Sports Columns
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O'Donnell: Fourth-and-folly — Who's going to watch all of these summer games?Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - WHERE WOULD AMERICA BE without summer's whiff of spectacle? Fireworks. Pennant races. NFL training camps. Where would American TV be without the profitable lure of fresh...
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Rozner: The night Steve Stone was the star of starsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Steve Stone knew what he was doing to his arm in 1980. En route to 25 victories in 37 starts, pitching 250 innings and winning a Cy Young Award for the Baltimore Orioles...
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Arkush: Bears 'D' could be special if its 'quarterbacks' are on the fieldJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Just how good can the Chicago Bears defense be in 2020? Generational was the most popular adjective being thrown around in 2018 and early in 2019, and on paper this grou...
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O'Donnell: Determined Thomas trying to keep hope alive at AM-1000Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - THERE ONCE WAS A TIME when sports talk radio in Chicago was fresh. That would have been when Bill Clinton was in the White House, "The Lion King" was about to happen and...
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Ziehm: Illinois PGA revised schedule includes new eventJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - How's this for a refreshing change of pace? In a year where pandemic concerns forced the cancellations of many golf tournaments and the postponements of others, the Illi...
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Under what circumstances can we have a 2020 NFL season?Jun 29, 2020 1:00 am - Nobody wants football back more than I do. Beyond my love for the game, my entire livelihood depends on the NFL being open for business. Sadly, it seems nearly impossib...
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Rozner: Golfer Summerhays delivers classic endingJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - The story was already too good to be true when Daniel Summerhays arrived at the golf course Sunday morning. Teeing off several hours before the leaders at the Korn Ferry...
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Rozner: Angry about the DH coming to the National League? Keep it to yourself.Jun 28, 2020 1:00 am - You're stupid. Sorry. It's a little harsh, yes. Just preparing you for what's next. If you like the National League without the designated hitter, you're stupid. We know...
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Zalusky: Santo family looks back 60 years after dad's major-league debutJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - Imagine your dad's home office located on the infield dirt at Wrigley Field. And picture him not only taking you along to work, but bringing home his Cubs teammates and ...
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It's finally go time: NWSL, Red Stars to start 2020 season todayJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - My bad. I mentioned last week that the WNBA, with plans to tip-off in late July, could be the first team sports league to get going in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...