Sports Columns
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Ten years after Kyle Tucker’s predraft workout for the Cubs, a special season is at handJul 09, 2025 10:08 am - Ten years ago, while their Wrigley Field renovations were still ongoing, the Chicago Cubs hosted a workout for a small group of top prospects ahead of the MLB draft. Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ both attended the showcase on June 3, 2015, along with some construction workers who stayed on the project while the major-league club traveled on an extended road trip. At that time, the video boards were brand new and those players were relative unknowns.
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O’Donnell: D-Rose softens New York kookiness in praising ThibodeauJul 08, 2025 3:13 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Derrick Rose continues to praise his former coach, Tom Thibodeau.
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After John Deere Classic, more local golf on the horizonJul 08, 2025 2:47 pm - In the wake of last weekend’s John Deere Classic, more local golf tournaments are on the horizon.
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Counting down: 10 senior football recruits to watch this seasonJul 08, 2025 2:43 pm - Our countdown to high school football begins this week with 10 senior football recruits to watch this season.
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‘EdgyTim’: FCS programs nabbing commitments from local playersJul 08, 2025 2:41 pm - Rivals.com football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes this week about key commitments garnered by Southern Illinois and Illinois State.
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Come on, PCA. The Home Run Derby would be awesomeJul 07, 2025 4:46 pm - This week’s High Five looks at why the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong should participate in the Home Run Derby.
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O’Donnell: A happy Fourth to the Cubs, and anybody else?Jul 05, 2025 10:29 am - FOURTH OF JULY, Fifth of July, Sixth of July — does the calendar really matter all that much in The Captive Sports City? Pick a month, any month, and underachievement is ...
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Lincicome: Finding meaning in Caitlin Clark’s popularity, whether she’s playing or notJul 05, 2025 10:23 am - Without playing much basketball of late, Caitlin Clark has managed to remain just as noticed, hardly a sustainable strategy, but to recall one writer’s review on the deat...
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The question again hanging over the Cubs at the trade deadline: If not now, when?Jul 04, 2025 4:10 pm - In closing a controversial deal that aimed to end the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year World Series drought, Theo Epstein memorably declared, “If not now, when?” Back in the summer...
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Women’s sports are soaring, but the Stars are stumblingJul 04, 2025 12:53 pm - Women’s sports have never been more popular, but the Chicago Stars are missing out on the fun, putting a weak lineup on the field that isn’t drawing a lot of fans.