Sports Columns
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Naperville North’s Hill to Indiana, Batavia’s Myers to PrincetonMay 25, 2025 3:44 pm - Recrutiing analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about Naperville North High School defensive tackle Gabriel Hill’s recent commitment to Indiana, and Batavia offensive tackle Ryan Myers’ commitment to Princeton.
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O’Donnell: Flanders Fields puts a Wrigley Field All-Star Game in perspectiveMay 24, 2025 5:10 pm - THE GRAY-HAIRED FELLOW WAS ONCE a high school second baseman with a determined spirit but weak bat. He later missed Vietnam only because a fortunate opening put him in a ...
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How Clark-Reese rivalry is making WNBA games appointment TVMay 24, 2025 2:56 pm - Clark-Reese or Caitlin-Angel, however the posters have it, elevates a routine basketball game into appointment viewing, more Clark than Reese for the moment and neither team, the Sky or the Fever, more appealing than either of them.
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Silvy: As GM, Poles needs to take responsibility for Bears’ failures with Williams last seasonMay 22, 2025 6:00 am - General manager Ryan Poles and the Bears coaching staff drafted Caleb Williams No. 1 and threw him into an ocean filled with rip currents.
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A Prospect all-timer, volleyball coach Mike Riedy prepares to step downMay 21, 2025 6:45 pm - Prospect High School math teacher and boys volleyball coach Mike Riedy, whose 607 victories are among the state’s elite, enters his stretch run before retirement.
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Sarley: The morel of the story? Time is running out for picking this local delicacyMay 21, 2025 4:44 pm - The best season for avid morel mushroom hunters is coming to a close. Our crazy Northern Illinois weather patterns have blessed the morel hunting community with what may have been the best mushroom collecting recently.
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Donald enjoys surprise showing at PGA ChampionshipMay 19, 2025 11:29 pm - Former Northwestern University star golfer Luke Donald surprisingly made the cut at last weekend’s PGA Championship.
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Worth crowing about: Crow-Armstrong brings a swagger Cubs sorely lackedMay 19, 2025 8:40 pm - After a stellar weekend against the White Sox, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong talked about his passion for helping the team win.
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Who belongs in the Blackhawks Hall of Fame?May 19, 2025 3:25 pm - Which players deserve to be enshrined in the recently-announced Blackhawks Hall of Fame?
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O’Donnell: Bears get a Ditka-class dig from the father of Caleb WilliamsMay 17, 2025 10:00 am - WAS IT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHO FIRST WROTE: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and annual hikes in Bears season-ticket prices?” Maybe, pr...