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MON, 4/12/2021

Monday, April 12, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, right, leaps over Chicago Cubs' Willson Contreras, left, in an attempt at a double play during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cubs | Chicago Cubs frustration continues with another loss to Pirates

The Chicago Cubs were beaten thoroughly by Pittsburgh 7-1 on Sunday, but they could still point to a controversial reversed call in the third inning as a momentum-changer.
Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, holds his trophy with his caddie Shota Hayafuji after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

Pro Sports | Matsuyama becomes first Japanese in Masters green jacket

Hideki Matsuyama delivered golf-mad Japan the grandest and greenest prize of all. Ten years after Matsuyama made a sterling debut as the best amateur at Augusta National, he claimed the ultimate trophy Sunday with a victory in the Masters to become the first Japanese winner of the green jacket.
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa walks on the field as he is introduced before a game against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

White Sox | Being accountable scores La Russa early points with White Sox

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa's willingness to take the blame for his handling of struggling relief pitcher Matt Foster Wednesday was well received in the clubhouse and front office.
Chicago Cubs Javier Baez rounds third base after hitting a solo home run during the second inning Sunday in Pittsburgh. The Cubs were held scoreless the rest of the way in a 7-1 loss to the Pirates (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cubs | Contreras: Chicago Cubs should stop sitting on fastballs

As the Chicago Cubs' hitting woes continued in Sunday's 7-1 loss at Pittsburgh, catcher Willson Contreras suggested they need a better team-wide approach at the plate.
Columbus Blue Jackets' Alexandre Texier, right, looks for an open pass as Chicago Blackhawks' Pius Suter defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Columns | Rozner: Playoffs would be a Chicago Blackhawks bonus
The Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoff hunt. That's a good thing. But it is far from the only thing.
Cubs first base coach Craig Driver did not make the trip to Pittsburgh after testing positive for COVID-19.
Cubs | Cubs first-base coach Driver tests positive for COVID
Vaccinations have begun, but baseball is not out of the woods yet with the coronavirus. Cubs first base coach Craig Driver did not make the trip to Pittsburgh after testing positive for the disease.
Chicago White Sox star Art Shires warming up his arm. Shires, a first baseman with three major league teams from 1928 to 1932, was so handy with his fists in baseball fights that he later tried a short-lived career as a professional boxer.(AP Photo/Files)
Columns | Baseball Way Back: A brush with greatness
Yermin Mercedes' hot start brings back memories of former White Sox star Art Shires.
Prep Sports | Boys soccer: Vernon Hills falls to Niles West
Niles West defeated Vernon Hills in a boys soccer game on Saturday.
Hersey’s Max McCall carries the ball against Rolling Meadows earlier this season. The senior has come back from a broken arm that required two surgeries to repair.
Columns | Broken arm, two surgeries not about to stop Hersey's McCall
The scar is getting better every day. But it's still there. It's still fairly obvious, and it has given Hersey senior football player Max McCall a reputation...one that he is quite proud of, by the way.
Lake Zurich’s Jack Dwyer, right, injured his leg on the first play of Friday’s game against Warren and didn’t return.
Prep Football | Another shutout for Warren; Lake Zurich's Dwyer injures leg
Warren has hung its hat on stingy defense the last few years. On Friday, the Blue Devils pitched their second shutout in four games this season.
Antioch’s Joey Neumann and Aj Kutcher, left, celebrate Neumann’s touchdown against North Chicago on March 25. They each caught TD passes in the Sequoits’ win over Wauconda on Friday night.
Prep Football | Crazy finish as unbeaten Antioch nips Wauconda
It will be talked about, and definitely debated, for a long time. Exactly where does Friday's Antioch-Wauconda football game rank in Antioch football lore?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: GLENBROOK SOUTH 2, DEERFIELD 0
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Girls volleyball: GLENBROOK NORTH OVER NILES NORTH, 25-21, 25-18
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