Sports Columns
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O'Donnell: Jordan and 'The Last Dance' starting to take some hitsMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - “THE LAST DANCE” HITS the midpoint of its five-week run on ESPN Sunday night. Episodes 5 and 6 will veer into the segment of Michael Jordan's championship years when the...
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Rozner: The Stanley Cup playoffs in September? It's possible under potential NHL planMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - Just like the rest of the leagues trying to dream up plans for a restart, the NHL is discussing ways to finish the hockey season. With speculation rampant, the NHL put o...
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Kmet may own Bears spotlight now, but Jaylon Johnson is likely to shine soonerApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - When the Chicago Bears made tight end Cole Kmet, the hometown kid out of Notre Dame, their first pick in the 2020 draft at a position where they ranked 32nd in the NFL i...
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Note to Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw: Thanks for the memory, and the noteApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - I still have it. And I will always keep it. I treasure it. When I was a senior in high school in Culver, Ind., I signed a National Letter of Intent in the fall of 1989 t...
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Class Acts: Stevenson's O'Donnell excels in water, classroomApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Maddy O'Donnell gained a love for swimming at an early age. It also didn't take her long to gain a passion for giving back. O'Donnell, a Stevenson senior, jumped in the ...
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O'Donnell: Rocky dismissal of McDonough does Wirtz family no favorsApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - WHILE NHL ARCHAEOLOGISTS continue their dig for clues in the sudden disconnect of John McDonough and the Blackhawks, here's a statement of unassailable fact: Whatever th...
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Rozner: Pressure now on Blackhawks' Rocky Wirtz to get it rightApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - There was a time 15 or 20 years ago when I would mention in passing to my Daily Herald bosses Doug Ray and John Lampinen that if I should happen to vanish from the plane...
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Hub Arkush: Looking for a diamond among the undrafted free agentsApr 28, 2020 12:00 am - A ton of very good college football players never even get a shot at the next level. According to the NCAA, in recent seasons there have been just over one million athle...
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Notre Dame coach is convinced Bears draft pick Kmet is the real dealApr 28, 2020 12:00 am - Is Cole Kmet, the hometown kid the Bears made their first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, truly a big-time prospect ready to make an impact at the next level? According to E...
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Class Acts: Downers North's Moore balances many interestsApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Try saying this three times fast: Nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering. Now try studying it. That's the college plan for Downers Grove North senior Brady Moore,...