Freelance local sportswriter. Media member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Opinions are my own.

NW burbs
Where are the Wahpeton (ND) Wops?
The strangest High School mascot in each state.
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Replying to @JoshuaBarzon
Yeah, Illinois has some good ones... Cornjerkers (Hoopeston) Orphans (Centralia) Midgets (Freeburg) Appleknockers (Cobden) Wooden Shoes (Teutopolis) Flaming Hearts (Effingham) Pretzels (Freeport & New Berlin) Marcos (Polo) Bunnies (Fisher)
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The report that says that Bears were in on Nelson is total bullshit. Who would Bears get rid of Thuney? Jackson? Nelson is out of contract Thuney and Jackson aren’t. The same guy said Jackson was week to week. He missed only a walk through
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Congratulations to @JaxRoberts_ on his commitment to Youngstown State University.
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Just a reminder, the Bears received zero compensation for Ian Cunningham
The #Seahawks are set to receive a 3rd-round pick for losing Nolan Teasley, who became the #Vikings’ GM. That gives Seattle an extra 3rd-rounder, so giving up a 3rd for Quenton Nelson is a bit easier. They’re also expected to receive four compensatory picks in the 2027 draft for losing Kenneth Walker, Tariq Woolen, Kobe Bryant, and Boye Mafe in free agency. Seattle might not be done. They are loaded with picks.
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Don't just take our word for it... @VivekGRamaswamy's own 8th grade teacher thinks he's trash, too.
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Skip Clueless again.
I should've known the Bengals had no chance today in Baltimore. The Ravens brought in @ShannonSharpe to hype the crowd before kickoff. What an "Uprising." Burrow looks overwhelmed.
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To the Hampshire Community… THANK YOU
Made with AI
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Week 10 Final. Playoff Win! Make the most of every opportunity! #winthemoment
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You really can’t be this f*cking stupid
Caleb Williams is untradable because nobody would trade for him. He's a check down merchant with subpar intelligence and mediocre processing skills. He's a product of the offensive genius of Ben Johnson. Caleb Williams contributes nothing to the offense. If anything, he's a liability.
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Central (Burlington) @ Lake Zurich Friday 7:00 PM
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If Taylor was at your game, u knew it was a big deal.
Basketball Museum of Illinois Media Person of the Week: Taylor Bell worked for the Champaign-Urbana Courier, was the prep editor for the Chicago Daily News & Sun Times. He is the author of 2 prep basketball books that are rich in Illinois Basketball History & is a great historian
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Dick Quagliano retweeted
.@JamesTalarico: You want to know why they are spending $200 million against me? Because I don’t take their corporate PAC money and I never will. I don’t work for them. I work for you. When we flip this seat in Texas, I’m going to vote to ban corporate PACs and Super PACs so billionaires can’t buy our elections. I’m going to fight to overturn Citizens United, ban members of Congress in both political parties from trading stocks, ban gerrymandering nationwide, and pass term limits to show their puppet politicians the door. That’s the kind of systemic change we’re going to fight for in Washington DC.
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I saw old , bad Caleb last night.
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Update?
I can't wait for the Patriots to dogwalk the Bears on Thursday night They sacked Caleb Williams 9 times and held him to 120 yards in a 19-3 win the last time they played. The Bears have many of the same players on offense still
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Replying to @WokeMitt
I used to like the guy. Smart, well read, clever, sharp monologues, good interviewer. Now he’s just another big ego, smug, arrogant suck up like SAS, normalizing this insanity
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Replying to @HankDesmondPhD
@HankDesmondPhD, per C-Span, this is fictional. There are no credible news reports, photos or official statements validating this. Secret Service maintains strict security protocols for presidents, which would prohibit an unplanned, 2-mile walk in the dark along a public road.
Yesterday, after his rally in Iowa, President Trump was heading to the airport when he saw an old woman walking home — in the dark and all alone. “Stop the car, Daquan!” He told his driver. He got out and walked her 2 miles home. No cameras. Just kindness. That’s Trump.
Community note
The anecdote is fictional. Trump's Oct. 22 rally was at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City; his schedule shows direct arrival and departure from the site with no such walk. x.com/WHPressPool/st… ktiv.com/2026/10/21/how… desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol… The photo is AI-generated and unrelated to any real event
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Replying to @Matt_Rodewald
6A (Burlington) Central at Lake Zurich Friday 7:00 pm
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