Sports Columns
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A day on the lanes is no walk in the park for high school bowlersJan 29, 2025 3:06 pm - The Illinois High School Association bowling finals are grueling even for young arms.
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What you need — and don’t need — to go ice fishingJan 29, 2025 11:07 am - The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing is a friend with a power auger. It’s a tough job to drill all the holes you are going to need. If all you have is a manual hand auger, you will probably cut corners and drill the minimum amount of holes. Believe me, the amount of holes you drill is in direct proportion to the amount of fish you catch.
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O’Donnell: ‘Mahomes fatigue’ a figment of imaginationsJan 28, 2025 6:18 pm - Jim O’Donnell: The idea of Patrick Mahomes fatigue is a figment of some weak media imaginations.
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Who had the top prep basketball performances of the week?Jan 27, 2025 6:54 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top prep basketball performances from last week.
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College Achievers: Down the lane together one more timeJan 26, 2025 4:50 pm - College Achievers: Three former South Elgin High School bowlers approach the end of their collegiate careers.
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Dietz: Where did the Hawks go wrong this season?Jan 26, 2025 4:30 pm - What went wrong with the Blackhawks this season? Columnist John Dietz has answers.
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Jim O’Donnell: Commanders showing the Bears how quick a turnaround can beJan 25, 2025 1:07 pm - WHAT INFO-SATURATED NFL FAN EXPECTED such progressive news so rapidly out of Washington, D.C., in 2025? If only the dateline could be, “Lake Forest, Ill.” Sunday is simpl...
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Lincicome: It’s all smiles around Halas Hall again, at least for nowJan 25, 2025 12:58 pm - Doubt benefit giving is a frequent burden for Bears fans, and yet granted freely and with fresh anticipation that each time the most dysfunctional franchise in sports has got it right. So we say welcome to another coach, a guy named Johnson, a simple two syllable hashtag, first name of Ben.
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A Chicago sports legend still soaring after receiving lifetime achievement awardJan 23, 2025 5:59 pm - Willy Roy, a longtime Bensenville resident and one of the few living legends of Chicago soccer, received the Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 11 at the United Soccer Coaches convention at McCormick Place.
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Are prep athletes prepared to negotiate with colleges?Jan 23, 2025 5:24 pm - With colleges poised to hand out stacks of cash, are prep athletes prepared to negotiate?