Sports Columns
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Why the Bears are running the ball betterNov 05, 2025 8:37 pm - Was Sunday’s win at Cincinnati more great win or disaster avoidance? Bears Film Study takes a closer look.
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Leading future leaders: Naperville native coaches ‘the best and the brightest our country has’Nov 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Brian Plotkin, a Naperville North graduate who won two national soccer championships at Indiana University as a player, is up to the challenge of coaching men’s soccer at West Point.
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Sarley: Fall fishing can produce some of the biggest fish of the yearNov 04, 2025 10:18 pm - The forecast for the next two weeks ranges from the 60s down through the 30s. I can’t try to force you fine folks to push your limits for enduring Mother Nature’s moodiness, but why not spend an hour or two sneaking in a last few casts for the 2025 open water season?
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Northwestern’s Nguyen gets LPGA exemption into The AnnikaNov 04, 2025 5:18 pm - Lauryn Nguyen, who helped Northwestern to the NCAA championship in 2024, has been given a sponsor exemption into The Annika driven by Gainbridge at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.
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O’Donnell: Loveland’s TD catch touched foundational point of ‘85 BearsNov 04, 2025 5:01 pm - Jim O'Donnell: Colston Loveland's game-winning touchdown catch touched a key foundational point of the 1985 Bears.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 10?Nov 03, 2025 3:41 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from the first round of the IHSA playoffs.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Who are some of the area’s top sophomore football recruits?Nov 02, 2025 5:29 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at some of the area’s top sophomore football recruits.
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Dietz: Hawks’ Bedard growing before our very eyesNov 02, 2025 3:31 pm - John Dietz: Blackhawks center Connor Bedard is blossoming after a rough second season.
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O’Donnell: Ben Johnson deserves patience, but what about the rest of Bears culture?Nov 01, 2025 10:41 am - On opening day of training camp 2028, who among Ryan Poles, Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams is most likely to retain their current status with the Bears, asks columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: Accepting Williams’ ups and downs as Bears quarterbackNov 01, 2025 10:00 am - Learning to live with Captain YoYo, the Bears quarterback, is no less frustrating than ever, inconsistency being the one consistent thing before this quarterback and whomever the next one might be, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.