Other Sports
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Baseball Way Back: White Sox pitcher Peters a double threat with arm and batJan 28, 2023 12:00 am - When the news arrived of the passing of former White Sox pitcher Gary Peters, I immediately thought back to the times when I watched Sox games on WFLD, Channel-32 with J...
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Illinois natives who could be selected in the 2023 NFL draft
Jan 23, 2023 12:00 am - The NFL Draft is about three months away. The annual NFL combine, where many of the top prospects will show off their talents in front of NFL scout, is coming up next mo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Swanson, Benintendi stoke the hot stove Ins and Outs of a clement JanuaryJan 22, 2023 5:00 am - MILD ADO ABOUT SOMETHING, spotlighting highs and lows as the inexorable trek toward Super Bowl 57 rambles on: In - Applauding the return of some Hot Stove League to Chi...
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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. ...