Sports Columns
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High Five: The top NFL players from the area not on the BearsAug 18, 2025 3:42 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five of the top NFL players from the area not on the Bears’ roster.
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O’Donnell: Echoes of the past say B.J. and the Bears don’t win nine gamesAug 16, 2025 10:18 am - Daily Herald sports columnist Jim O’Donnell breaks down the Bears’ chances of celebrating a winning record this season, the first for new coach Ben Johnson.
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Lincicome: If June has its swoon, what does August have to offer?Aug 16, 2025 7:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Bernie Lincicome takes an up-to-date look at Chicago’s baseball teams, such as they are.
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An NCAA report handed down Friday implicated Michigan coaches Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore in the school’s “Spygate” controversy. The report details repeated lying and hypocrisy by the coaches and support staffer Connor Stalions, writes Athletic columnist Stewart Mandel.Aug 15, 2025 4:21 pm - Once upon a time, a future Hall of Fame coach lost his job in disgrace for lying on an NCAA compliance form in claiming he knew of no unreported NCAA violations by his pl...
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What will it take to get Cubs hitters to relax?Aug 14, 2025 8:05 pm - Could pocket pancakes, a comedy routine or arrival of a new player help the Cubs shake their awful hitting slump? Craig Counsell needs to think of something.
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Countdown to prep football: Three bold predictions for this seasonAug 14, 2025 5:47 pm - Our countdown to prep football continues with three bold predictions for the upcoming season.
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Silvy: Johnson’s methods might be unorthodox at times, but he still has our trustAug 14, 2025 6:00 am - We have to trust that first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson is QB Yoda, and soon Caleb Williams will become the young Jedi quarterback he was drafted to be. We wanted Johnson hired for this and much more.
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Restarting the roar: ‘Rejuvenated’ Lisle makes bold move to improve its football prospectsAug 13, 2025 8:22 pm - Fielding mainly underclassmen, Lisle High School football moves to a junior varsity schedule this season for a greater chance at long-term success.
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Sarley: Mea culpa, I have no defense for my actions on Lake SuperiorAug 13, 2025 6:42 pm - I was shaken when I read the following e-mail that I recently received. It hit me so hard that I read it over and over again.
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Greenberg: While Brewers can’t lose, Cubs are buckling under weight of expectationsAug 13, 2025 4:01 pm - While the Cubs are tumbling in the NL Central standings despite high expectations, the low-expectations Brewers just keep winning, on a 11-game streak through Tuesday’s games.