Sports Columns
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Is this the season the MSL breaks through in football?Oct 30, 2025 5:11 pm - For all the state titles collectively won in the Mid-Suburban League, it’s been 20 years since the conference last won an IHSA football championship.
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Silvy: Williams must get better, but don’t give up on himOct 30, 2025 6:00 am - I am not out on Caleb Williams and don’t think he’s a bust. Not even close, writes columnist Marc Silverman.
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A championship connection resurfaces in a different fieldOct 29, 2025 5:20 pm - Former Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch once coached Michael LaFido on the football field. Now the retired coach helps LaFido professionally with his real estate firm.
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Sarley: No more talking the talk, I’m almost ready to start walking the walkOct 29, 2025 10:00 am - A lot of physical activities have been curtailed for me ever since I had my stroke last year. I never had the agility of a ballet dancer, and now my movements are worse than they have ever been.
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After Kelly’s firing, Notre Dame doesn’t need to claim victory, but it can exhaleOct 28, 2025 3:03 pm - Notre Dame can relax now that Brian Kelly has been fired from LSU without winning a national championship.
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O’Donnell: Bielema, Braun, Fickell, Fleck, Hammock — who goes first?Oct 28, 2025 10:00 am - Brian Kelly of LSU this weekend became the latest big-name college football coach to lose his job. Columnist Jim O’Donnell wonders what other coaches might be on the hot seat too.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 9?Oct 27, 2025 3:44 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 9.
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Dietz: It’s a good time for Hawks fans to thank ToewsOct 26, 2025 8:45 pm - With the Blackhawks poised to play Winnipeg on Wednesday, it’s a good time for fans to thank Jonathan Toews for everything he meant to the franchise.
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College Achievers: Conant graduate Starkey has a striking college debut for NebraskaOct 26, 2025 6:03 pm - College Achievers: Abigail Starkey, a freshman bowler at the University of Nebraska and a graduate of Conant High School, was named MVP of her first college tournament.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Five area names to watch in the IHSA football playoffsOct 26, 2025 5:31 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at five area football players he thinks will have a major impact in the IHSA playoffs.