Sports Columns
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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.
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CDGA wraps up big couple of weeks with amateur championship at BriarwoodJun 24, 2025 3:54 pm - Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler won the Illinois State Women’s Amateur championship.
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Who were the top Bulls players drafted outside the top 10?Jun 23, 2025 4:07 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top Bulls players selected outside the top 10 in the NBA draft.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Solecki to Purdue, Washington to Michigan StateJun 22, 2025 2:33 pm - Football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran reports that Downers Grove North’s Aiden Solecki committed to Purdue on Sunday while St. Francis’ recently committed to Michigan State.
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Lincicome: A Game 7, but with players to be identified laterJun 21, 2025 10:00 am - It is likely that the name Shalvante Alcian Gilgeous-Alexander (call him SGA) would have tied no tongues without a Game 7 for the NBA Championship, not usually the case t...
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Happy return for Sosa, but Cubs waited too long to make it happenJun 20, 2025 4:27 pm - Sammy Sosa’s first visit to Wrigley Field in 21 years was notable Friday. Why it took so long remains elusive.
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The Herald Cup returns to honor the area’s top athletic programsJun 19, 2025 3:22 pm - Starting next week, the Daily Herald will reveal the top five small and large high schools in the 2024-25 Herald Cup standings.
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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News and views: On the Cubs, Caitlin Clark and Billy Donovan’s coaching longevityJun 18, 2025 7:24 pm - Both the Cubs and White Sox were postponed by rain on Wednesday, giving room to some thoughts on a number of topics.
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Sarley: The best way to get kids to enjoy fishingJun 18, 2025 5:23 pm - I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. I wish I could have gone fishing with my kids to celebrate. My wife and I have three kids and one grandchild, 2-year-o...