college coach whistling out the string.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 1?Sep 02, 2025 9:36 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top prep football performances from Week 1.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Who are the Glue Guys on area prep football teams?Aug 31, 2025 5:32 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at a handful of Glue Guys on area prep football teams this season.
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Naperville’s O’Reilly shows off a big leg at NorthwesternAug 31, 2025 10:00 am - Northwestern University freshman soccer player Aaron O’Reilly, a Naperville Central graduate, registered a goal and an assist in his first two collegiate games, earning Big Ten Conference honors.