Sports Columns
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Class Acts: Antioch's speedy Smith engineers winning formulaApr 18, 2020 1:00 am - Finish lines energize Charlie Smith. So do Computer Aided Design and Drafting classes. "I've taken a couple of CADD classes," said Smith, an Antioch senior who plans to ...
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Baseball Way Back: Hubbs, Beckert and what might have beenApr 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago drugstore was wedged among a seemingly endless string of Lincoln Avenue motels with names like the Spa, the Apache and the O-MI, I would visit the store oft...
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Does spring sports season still have hope?Apr 18, 2020 1:00 am - It's June 1, and we've bent the curve like a pretzel. School is out for the summer and numbers from the COVID-19 pandemic have improved to the point where Gov. J.B. Prit...
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Class Acts: Lakes' Schmitt named to Academic All-State teamApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - In being chosen for the IHSA's Academic All-State team, Lakes senior Olivia Schmitt showed why her track and field coach Travis Shepherd called her a "legend still walki...
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O'Donnell: 'Last Dance' not likely to disappoint Jordan's legion of fansApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - AND NOW, FROM NORTH CAROLINA ... and ESPN, Netflix, Jump 23, NBA Entertainment and Mandalay Sports Media: Michael Jordan and the 10-part docuseries on the historically d...
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Rozner: 'The Last Dance' is a painful reminder that Bulls could have had 1 more seasonApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - The grand contradiction of "The Last Dance" is so very simple and yet maddeningly elusive to all but a few who were right in the middle of it. The truth is that it didn'...
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WNBA draft a rare sports bright spot; Sky choose Oregon's Ruthy HebardApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - It's a makeshift world right now, so the WNBA went with a makeshift studio to host its 2020 virtual draft on Friday night. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, practicing ...
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Bears' decision to release TE Burton creates more questions than answersApr 17, 2020 12:00 am - In a vacuum, the Bears decision to release tight end Trey Burton on Friday wouldn't be a shock. After a good, but not great first season as a Bear, Burton woke up 48 hou...
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Talkin' with Trish: Video interview with Grayslake Central graduate Coby MoeApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Coby Moe led Grayslake Central's baseball team to a sectional final appearance last spring and was getting innings this season as a true freshman at Northwestern before ...
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Talkin' with Trish: Video interview with Maine West's Angela DugalicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Maine West senior Angela Dugalic is one of the best girls basketball players in the state of Illinois. We talk to the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and Oregon rec...