Sports Columns
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The Heisman has declared another winner, but did anyone bother to watch the ceremony?Dec 15, 2024 6:00 am - Among the missed newspaper gimmicks — other than newspapers themselves — is the “Heisman Watch.” This was a weekly rating of who might win the big college football prize,...
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A sign of life: College basketball might be our best chance for a winter winnerDec 14, 2024 8:47 pm - While Chicago’s pro sports scene has been miserable, there’s actually been an uptick in local college hoops. Here’s a closer look at some of the area contenders.
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Jim O’Donnell: Are Thayer and Joniak about to be forced to walk the Bears’ radio plank?Dec 14, 2024 10:00 am - ANY DAY NOW, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY may be called in to assess the toxic fumes emanating from Halas Hall. On both the football and business sides, the Chicag...
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Are we embarking on another great prep basketball season?Dec 13, 2024 6:00 am - Only a few weeks in, it’s already looking like a special season for the area’s boys and girls basketball teams.
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Could Astros’ Tucker give Cubs lineup a needed lift?Dec 12, 2024 7:44 pm - The MLB winter meetings ended Thursday, but rumors continued to swirl linking the Cubs to a trade for Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker. What are the chances it could actually happen?
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The new IBCA Hall of Fame class is out of this worldDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s 2025 Hall of Fame class has worthy and interesting picks.
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What to put under the tree for your favorite outdoorsmanDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - Hopefully, the person you need to buy presents for is an outdoorsman. That opens up myriad possibilities for potential presents.
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Silvy: Now that Bears players have tanked Brown’s candidacy, here’s my choice to be coachDec 12, 2024 6:00 am - And just like that, the Bears coaching candidate list has been reduced by one. Thomas Brown is out. It’s not his fault, it’s the players’. All we heard from them was how ...
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Film Study: Nice idea, but 49ers coach Shanahan isn’t saving the BearsDec 11, 2024 8:54 pm - Where did things go wrong for the Bears on Sunday in Santa Clara? Well, it’s a long story, but the good news is their streak of frustrating, narrow losses came to an end.
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O’Donnell: When ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ was nearly lost to the Beach BoysDec 11, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Remembering when ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ was almost lost at sea by the Beach Boys.