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THU, 3/4/2021

Thursday, March 4, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane breaks past Tampa Bay defenseman Ryan McDonagh during their Jan. 15 game in Florida. The Lightning won 5-2, and visit the United Center for three games starting Thursday night.

Blackhawks | Huge test for Blackhawks this week: 3 games against Lightning

As measuring sticks go, they don't get much bigger than the Blackhawks' daunting midterm test they're facing this week against Tampa Bay.
Texas Rangers’ Brock Holt (16) is chased down the third base line by Chicago White Sox catcher Jonathan Lucroy, left, before being tagged out during the third inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Phoenix.

White Sox | Grandal is White Sox's No. 1 catcher, but backup job is up for grabs

Calling the Chicago White Sox's group of catchers "one of the deepest I've seen," manager Tony La Russa is evaluating candidates to back up all-star Yasmani Grandal.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace didn’t say much Tuesday on the team’s future, but said he has a plan in place.

Columns | Rozner: Bears' Pace sounds wise in saying little

Bears GM Ryan Pace said very little Tuesday. It was perhaps his best performance to date.
Loyola center Cameron Krutwig, here playing Feb. 14 against Drake, leads the top-seeded Ramblers into the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament this week in St. Louis.

College Sports | 'Wired to win': Krutwig, Loyola looking for another postseason run

After putting his name in the same company as Larry Bird and Oscar Robertson while becoming the winningest player in school history, all that's left for senior Cameron Krutwig to cap a storybook four years at Loyola is another magical postseason run.
Gifting the Arlington Park land to the village would be a welcome move by Churchill Downs Inc.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Churchill Inc. perfectly positioned to donate land for Halas Stadium
Jim O'Donnell: Wouldn't it be nice if Churchill Downs Inc. donated the Arlington Park land to the village?
Coach Sam Baker and his Rolling Meadows football team hit the football field for their first practice surrounded by snow that was cleared off the field.
Prep Football | Back on the gridiron: High school football practices begin
High school football was last played on Thanksgiving weekend of 2019. That made Wednesday's official return to the gridiron even more special for the student-athletes and coaches whose 2020 fall season was postposed to spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bears | Bears bring back Bars, Nall and 3 others
Sean Hammond: Bears re-sign five exclusive rights free agents.
Illinois guard Adam Miller reacts to a basket against Michigan during the second half in Ann Arbor on Tuesday.
College Sports | Illini make intense statement routing Michigan
Trent Frazier, Andre Curbelo and No. 4 Illinois arrived at Crisler Center ready to make a point.
Mark Giangreco
Columns | Feder: Will Mark Giangreco ever return to ABC 7?
It's been five weeks since Chicago's most prominent sports anchor was last seen on the city's top-rated television station, where he's been a fixture for 27 years.
Boys' Basketball | Boys basketball scores for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Boys basketball scores for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Boys' Basketball | Campbell sparks Palatine over Barrington
Palatine downed Barrington in a boys basketball game Tuesday night.
Girls' Basketball | Girls basketball scores for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 553, Don Vickery photo: Plotting the downfall of one another are these chess club members at Arlington High School in March of 1965. Clockwise from above left are Ferdunand Korndorf, Robert Jenkins, John Simmons and Allan Swaby.
Through the Film Magnifier: Nancy Lopez, AHS chess club, Dallas Green, Blackhawks and more
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis celebrates on the field after their NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 219, Don Vickery photo: Bridge players concentrate on their cards during a bridge party at Pioneer Park in Arlington Heights in February of 1965.
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In this April 8, 1974 file photo, Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. The 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run finds the Hall of Famer, now 80, coping with his recovery from hip surgery. The anniversary of his famous homer on April 8, 1974 will be celebrated before the Braves’ home opener against the Mets on Tuesday night.
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