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Thursday, July 2, 2020

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The White Sox open training camp Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, and Yoan Moncada is ready to get back to playing baseball. The Sox’s third baseman said the shortened season will be “different” but not “difficult.”

Sports | Rising White Sox star Moncada ready to launch 'different' season

The White Sox open training camp Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, and Yoan Moncada is ready to get back to playing baseball. The Sox's third baseman said the shortened season will be "different" but not "difficult."
Mike Thomas is working on improvements at ESPN-1000.

Columns | O'Donnell: Determined Thomas trying to keep hope alive at AM-1000

Jim O'Donnell: Mike Thomas has hope for smoother sailing at ESPN-1000.
Grayslake North head baseball coach Brett Hill, right, poses for a picture with his dad, Rick. The Hills were scheduled to coach together this spring before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the high school season.

Prep Sports | Father and son reunite again -- at Grayslake North

Before a novel virus delivered a curveball, 2020 figured to be maybe the most special baseball season ever for Rick Hill and his son Brett, Grayslake North's head baseball coach. For the first time, Rick was going to be an assistant coach for his son at the varsity level.
Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Cassie Miller dives for the ball during the second half of an NWSL Challenge Cup match against the Portland Thorns FC at Zions Bank Stadium on Wednesday.

Pro Sports | Red Stars, Thorns play to scoreless draw

The Portland Thorns and the Chicago Red Stars played to a scoreless draw Wednesday in the group stage of the National Women's Soccer League's Challenge Cup tournament.
Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana will miss the start of the season with a thumb injury.
Cubs | Quintana will miss start of season after freak injury
Cubs pitcher José Quintana will be sidelined for the start of the season with a left thumb injury.
Ernie Banks, far left, and Ron Santo, far right, pose with their children in Arizona in 1968: Ernie’s twins Jerry and Joey; and Ron’s sons Ron Jr. and Jeff.
Editorial | Editorial: The return of baseball amidst a pandemic
In this editorial, the Daily Herald asks how are weary fans threatened by COVID-19 supposed to feel about the resumption of baseball?
News | 100-year-old Lake in the Hills golfer still driving for low scores
John Pianowski is 100 years old, lives in Lake in the Hills, plays golf at Pinecrest Golf Club and RedTail Golf Club in the area, still drives himself, enjoys a martini each night and trades on the stock market.
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58) greets Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) after an NFL preseason football game in Denver. The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league hasn't announced that the preseason will be cut from four games to two. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
NFL | AP Source: NFL cutting preseason in half, pushing back start
The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
FILE - In this June 6, 2006, file photo, college players scrimmage during an NBA pre-draft basketball camp at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex in Kissimmee, Fla. Most of the 22 remaining NBA teams were taking the court for the first mandatory workouts in nearly four months Wednesday, July 1, 2020, as the league continued prepping for the restart of the season at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. Workouts are still individual in nature, but are no longer voluntary. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
NBA | Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance
Don't even think of putting an asterisk on this year's NBA champion
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2006, file photo,a Joe DiMaggio 1947 MVP Award Plaque is displayed at a news conference in New York. The plaque features the name and image of Kenesaw Mountain Landis. (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek, File)
MLB | MVP plaque presenters to discuss Landis' name on MLB trophy
The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques
FILE - In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie (26) drives to the basket around Chicago Bulls' Coby White during the second half of an NBA basketball game at the Barclays Center in New York. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving aren't coming back, DeAndre Jordan and Wilson Chandler aren't going to Florida, and Spencer Dinwiddie's status is unclear after he and Jordan tested positive for the coronavirus. The Brooklyn Nets don't have much of a team left, but general manager Sean Marks says they never considered not restarting the season later this month. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NBA | Despite virus cases, Nets say no thought to skipping restart
The Brooklyn Nets don't look ready for a restart, but general manager Sean Marks says there was no discussion of the team not traveling to Florida for the resumption of the NBA season
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Utah State quarterback Jordan Love works out at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The Green Bay Packers have signed each of their two top draft picks now that they've agreed to terms with Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon, the team announced Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
NFL | Packers sign 1st-round pick Love, 2nd-round choice Dillon
The Green Bay Packers have signed each of their two top draft picks: Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 57,481, Bob Ringham photo: Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight talking with future NBA superstar Isiah Thomas, then a sophomore guard, during a game against Northwestern University in Evanston in February of 1981. Indiana went on to win the NCAA tournament by defeating North Carolina in the finals. Isiah Thomas was named the tournament most outstanding player.
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