Other Sports
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Baseball Way Back: The other Frank Thomas who made a name in Chicago baseballJan 21, 2023 12:00 am - The Big Hurt wasn't the first Frank Thomas to play for a Chicago major league team. Another slugger, Frank Thomas, had two tours of duty with the Chicago Cubs in the 196...
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Glenbrook North graduate a semifinalist for NCAA Woman of the YearJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Glenbrook North High School graduate Ellen Gilbert, a former star swimmer at Illinois Wesleyan University, was honored Jan. 12 at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. Gil...
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Why Warren hire is curious for both Bears, Big TenJan 15, 2023 5:00 am - It is not unusual for the Bears to move the furniture around after littering another season with their own special kind of feng shui; that is, making an odor seem like a...
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Baseball Way Back: How John Hiller's career came back to life after a heart attackJan 14, 2023 12:00 am - In 1973, the Sporting News named Detroit Tigers reliever John Hiller the American League Comeback Player of the Year and the Fireman of the Year. But another award he re...
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Halfway through DVC slate, Metea Valley tied for 2ndJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Friday night's 73-49 victory at Naperville Central was more than just a DuPage Valley Conference victory for the Metea Valley boys basketball team. It ended the first ha...
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Jim O'Donnell: Amid the softballs, Ryan Poles faced nary a query about the lost impact of Roquan SmithJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - IF BEARS MANAGEMENT EVER HAS TO fill out a loan application to complete the purchase of the Arlington Park land, there's one asset that should be high up on any list. Th...
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Coach: This is test. This is only a test. (Now see if you're with me.)Jan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - No, this is not a test of the national emergency broadcast system. You will not hear a beep for 30 seconds followed by a return to your regularly scheduled programming. ...
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Ziehm: Northbrook golfer Hardy signs deal as PGA Tour ambassador for Swag GolfJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - Northbrook's Nick Hardy will be a more colorful player when he begins the 2023 portion of his second season on the PGA Tour at this week's Sony Open in Hawaii. It's the ...
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Lincicome: Football is a violent sport. And that's the way we like itJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - There is no sport without pain, theirs not ours, though I have seen the parking lot at Lambeau Field turn unfriendly for visitors. And risk. Without risk, sports is danc...
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Hamlin's collapse brings back memory of death on the diamond in CincinnatiJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - The on-the-field collapse of Damar Hamlin in Cincinnati dredged up harrowing flashbacks of the Detroit Lions' Chuck Hughes' lifeless body on the ground in a 1971 game ag...