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Saturday, October 19, 2019

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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.
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.
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.
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
Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa (94) walks off the field with teammate Geno Stone (9) after an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 26-20. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
College Sports | No. 23 Iowa holds off Purdue 26-20
Mekhi Sargent's late TD helps 23rd-ranked Iowa held off Purdue 26-20
Pro Sports | Uchman's Hawthorne selections for Saturday's races
Here is today's link to Daily Herald handicapper Ron Uchman's selections for harness racing at at Hawthorne on Saturday.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) escapes from the grasp of Louisville linebacker Monty Montgomery (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Clemson won 45-10. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
College Sports | Lawrence leads No. 3 Clemson to 45-10 rout of Louisville
Lawrence, Etienne lead No. 3 Clemson to 45-10 rout of Louisville
Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs against West Virginia during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
College Sports | Hurts scores 5 TDs, Sooners roll past West Virginia 52-14
Hurts accounts for 5 TDs as No. 5 Oklahoma rolls past West Virginia 52-14
Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam, left, fights for a loose ball with Houston Rockets' Eric Gordon during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Saitama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
NBA | AP source: Raptors, Siakam agree on 4-year max extension
Person with knowledge of situation says Raptors, Siakam agree on 4-year maximum extension worth $130 million
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The St. Francis Spartans take the field before the start of Friday’s football game against IC Catholic Prep in Wheaton.
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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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Conant fans cheer the Cougars against Fremd during varsity football in Hoffman Estates Friday.
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Wauconda’s Tyler Storz keeps a grip on the sock of Round Lake’s running back Philip Robinson in a football game in the new Round Lake High School stadium in Round Lake Friday.
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Lake Zurich’s quarterback Jack Moses scrambles as he throws to a receiver downfield.
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St.Charles East’s Nathan Hayes (17) looks downfield against Batavia.
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