Sports Columns
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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.
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Roan returning to broadcasting with Golf 360 on MarqueeJun 03, 2025 1:59 pm - Former WGN sports anchor Dan Roan is returning to broadcasting to host the Golf 360 show on the Marquee Sports Network.
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Ranking the top all-star games held in ChicagoJun 02, 2025 6:17 pm - With the Cubs rumored to be hosting the 2027 MLB All-Star Game, this edition of the High Five looks back at the top all-star games ever held in Chicago.
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Lincicome: That apathy you smell is not an Edmonton thing, it’s a hockey thingMay 31, 2025 10:00 am - The caring world beyond the rink can be found in those teeny, tiny TV ratings. Wake up and smell the apathy. This is the way the NHL ends, not with a bang but a simper.
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O’Donnell: Moving night for Charles Barkley and crew from TNT to ESPN/ABCMay 31, 2025 10:00 am - “Inside the NBA” is moving to ESPN from TNT as part of the league’s network shift.
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Football recruiting is getting interesting, on both sides of the spectrumMay 29, 2025 2:59 pm - For the high-profile recruits as well as the borderline players, football recruiting is getting more interesting by the day.
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Silvy: Yeah, I said it, I love Ben Johnson as the Bears’ new coachMay 29, 2025 6:00 am - I didn’t realize that the Halas Hall overhead microphone picks up everything when someone isn’t speaking at the podium. I turned to ESPN 1000’s Pat Morenzoni, WGN’s Caitlin Sharkey, and CHSN’s Ruthie Polinsky and made that statement in approval of the things he was saying and the interesting manner in which he was explaining it.
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Flag football is taking these suburban coaches to the national stageMay 28, 2025 6:45 pm - Willowbrook flag football coaches Rachel Karos and Nick Hildreth have been selected to work the USA Football National Team Development Program Select Bowl in Los Angeles in June.
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With the wind in their face, Cubs showing they can handle the pressureMay 28, 2025 11:33 am - Here’s how well things are going at Wrigley Field these days: Before Tuesday’s game, a reporter asked manager Craig Counsell if it’s “really tough” on the coaching staff ...
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Sarley: Recent developments have revolutionized fishing with plastic luresMay 28, 2025 11:19 am - I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait out-catches artificials. I think that fishing wit...