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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Bears running back Gale Sayers carries the ball in this Nov. 8, 1970 photo against the San Francisco 49ers at Wrigley Field.

Bears | Bears legend Gale Sayers dies at 77

Bears legend Gale Sayers died early Wednesday at 77, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced. Sayers, a running back known as the "Kansas Comet," was drafted by the Bears in 1965, but played only 68 games because of injuries.
Bears running back Gale Sayers, here in 1970, died Wednesday at 77.

Bears | Bears, all corners of NFL and beyond, mourn passing of Gale Sayers

Bears legendary running back Gale Sayers dead at 77. "One of the finest men in NFL history," commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, and now the new head coach of the Chicago Bulls, makes a call against the Golden State Warriors during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Bulls | Donovan's surprise availability may have prompted change in Chicago Bulls' plans

Many felt the Chicago Bulls would hire an up-and-coming NBA assistant as their new coach. But the availability of former OKC boss Billy Donovan was too good to pass up.
FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Columns | Rozner: Professional Donovan adds to Chicago Bulls' credibility

When you've been a clown show as long as have the Bulls, getting a coach with credibility is a very big deal.
White Sox reliever pitcher José Ruiz walks off the field after giving up a 3-run homer to Cleveland Indians’ Jose Ramirez in the tenth inning Tuesday in Cleveland.
White Sox | Reeling White Sox can't put Indians away in walkoff loss
The Chicago White Sox were looking good after scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night, but the Indians answered back behind red-hot Jose Ramirez and won 5-3.
Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, right, celebrates with Kyle Schwarber (12) as he returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. While the Cubs lost to Pittsburgh on a walkoff home run from Jacob Stallings on Tuesday, they clinched a playoff spot for the fifth time in six years.
Cubs | Cubs clinch playoff spot while losing to Pirates
While the Cubs lost to Pittsburgh on a walkoff home run from Jacob Stallings on Tuesday, they clinched a playoff spot for the fifth time in six years.
On a Friday night at the BMW Championship in 2017, Barry Rozner found Bryson DeChambeau pounding balls on a deserted driving range. Long after his round was over, DeChambeau had only the shadows to keep him company.
Columns | Rozner: U.S. Open champ DeChambeau will continue on his own path
Like it or not, Bryson DeChambeau will do it his way without fear and with no concern for what you think about it.
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
White Sox | Chicago White Sox set sights on winning World Series, but they have some trouble spots
As they prepare to move into the playoffs and make a run at winning the World Series, the Chicago White Sox have some question marks in the starting rotation and batting order.
Bryson DeChambeau’s win in the U.S. Open last Sunday at New York’s Winged Foot course was only the second major championship of 2020. The Masters, postponed in April, is coming in November. Of course there will be no fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Columns | Get ready for exciting fall of golf -- both in Chicago and nationally
Len Ziehm says there's one nice thing that came out of this dreaded pandemic. Thanks to all the postponements from March through June, it necessitated an extension of the tournament season for golfers. Now the schedule of big events will carry all the way into December.
Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book throws during a game last season. Saturday’s Notre Dame-Wake Forest game has been postponed due to positive tests of the coronavirus at Notre Dame.
College Sports | Notre Dame-Wake Forest game postponed due to coronavirus
The FBS college football season on Tuesday logged an 18th game postponement or cancellation since its outset on the last weekend of August: Notre Dame and Wake Forest postponed their meeting set for Saturday in North Carolina.
Conant senior Nikko Ganas enters the final week of Mid-Suburban League dual play with a 4.75-point cushion over Henry Quinn, the Butler-bound Hersey senior standout, for league MVP honors.
Prep Sports | Boys golf: Mid-Suburban League teams gearing up for postseason
Old Orchard Country Club will be the epicenter of Mid Suburban League boys golf in coming days.
Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning players rough it up during second-period NHL Stanley Cup finals hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL | Bubble crankiness ratchets up the nasty for Stars-Lightning
Things are getting more than chippy early in the Stanley Cup Final between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (40) runs for a 28-yard gain against the Los Angeles Rams in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 27, 1969. The Rams won 9-7.
Gale Sayers, through the years
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 58,438, Scott Sanders photo: Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne honors Space shuttle astronauts John W. Young and Robert Crippen during a parade to honor them in May of 1981. The two astronauts, America’s first space shuttle pilots, also met with some of the City’s top high school students at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Through the Film Magnifier: Arnold Palmer, astronauts, Jack Brickhouse, senior olympics and more.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 38,880, Dave Tonge photo: Couples dancing the night away at the Blue Room ballroom in Elgin in January of 1976.
Through the Film Magnifier: Blue Room Ballroom, Choo Choo Diner, Carlton Fisk, Mike Ditka and more.
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 38,964, Jim Frost photo: Judge Dan O’Brien sizes up the beard on teacher Chuck Morlock during a beard contest at Fremd High School in Palatine in February of 1976.
Images; Through the Film Magnifier: Carlton Fisk, The Kingston Trio, Dudley Moore, a beard contest and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,313, Greg Warner photo: Behind the scenes of Bozo’s Circus Chicago in June of 1975.
Through The Film Magnifier: Choo Choo Diner, Jim Belushi, Tony La Russa, Bozo's Circus and more.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 35,281, Dave Tonge photo: Bridge players fill the Des Plaines YMCA to play cards in March of 1975.
Through the Film Magnifier: Bill Veeck, George Hamilton, Bridge Club, Stateville Prison riot and more
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