Sports Columns
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Despite delay, organizers planning for successful BMW ChampionshipApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The tournament schedules of the pro golf tours have turned into a mess, the result of the coronavirus pandemic. Chicago's premier tournament, the BMW Championship, won't...
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Brewery cracks open a new beer for 40th anniversary of 'Caddyshack'Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - If ever a movie — especially a sports-themed one — merited an anniversary celebration, it'd be “Caddyshack.” This movie didn't really have a plot. It was just a series o...
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O'Donnell: Anthony Fauci — The point guard who still might save the worldApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - AS AN INTERVIEWER, Mike Krzyzewski isn't going to make anyone forget Tom Snyder. And as a 5-foot-7 high school point guard in Eisenhower-era Manhattan, “Tony” Fauci wasn...
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Hub Arkush: Is this the best wide receiver crop ever?Apr 08, 2020 12:00 am - Third in series of our updated post-NFL Combine draft prospect rankings by position, with brief comments on players who appear likely to be fits for the Bears. By...
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Feder: Fox 32 adds Milwaukee's Kaitlin Sharkey to sports staffApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - With the world of sports at a standstill, this may seem like an inopportune time to hire a sportscaster. But Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 has its eyes on the future with th...
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Former Elgin all-stater Harrington hasn't lost love of basketballApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - It's been 21 years since Sean Harrington left Elgin High School as the program's all-time leading scorer, but the sweet-shooting, son-of-a-coach, all-stater can rattle o...
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Former Warren, CLC coach Ramsey missing basketball but enjoying lifeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Long before the basketball season was abruptly interrupted by COVID-19, and became a very different kind of basketball season than any of us has ever seen, it was also t...
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Rozner: Revamped golf schedule offers hope aheadApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Word was making the rounds over the weekend, as caddies, agents and broadcasters began to hear the awful news that the Open Championship would be canceled. Not postponed...
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Can the NFL season start on time or is that just wishful thinking?Apr 06, 2020 12:00 am - When the president of the United States speaks everyone tends to listen. So of course when it was reported that Donald Trump had a conference call Saturday with the comm...
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Bears' failure with Butkus and Sayers was unforgiveableApr 05, 2020 3:00 pm - The first time you see a list of the top picks in the 1965 NFL Draft, it looks like a misprint. The Bears selected Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus - two of the greatest play...