Orrin Schwarz
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Trying to help Schiffren find good things to say about the White SoxMay 10, 2024 5:02 pm - Listening to the recent controversy over new White Sox TV play-by-play man John Schiffren’s comments about White Sox “haters,” I tried to put myself in his shoes. Here he...
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Former Bears quarterback Avellini dies at 70 from cancerMay 05, 2024 3:06 pm - Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The...
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The Hope Index: Rating the chances Chicago pro sports teams can soon make a championship bidMay 04, 2024 6:00 am - Those of us in the Chicago area know one thing when it comes to our professional sports teams: You gotta have hope.
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Keeping my distance from sports broadcasts on streaming servicesApr 20, 2024 6:00 am - I’m a little bit of a contrarian. Find a fad and I’ll find a way to shun it.
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What is the Counsell difference for the Cubs?Apr 13, 2024 11:48 am - I have a lot of questions. I don’t have many answers.
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Remind me, why do Bears, White Sox need to build stadiums with public money?Apr 06, 2024 5:51 pm - Why yes, please spend my tax money building the Bears a new stadium. I don’t care whether it’s on the lakefront or in Arlington Heights, I can think of no better use of p...
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Cook’s strong 2nd half leads Illinois past Villanova 71-57 for inaugural WBIT championshipApr 03, 2024 8:15 pm - Makira Cook rebounded from first-half foul trouble by scoring 22 of her 27 points in the second half and Kendall Bostic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, leading fourth-seeded Illinois past top-seeded Villanova 71-57 on Wednesday night to win the first Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament championship.
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High school sports scores for March 21Mar 21, 2024 10:08 pm - High school sports scores for March 21.
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Five questions about the men’s and women’s NCAA TournamentsMar 18, 2024 6:12 am - A quick first look at the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
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It’s Selection Sunday, so who’s ready to go dancing?Mar 17, 2024 6:00 am - Men’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 5 p.m., CBS Women’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 7 p.m., ESPN Illinois The Fighting Illini threw a scare into their fa...