Sports Columns
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Retiring Benet coach Kilbride ‘did it the right way,’ leaving legacy beyond the winsApr 08, 2026 7:38 pm - Benet girls basketball coach Joe Kilbride, who led the Redwings to two state titles, announced his retirement March 25. His assistant, Kelsey Coulter, will be the new head coach.
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Sarley: The states are doing good work stocking waterways with fishApr 08, 2026 10:00 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley writes about fishing.
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Ziehm: Star power lacking in this year’s MastersApr 08, 2026 7:12 am - The Masters starts its 90th anniversary staging on Thursday. This major championship in Augusta, Ga. always gets world-wide attention, but this one may not get as much as most of the others – and for good reasons.
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Reinsdorf has some requirements for Bulls next basketball operations bossApr 07, 2026 8:31 pm - Bulls president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf took questions Tuesday to explain the firings of Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, along with the plan for the next hire.
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O’Donnell: Fighting Illini unlikely to ever win a national crown with UnderwoodApr 07, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about coach Brad Underwood and University of Illinois men’s basketball.
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Dietz: How much patience should Hawks have with Davidson?Apr 05, 2026 5:02 pm - John Dietz: Patience is a funny thing when it comes to rebuilds. With the Blackhawks, some fans are OK with GM Kyle Davidson playing the long game. Others, however, are either fed up or downright disgusted.
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College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boatApr 05, 2026 4:32 pm - College Achievers: The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing. One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight. On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have imagined before her junior year at Hersey High School — was sophomore Leah Nawrot.
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Is Hurley hubris a missing ingredient for Illini? No, but UConn coach is on a rollApr 04, 2026 10:14 pm - After beating Illinois 71-62 in the national semifinals Saturday, UConn coach Danny Hurley made sure everyone knew he’d be headed to his third title game in four years.
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Greenberg: Ozzie Guillén’s lucky No. 13 is getting retired by the White Sox, and it’s about timeApr 04, 2026 3:37 pm - Ozzie Guillén was moved to tears during the Sox’s home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, and for once, it wasn’t because of the way the team was playing.
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O’Donnell: McCaskey cites Giants’ Bronx tale, but what has he learned from it?Apr 04, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the Bears’ interest in moving to a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana.