Sports Columns
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A June swoon? Maybe not, but Cubs have some issuesJun 30, 2025 10:06 pm - The Cubs went 13-13 in June and lost ground in the standings to Milwaukee. Should fans be worried? Maybe a little.
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Who are the top international players in Bulls history?Jun 30, 2025 3:56 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top international players in Bulls history.
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Yes, it’s possible to be bullish on the BullsJun 28, 2025 8:00 pm - Faith in the Bulls, and the management team, seems to be hitting a low point in Chicago. Here’s a dissenting voice, a vision of a brighter future based on the current nucleus.
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How does Isaac Okoro fit with Bulls after trade for Lonzo Ball?Jun 28, 2025 11:23 am - The Bulls agreed to trade Lonzo Ball to Cleveland for forward Isaac Okoro, according to an ESPN report. How does this deal make sense for the Bulls?
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Lincicome: Trying to explain the Wimbledon experienceJun 28, 2025 10:00 am - Muscle memory and the calendar combine to contemplate Wimbledon, once an annual destination and lately an irrelevance, yet still a consideration among the distinct events...
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O’Donnell: Grant Hill to NBC recalls a night he called Tim WeigelJun 28, 2025 10:00 am - THERE WAS NOTHING INEVITABLE about Grant Hill signing on with the growing roster that will broadcast NBA games on NBC Universal next season. But he will. The extraordinar...
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‘Team in transition’: Bulls GM Eversley sends gloomy message on draft nightJun 26, 2025 7:15 pm - After the Bulls chose 6-10 French forward Noa Essengue in Wednesday’s NBA Draft, GM Marc Eversley took the microphone and went out of his way to keep team expectations low.
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Playing within herself, Butler wins Illinois State Women’s AmateurJun 25, 2025 3:55 pm - By winning the Illinois State Women’s Amateur Championship, Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur golf tournament in August.
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With the clock ticking on Kyle Tucker in Chicago, the Cubs can’t go halfway at the deadlineJun 25, 2025 11:16 am - The sense of urgency for the Chicago Cubs does not simply stem from the prospect of right fielder Kyle Tucker leaving after one year. The Cubs could lose five more important players to the open market after 2026, making an aggressive push at this year’s trade deadline all the more imperative.
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O’Donnell: Sunny reign in OKC, more trawling tedium for Bulls fansJun 24, 2025 6:30 pm - While Oklahoma City celebrates an NBA championship, the Bulls appear to be going nowhere.