Sports Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Dan McNeil just 'did his business' and got firedSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - IF THE 16-YEAR-OLD SHEEPDOG - glassy-eyed, halting of gait, incontinent - suddenly shuffles into the living room and "does his business," does the family fire faithful o...
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IPGA Match Play tees off at Elgin Country ClubSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't supposed to be like this. The Illinois PGA Match Play Championship had long been played in May as the section's first major championship of the season, and the...
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IHSA's Anderson reacts to Pritzker's comments on high school sportsSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The timing of Illinois High School Association executive director Craig Anderson returning my call Tuesday afternoon couldn't have been any better. To high school sports...
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Rozner: This U.S. Open is survival of the fittestSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - It was in many ways a declaration. In his last tournament as an amateur in June 2016, Jon Rahm went to the U.S. Open at Oakmont and shot 1-over par in his final three ro...
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Rozner: Great QB play begins above the shouldersSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - If you watched Joe Burrow play football Sunday afternoon, you probably noticed something immediately. Well, first you saw some classic rookie stuff. It's expected. But o...
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Arkush: The Bears snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in DetroitSep 13, 2020 1:00 am - There was enough in the 60 minutes of football the Chicago Bears played Sunday in their 27-23 victory over the Lions to keep us talking, analyzing and guessing until wel...
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Rozner: Bears are all smiles after stealing win in DetroitSep 13, 2020 1:00 am - It's a good thing everyone's wearing masks these days. Especially the bandits known as the Bears, because they stole a football game Sunday in Detroit. But they don't pa...
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Baseball Way Back: Buck O'Neil instrumental in some of Cubs' top playersSep 12, 2020 8:00 pm - The name Buck O'Neil is familiar to anyone who watched Ken Burns's baseball documentary. O'Neil's voice brought Negro League baseball to life. No one was more qualified ...
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Hub Arkush: Bears vs. Lions, who's got the edge?Sep 12, 2020 1:00 am - The last time we saw the Bears and Lions get together on a football field in Detroit, it was Thanksgiving Day, both clubs were playing for little more than pride and no ...
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Rozner: Once again, Pace, Bears talking Super Bowl in 2020Sep 12, 2020 1:00 am - You have to admire Ryan Pace. No, really. You have to appreciate that six years into his term as general manager of the Bears, he continues to talk about his team as if ...