Sports Columns
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Plenty of winter fishing shows to check outJan 02, 2025 6:00 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley details the many fishing shows to check out this winter.
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The worst is over? Saying good riddance to a miserable year in Chicago sportsJan 01, 2025 6:00 am - What are some words to describe the year in Chicago sports? Miserable, failure and complete incompetence come to mind. Mike McGraw looks back at the epic losses of 2024.
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Jim O’Donnell: 25 for ‘25 — a New Year’s Day spread of spotty sports sunshineJan 01, 2025 6:00 am - One team — the Cubs — over .500. One team — the Bulls — with any kind of postseason presence, however artificial. One once great sports city consistently now up the track.
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It turns out the Bears are pretty much who we thought they wereDec 28, 2024 11:00 am - Apologies for my optimism, being on record for the Bears finishing 5-12. Oh, it is still possible I guess, given as how the playoff Packers have no good reason to win nex...
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Jim O’Donnell: Like it or not, Chicago, here comes a menacing sports 2025Dec 28, 2024 10:00 am - FOR CHICAGO SPORTS FANS, the threat of a new calendar year is most ominous. Could the lords of the fractured urban rat race allow a one-time fast-forward to 2026? Just to...
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Today’s sports figures don’t deserve annual top quotes columnDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Today’s sports figures don’t deserve the continuing tradition of Bob Frisk’s annual top sports quotes column.
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Despite all the Bears dysfunction around him, Williams has shown he’s the real deal at QBDec 26, 2024 6:00 am - As a Bears fan, maybe I don’t know what a great quarterback looks like, but I sure as heck can identify quarterbacks who will not work out. Caleb Williams is not one of those guys.
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Move to Rosemont makes Chicago Boat Show more convenient for suburbanites to get toDec 26, 2024 6:00 am - The fishing shows are just around the corner, Of course, it will be spring shortly thereafter, so visiting a show or two is a great way to pass the time, especially if you don’t ice fish.
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Jim O’Donnell: Netflix and the NFL set for a Yuletide thrashing of the NBA on ABC/ESPNDec 25, 2024 6:00 am - A SMALL HOLIDAY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP will commune via TV remotes today. It's called, “People Watching NBA Games on Christmas Day.” The numbers of that mild bunch will b...
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Bears Film Study: Wasn’t Detroit’s defense devastated by injuries?Dec 24, 2024 7:52 pm - Detroit’s shorthanded defense still had no problem dispatching the Bears on Sunday. Do we really need more proof this team needs a talent upgrade before a new coach will succeed?