Sports Columns
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Happy return for Sosa, but Cubs waited too long to make it happenJun 20, 2025 4:27 pm - Sammy Sosa’s first visit to Wrigley Field in 21 years was notable Friday. Why it took so long remains elusive.
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The Herald Cup returns to honor the area’s top athletic programsJun 19, 2025 3:22 pm - Starting next week, the Daily Herald will reveal the top five small and large high schools in the 2024-25 Herald Cup standings.
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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News and views: On the Cubs, Caitlin Clark and Billy Donovan’s coaching longevityJun 18, 2025 7:24 pm - Both the Cubs and White Sox were postponed by rain on Wednesday, giving room to some thoughts on a number of topics.
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Sarley: The best way to get kids to enjoy fishingJun 18, 2025 5:23 pm - I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. I wish I could have gone fishing with my kids to celebrate. My wife and I have three kids and one grandchild, 2-year-o...
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O’Donnell: Could New Orleans spirit have saved Arlington Park?Jun 17, 2025 1:56 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Could the current Battle of New Orleans spirit have saved Arlington Park?
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New PGA Tour leader named with John Deere Classic coming upJun 17, 2025 1:52 pm - As the PGA Tour announces a new leader in Brian Rolapp, fan favorite Rickie Fowler is scheduled to compete in next month’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.
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When Imanaga returns, who leaves Cubs’ rotation?Jun 16, 2025 6:24 pm - The Cubs will have some roster decisions to make soon with both Shota Imanaga and Porter Hodge nearing returns from the injured list.
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Who had the top performances of the 2024-25 IHSA school year?Jun 16, 2025 1:12 pm - This week’s High Five honors the top performances of the 2024-25 IHSA school year.
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O’Donnell: ‘Blessed’ Jiggetts traced path from Bears to radio to grandfather beaming with prideJun 14, 2025 4:37 pm - Former Bear and WSCR sports personality Dan Jiggetts — on a life cycle built for two with wife Karen — has masted the art of being a successful family man.The result is two daughters, two sons-in-law and four grandsons who make Father's Day at any of the family households a celebration of unfettered love, gratitude and happiness.