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FRI, 5/14/2021

Friday, May 14, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Jake Arrieta threw another strong start as the Cubs beat Detroit 4-2 to snap a three-game losing streak.

Cubs | Bryant, Arrieta lead Cubs to throwback win over Tigers

Kris Bryant hit his 10th home run of the season and Jake Arrieta threw another strong start as the Cubs beat Detroit 4-2 to snap a three-game losing streak.
Bears quarterback Justin Fields looks to hand off the ball during the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp Friday at Halas Hall. Friday was the first glimpse of Fields in a Bears uniform working out on an actual field.

Bears | Bears kick off rookie minicamp with first look at QB Justin Fields

How did touted Bears draft pick Justin Fields look on Day 1 of rookie minicamp? Well this is May football. But still, it was the first glimpse anyone has had of Fields on a football field as a pro. "It's really going to be about mental reps this weekend," Bears head coach Matt Nagy said.
Barry Rozner with Cubs legend Ernie Banks in the dugout at Wrigley Field.

Columns | Rozner: Not easy to say goodbye

Take care. Godspeed. And I'll see you when I see you. Barry Rozner says farewell after 37 years.
Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu holds his head after colliding along the first base line with Kansas City Royals' Hunter Dozier in the second inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader Friday, May 14, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

White Sox | Sox's Abreu OK after 'extremely scary' collision

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu had to leave Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader with a facial contusion and laceration and bruised knee after colliding with the Royals' Hunter Dozier. Abreu is sore, but he hopes to play Saturday.
Exercise rider Humberto Gomez takes Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit over the track during a training session ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday in Baltimore.
Sports | Medina Spirit cleared to run, Preakness back to semi-normal
Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit was cleared Friday to run in the second leg of the Triple Crown after failing a post-Derby drug test.
Before Friday’s game in Detroit, the Cubs activated pitcher Jake Arrieta, second baseman Nico Hoerner, above, and pitcher Dan Winkler. Arrieta missed one start with a cut on his right thumb.
Cubs | Cubs activate Arrieta, Hoerner ahead of Friday's game
Before Friday's game in Detroit, the Cubs activated pitcher Jake Arrieta, second baseman Nico Hoerner and pitcher Dan Winkler. Arrieta missed one start with a cut on his right thumb.
Part of the reason for the White Sox’s success is Jose Abreu, who is at his best when runners are in scoring position. Here he hits a grand slam April 2 against the Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
Cubs | 3 reasons the White Sox are off to a great start
Matt Baron: There are three primary reasons the White Sox are off to such a great start.
Brent Musburger isn’t figuring the Bears to leave much of a mark in 2021.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Vegas-wise Brent Musburger isn't bullish on the 2021 Bears
Brent Musburger is thinking it could be a sub-.500 season for the Bears.
Kansas City Royals’ Nicky Lopez turns the double play after forcing out the White Sox’s Leury Garcia at second and getting Nick Madrigal at first in the seventh inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
White Sox | Versatile Lopez just looking to help Royals
Naperville Central High School product Nicky Lopez was a Gold Gove caliber second baseman for the Royals last season. This year, he's been playing shortstop for Kansas City.
Fans are bundled up in the cold weather as they watch a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 5. Fan capacity will increase to 60% starting on May 28.
Cubs | Crowds at Wrigley will increase, but Cubs not an 85% team
Cubs manager David Ross is very happy that fan capacity at Wrigley Field will increase later this month, but he confirmed the Cubs have not reached the 85% vaccinated level that would loosen pandemic protocols.
Antioch’s Athan Kaliakmanis (7) is the Illinois Gatorade Football Player of the Year.
Prep Football | Antioch's Kaliakmanis picks up Gatorade award
Athan Kaliakmanis of Antioch High School has been named the 2020-21 Gatorade Illinois Football Player of the Year.
The IHSA has announced there will be a state tournament series in boys lacrosse and boys volleyball.
Prep Sports | IHSA: Boys volleyball, boys lacrosse will now have a full state tournament series
The Illinois High School Association board of directors voted virtually on Wednesday to conduct full postseason state series tournaments in boys lacrosse and boys volleyball.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Glenbrook North setter Louie Batang leaps for the ball during Friday’s home game against Vernon Hills.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Glenbrook North defeats Vernon Hills 2-0
Glenbrook North starting pitcher Ryan Henschel delivers during Thursday’s game at St. Viator.
BASEBALL: ST. VIATOR 5, GLENBROOK NORTH 2
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,235, Larry Cameron photo: This child received the measles vaccine at Laurel Hill School in Hanover Park in March of 1966. Children from one to six years of age could be vaccinated if the parents had written permission from their doctor.
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Glenbrook South shortstop Maddie Kapsimalis makes a diving catch of an infield fly ball during Tuesday’s game against Glenbrook North.
GIRLS SOFTBALL: GLENBROOK NORTH 9, GLENBROOK SOUTH 8
Glenbrook North’s Julia Gehrs, right, pressures Evanston goalie Nina Kaiser in front of the net during Thursday’s girls water polo game in Northbrook.
GIRLS WATER POLO: GLENBROOK NORTH 8, EVANSTON 7
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 387, Tom Grieger photo: These two girls look through books in the children’s section of the Arlington Heights Library in February of 1965.
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