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Sunday, October 20, 2019

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Bears coach Matt Nagy and qaurterback Mitch Trubisky chat before last season's win over the Cardinals. All signs indicate Trubisky will return for Sunday's huge game against the Saints.

Columns | Arkush: Sunday's game may be a big statement for either Bears or Saints

Sunday's Bears-Saints game is not a must-win for either team. But this is easily the biggest statement game of Nagy's and Trubisky's young careers. The Bears appear to have almost all hands on deck while the loss of tight end Jared Cook and their all-pro running back Alvin Kamara may loom huge for the Saints.
Blackhawks top prospect Kirby Dach (77) puts an exclamation point on his camp by scoring a pair of goals during the team’s last scrimmage. Dach is back with the big club, but when will he make his NHL debut? It’s a good question with no immediate answer, but the 18-year-old forward was happy to talk about how he’ll feel once that day arrives.

Blackhawks | Dach back with Hawks, but when will he make NHL debut?

Kirby Dach is back with the Chicago Blackhawks, but when will he make his NHL debut? It's a good question with no immediate answer, but the 18-year-old forward was happy to talk about how he'll feel once that day arrives.
Houston Astros celebrate Jose Altuve's walk-off in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Houston. The Astros won 6-4 to win the series 4-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

MLB | Altuve hits walk-off homer to send Astros to the World Series vs. Nationals

Jose Altuve homered off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com Emil Esposito of Mount Prospect (right) and Len Ziehm come together at the 2019 Illinois Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Glenview on Friday. Both men were being inducted into the Hall of Fame along with others.

Columns | Ziehm, Esposito enter Illinois Golf Hall of Fame

Len Ziehm and Emil Esposito have been fixtures on the local golf scence for decades. At the Glen Club Friday night, the duo and four others were inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Jake Kumerow during the first half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
NFL | Rodgers throws 5 TD passes, Packers gash Raiders 42-24
Aaron Rodgers had his best game by far under new Packers coach Matt LaFleur, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns and running for another as Green Bay beat the Oakland Raiders 42-24
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Zach Pascal (14) dives in for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
NFL | Colts take AFC South lead with 30-23 victory over Texans
Jacoby Brissett throws career-high four touchdown passes and Colts seal 30-23 victory over Texans with Darius Leonard's late interception
Arizona Cardinals' Chase Edmonds (29) runs the ball for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NFL | Edmonds runs for 3 TDs, Cards top Giants in Barkley's return
Chase Edmonds runs for 3 touchdowns as Cardinals top Giants 27-21 in Saquon Barkley's return
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue (91) celebrates his interception and touchdown run in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
NFL | Minshew, defense lead Jaguars over winless Bengals 27-17
Gardner Minshew led a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that put Jacksonville ahead to stay, and Yannick Ngakoue returned an interception 23 yards to clinch a 27-17 victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) misses the catch against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey (20) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
NFL | Rams snap skid by beating Falcons 37-10 as Ryan hurts ankle
Goff throws 2 TD passes, runs for score as Rams snap 3-game losing streak with 37-10 win over reeling Falcons
Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris (14) jokes with Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Chris Fleming in 2016. The new Bulls assistant coach had an unusual training ground. The New Jersey native spent 20 years as a player and coaching in Germany, a country not usually known for basketball.
Bulls | Bulls assistant Fleming took the path less traveled through Germany
Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming had an unusual training ground. The New Jersey native spent 20 years as a player and coaching in Germany, a country not usually known for basketball.
Alex Bowman signs autographs before practice for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Sports | Hendrick Motorsports in playoff peril at Kansas Speedway
Elliott, Bowman, Byron outside cutline for round of 8 in playoff race at Kansas Speedway
Christopher Bell (20) leads Austin Cindric (22) and Brandon Jones (19) during the first lap of an NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Sports | Jones tops Xfinity playoff contenders in wild Kansas race
Brandon Jones raced to his first career Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Kansas Speedway after a lapped car wrecked what was shaping up to be an entertaining duel between playoff contenders Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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South Elgin’s Shiking Marshall (19) returns a kickoff against Bartlett at Bartlett High School in Bartlett, IL on Friday, October 18, 2019
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