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Sunday, January 17, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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White Sox | White Sox expecting Cespedes to make quick rise to majors

The Chicago White Sox signed Yoelqui Cespedes Friday and they are excited about the 23-year-old outfielder's multiple tools. The younger half-brother of Yoenis Cespedes, Yoelqui played four seasons with Granma in his native Cuba.
It would be best for everyone if Bears Chairman George McCaskey kept up his end of the deal with the fans.

Columns | Rozner: Bears' concern for you not part of the deal

Of course, the Bears don't care what fans think. It doesn't matter. What matters is the owner's level of competence.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace deserve at least one more year at the helm, columnist Hub Arkush says.

Columns | Hub Arkush: Bears front office didn't fail, it just kept running in place

Hub Arkush: What exactly did Ryan Pace and company do in 2020?
Ohio State’s forward E.J. Liddell (32) looks to pass as he is pressured by Illinois center Kofi Cockburn (21) in the first half Saturday in Champaign.

Columns | Illini's rally falls short against Ohio State

Illinois got off to another slow start and couldn't come back Saturday in an 87-81 loss to Ohio State.
Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine attempts a 3-point shot over Oklahoma City Thunder guard George Hill (3) and forward Luguentz Dort (5), but misses in the closing seconds of overtime Friday in Oklahoma City.
Bulls | Which happens first: Walk on moon or Bulls become winners?
Friday's loss at Oklahoma City proved that even when the Bulls play really well for more than three quarters, they still have plenty to learn when it comes to winning in the NBA.
Carpentersville native Bradie Tennell holds up her medal after her win at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday in Las Vegas.
Pro Sports | Carpentersville's Tennell captures second US Figure Skating title
Carpentersville native Bradie Tennell is back on top of American figure skating. The 22-year-old Olympian, who had finished second and third at the past two national championships, followed her rollicking short program with a rock-solid free skate Friday night at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Cheryl Raye-Stout on the field at Game 7 of the 2016 World Series in Cleveland.
Columns | Baseball Way Back: Stirring up baseball memories with 'the Straw'
WBEZ radio sports journalist Cheryl Raye-Stout's career has come full circle.
College Sports | Weems scores 20 to lift DePaul past Valparaiso 77-58
Romeo Weems had 20 points as DePaul got past Valparaiso 77-58
Notre Dame's Cormac Ryan, left, goes up to shoot over Boston College's Rich Kelly (22) and Steffon Mitchell (41) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
College Sports | Goodwin, Notre Dame hold off Boston College 80-70
Dane Goodwin scored 21 points, Prentiss Hubb and Juwan Durham had double-doubles, and Notre Dame got its first ACC victory with an 80-70 win over Boston College
FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2017, file photo, Penn State head coach James Franklin, right, is greeted by Fiesta Bowl executive director Mike Nealy in preparation for an upcoming NCAA college football bowl game against Washington in Phoenix. Nealy and the Fiesta Bowl organizing committee faced unique challenges this year running two games. The Fiesta Bowl, one of the New Year's Six bowl games, went off as planned but the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which was scheduled for Dec. 26, 2020, was canceled after there weren't enough teams to fill all of the bowl spots. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
College Sports | Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year
Nineteen of the 45 college football bowl games that were scheduled in December and January were canceled, including three after the participating teams were announced
Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer is the winningest all-time coach in women’s basketball.
Columns | Tara VanDerveer of Stanford becomes winningest coach in women's college hoops
Stanford's Tara VanDerveer humbly becomes the winningest coach in Division I women's basketball history
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
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In this Oct. 3, 1983, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda starts a team meeting in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua learned the hard way when he suggested the “fat little Italian” should have been fined when Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer was dinged by MLB for throwing at San Diego’s Joe Lefebvre in 1983. An ordinary pitcher during his brief stint in the majors, Lasorda took a shot at Bevacqua’s struggles at the plate (he was a .236 hitter) saying he would “send a limousine” to pick Bevacqua up to make sure Bevacqua was in the lineup so he could “kick” Bevacqua’s (behind) any day of the week.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda died Thursday, January 7, 2020, at the age of 93.
In this June 21, 2010, file photo, holding the NBA championship trophy, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant flashes the victory sign during a parade in downtown Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,253, Bob Ringham photo: Legendary photographer Ansel Adams, signed copies of his book in Chicago in October of 1979.
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Fremd's Katie Hansen hugs teammate Caroline Cochran after beating Lincoln-Way West 58-47 in the 4A girls state basketball championship game in Normal on Saturday.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 50,133, Dom Najolia photo: A jubilant Jane Byrne celebrates with a victory salute to campaign workers as she defeated incumbent Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic on Feb. 27, 1979, by less than one percent of the vote. She would become the first female mayor of Chicago.
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