Sports Columns
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Cubs vs. White Sox: More evenly matched than the records show?May 15, 2025 5:51 pm - The first city series game of 2025 will feature an interesting pitching matchup: the Cubs’ Cade Horton making his Wrigley Field debut against White Sox rookie sensation Shane Smith.
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What’s in a nickname? Not much, apparentlyMay 15, 2025 5:40 pm - You’d think with 84 high schools in the Daily Herald coverage area, there’d be more interesting mascots.
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Silvy: If the Bears have four left tackles, does that mean they don’t have any?May 15, 2025 6:00 am - The Bears’ plan this year is to find a left tackle from four players, with none being ideal.
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Sarley: How to master setting the hook while topwater fishingMay 14, 2025 7:01 pm - Let me start my follow-up story on topwater fishing with an apology. Eagle-eyed reader Craig Chisholm caught my error in recommending a lure called the Pop-R manufacture...
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‘That piece of paper opened up a door to the future’: Suburban students win Evans ScholarshipsMay 14, 2025 4:58 pm - Lake Zurich High School’s Allan Lavrov and Dundee-Crown’s Sophie Morawski were two of the 130 Illinois high school seniors selected to receive 2025 Evans Scholarships from the Western Golf Association.
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O’Donnell: Jordan and NBC are happening because M.J. feels like itMay 13, 2025 5:30 pm - WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL last week signaled the selection of a new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church. White smoke out of 30 Rock in Manhattan on Monday was ...
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Billiter claims fourth Illinois PGA Match Play ChampionshipMay 12, 2025 10:54 pm - Jim Billiter of Ivanhoe Club won the Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Butterfield Country Club in Oak Brook.
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Who joins Pope Leo XIV among most famous White Sox fans?May 12, 2025 4:52 pm - This week’s High Five looks at who joins Pope Leo XIV among the White Sox’s most famous fans.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: South Elgin’s Mueller set to make college decisionMay 11, 2025 1:25 pm - South Elgin High School junior tight end Gavin Mueller will make his college decision Wednesday.
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O’Donnell: Lee Corso made it with a big boost from Jimmy Piersall and NIU footballMay 10, 2025 10:43 am - WHEN LEE CORSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED that he'll end his 37-season run on ESPN's “College GameDay” in August, some grayheads in his audience could probably remember the three...