Sports Columns
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Five fascinating IHSA recordsJun 09, 2025 2:50 pm - This week’s High Five looks at a handful of fascinating Illinois High School Association records.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Reinke, Jenkins make college commitmentsJun 08, 2025 1:35 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes this week about the recent college football commitments made by St. Charles North’s Keaton Reinke and Hersey’s Brandon Jenkins.
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O’Donnell: Mansueto, Fire win the week in Chicago sportsJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING CORNER KICK, Joe Mansueto provided The Captive Sports City with the assertiveness that refreshes. On Tuesday the billionaire owner of the Chicago Fi...
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Lincicome: No question, the White Sox have done ... somethingJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - To the kinds of news that have become more or less familiar — late news, breaking news, fake news — the White Sox have added non-news; that is, news that seems to be news...
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Schwarz: Unlike other Chicago pro team owners, Mansueto looks inward for money to build a stadiumJun 06, 2025 5:30 pm - Chicago Fire FC owner Joe Mansueto announced this week he will build his club a new stadium with his own money, while the Bears and White Sox seek taxpayer funding.
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What does White Sox ownership transition plan mean for team’s future?Jun 05, 2025 6:59 pm - The White Sox announced a plan that could transfer ownership of the team to Justin Ishbia after 2029. What does it mean for the team and why was it announced Thursday?
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King for a day: How I would change the IHSAJun 05, 2025 6:05 pm - If I were king of the IHSA, here’s what I would change.
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NBA Finals: Can small-market matchup revive NBA’s lackluster ratings?Jun 04, 2025 8:34 pm - There was already big news in the NBA this week with the Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau after reaching the conference finals. The small-market Finals between Oklahoma City and Indiana tips off Thursday, Mike McGraw makes a pick.
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‘I enjoyed the classroom and I enjoyed the ballfield,’ hall of famer recallsJun 04, 2025 6:21 pm - The College of DuPage inducts its Class of 2025 into the Glen Ellyn junior college’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Sarley: Why don’t more people use ‘wacky’ worms while fishing?Jun 04, 2025 10:41 am - Last week we talked about drop shotting plastic baits, and now we will deal with the technique that’s become known as “wacky” worms. These are certainly not new methods. They’ve been around for a while, but it amazes me that there are an awful lot of people who haven’t tried them out.