Sports Columns
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Where men and women can find the best clothing for the outdoorsDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - I had heard the buzz about a new outdoor clothing store that was opening up. The store is called “Sitka Gear” and they have six stores beside the one that just opened in Vernon Hills, a stone’s throw from the Hawthorne Mall, near the intersection of Route 60 and Route 21.
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Spreading love in her memory: Palatine, Fremd game to feature fundraiser for foundationDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - Friday’s girls and boys basketball doubleheader between Palatine and host Fremd will feature a fundraiser for the Kendall Nicole Eich Foundation, named after the 2003 Palatine graduate who died in 2021 from brain cancer.
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O’Donnell: Bears’ Poles looks like a beaten manDec 04, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: At Monday’s news conference, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles looked like a beaten man.
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Bears Film Study dissects final moments of Eberflus eraDec 04, 2024 6:00 am - Say goodbye to the Eberflus era with this week’s Bears Film Study. When you think about it, the Bears taking three straight division rivals to the final play suggests they’ve been playing well.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 14?Dec 03, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five celebrates the area’s top prep football performances from championship weekend.
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Jim O’Donnell: Even with Eberflus gone, new book attempts to detail ‘McCaskeyism’Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - IT'S A GREAT TIME to be a Bears fan in much the same way it's a marvelous weekend to still have a Harris/Walz campaign sign on the front lawn. An incomplete head coach no...
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The Bears have moved on from Eberflus, but does it really matter who the next coach is?Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - The assumption is always that the next coach will be better than the last one, otherwise why bother? In the case of the Bears, truth is a cruel recap, the line of fools s...
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Buckle up for some IHSA football title game predictionsNov 29, 2024 6:00 am - It’s that time of year again as we offer predictions for this weekend’s IHSA football championship games.
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We have much to be thankful for in the outdoorsNov 28, 2024 6:00 am - I can never downplay the importance of Thanksgiving. The beauty of Thanksgiving is that it is a holiday that is not centered around gifts. I’d even venture to say that t...
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As temperatures drop, these runners heat upNov 28, 2024 6:00 am - Championship season continues for standout cross country runners.