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Monday, December 11, 2023

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FILE - Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani smiles before a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani is a favorite to win his second AL Most Valuable Player award, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, and is likely to speak publicly since tearing an elbow ligament on Aug. 9, an injury that required surgery and will keep him off the mound next year. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Cubs | Sorry, Cubs fans: Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bears tight end Cole Kmet catches a pass between two Detroit Lions defenders during their game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 at Soldier Field.

Bears | They're probably not playoff-bound, but 28-13 victory over Lions gives Bears a jolt

Playoff talk for a 4-8 team seemed unrealistic. And it probably still does. But the Bears, who beat the Lions 25-13 at Soldier Field on Sunday, are looking better. John Dietz with the full report.
Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson advances his interception of a Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s pass as wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown watches during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at Soldier Field.

Bears | 3 and Out: Bears defense, Justin Fields close out Lions

The Bears built a 15-point fourth-quarter lead and the defense shut out the Lions in the second half in a 28-13 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf talks with the news media during a meeting of Major League Baseball owners, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Columns | Jim O'Donnell: If Reinsdorf's team is going, please leave a fresh AL franchise on the South Side

ALMOST ALL OF THE BEST PLOTS involving Jerry Reinsdorf only grow thicker and thicker. The man could have been a conceptual adviser to spy novelist John le Carre'.
Columns | Lincicome: Was that column written by me, or was it AI trying to imitate me?
So, I asked myself, what is this AI business all about anyhow? Everybody is worried about it. Or are they? Maybe it is AI doing the worrying. Who can tell?
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Nikita Zaitsev (22) celebrates a goal against the St. Louis Blues with teammates during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Blackhawks | Beauvillier scores as Blackhawks beat Blues 3-1 for 1st win streak of the season
Anthony Beauvillier, Alex Vlasic and Jason Dickinson scored, and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 for their first back-to-back wins of the season.
Elk Grove’s Grant Madl, top, wrestles Bartlett’s Cameron Engels in a 126-pound semifinal during the Buffalo Grove wrestling invite at Buffalo Grove High School Saturday.
Prep Wrestling | Boys wrestling: Buffalo Grove keeps invitational first-place trophy home
Buffalo Grove wrestling has come a long way, and in a short time.
Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins (33) shoots the ball over Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
College Sports | Dalton Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79
Dalton Knecht scored 21 points to help No. 17 Tennessee rally from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 in front of a raucous crowd of more than 20,000 Volunteers fans.
Girls' Gymnastics | Girls gymnastics: Warren surges past Lincoln-Way co-op at Conant Invitational
Trailing the top teams in the meet for pretty much the entire day, it was quite a shocker for most people when the final tabulations were made as Warren made a late surge to capture the team title by a 140.425 to 139.1 score over runner-up Lincoln-Way Co-op.
College Sports | North Central College advances to fourth straight Division III national final
In a season when it made a routine out of runaway victories and eye-popping point totals, the North Central College football team cemented its spot in a fourth straight national championship game on defense with the contest hanging in the balance Saturday.
Prep Sports | Boys swimming: Naperville North, Waubonsie Valley win at Barrington two-division relays
Barrington senior Adam Gaffney did not meet his Waterloo in a pair of events at Saturday's Broncos boys swimming and diving relays.
Boys' Basketball | Fast-paced Warren rolls past Stevenson
Warren starts a freshman, sophomore, two juniors and a senior, but the mix of classes has quickly built a nice chemistry. The Blue Devils used their typical mix of steals and fastbreaks to beat Stevenson on Saturday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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St. Francis’ Catherine D’Orazio looks out from a pile of teammates as they celebrate a championship after defeating Lincoln in the Class 3A girls volleyball state championship match at Illinois State University in Normal on Saturday, October 11, 2023.
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St. Francis players go to the net against Lincoln in the Class 3A girls volleyball state championship match at Illinois State University in Normal on Saturday, October 11, 2023.
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Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus poses for a photo in 1973. According to a statement released by the team, Butkus’ family confirmed that he died in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 80.
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