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Thursday, December 2, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields warms up before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bears | Fields returns to practice, but Dalton gets starter reps

Sean Hammond: Rookie Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields returned to practice Wednesday, but veteran Andy Dalton took all the snaps.
Chicago Blackhawks interim head coach Derek King, top, talks to his team during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The Sharks won 2-0. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Columns | What's the solution for Hawks' struggling power play?

No team is struggling more than the Blackhawks on the power play over the last month. So it was hardly a surprise the Hawks spent the majority of their practice time trying to find solutions Wednesday at Fifth Third Arena.
The NBA announced the Bulls have been docked a second-round draft pick related to their pursuit of Lonzo Ball via trade.

Columns | Bulls losing 2nd-round pick after NBA finds they violated tampering rules

The NBA concluded its tampering investigation Wednesday and announced the Bulls would forfeit a second-round draft pick for making early contact with representatives of free-agent guard Lonzo Ball last summer.
Bulls guard Coby White will be out of the lineup after testing positive for COVID-19.

Columns | White is latest Bulls player sidelined by positive COVID test

Bulls guard Coby White will likely be sidelined for at least 10 days after testing positive for COVID. He's the second player in less than a month to miss games due to a positive test, following center Nikola Vucevic.
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, right, says he’s not interested in being the next Notre Dame coach.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Double guaranteed -- someone will coach The Fighting Irish next season
Jim O'Donnell: Notre Dame football will be in good hands ... no matter who the coach is.
Chicago White Sox's Leury Garcia rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning during Game 3 of a baseball American League Division Series Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
White Sox | Hahn not sure when next roster move will be after Sox bring back Garcia on 3-year deal
In what could be their last roster move for an extended period, the Chicago White Sox brought back versatile veteran Leury Garcia on a three-year, $16.5 million contract Wednesday.
White Sox pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, here in October 1983, died Monday at 66.
Columns | Former White Sox Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt dies at 66
LaMarr Hoyt, who spent six seasons with the White Sox and won the American League Cy Young Award in 1983, died Monday in Columbia, S.C. He was 66.
Then-Chicago Cubs’ Javier Baez sports an MLB logo tattoo and logos on his hat and jersey as he waits to take batting practice on Oct. 7, 2017, in Washington.
MLB | MLB owners lock out players in first work stoppage since 1995
Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport's collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day.
Hersey’s Kelsey Neary, left, has helped the Huskies to the No. 1 ranking in Class 4A.
Girls' Basketball | Girls basketball: AP Top Ten
Here is The Associated Press girls basketball rankings, with first-place votes in parenthesis.
FILE - Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman watches during warmups before an NCAA college football game against Navy in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Notre Dame is working on a deal to promote defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach to replace Brian Kelly, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday night, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
College Sports | AP source: Notre Dame set to promote Freeman to head coach
Notre Dame is working on a deal to promote defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach to replace Brian Kelly
Glenbard West’s Ryan Renfro, right, has helped the Hilltoppers become the No 1 ranked Class 4A team in the state.
Boys' Basketball | Boys basketball: AP Top Ten
Here are The Associated Press boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points.
Jacobs’ Elizabeth Tamburrino (5) breaks up a pass intended for Buffalo Grove’s Kim Stuercke (30) during Wednesday’s girls basketball game in Buffalo Grove.
Girls' Basketball | Buffalo Grove's defense shuts down Jacobs
You don't get assists on defense in basketball. But don't tell that to Buffalo Grove girls basketball coach Martha Kelly. She practically wanted to invent a hoops statistic -- let's call it an 'S.O.S' number, for fun -- after BG's 43-31 nonconference defeat of visiting Jacobs on Wednesday night.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,498, Scott Sanders photo: After seeing their regular trains delayed by a strike and the ones that were running pass them by, the numbers of commuters at the Arlington Heights train station grew so large that they spilled on to the tracks in April of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: RTA strike, bicycle court, Winnie the Pooh and more
Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS 2, GLENBROOK SOUTH TITANS 1
Glenbrook South’s Will Collins lunges toward the end zone as he scores a touchdown during Friday’s football game against Carl Sandburg.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,760, Dom Najolia photo: Forest View High School students arm wrestle as part of their homecoming activities in Arlington Heights in October of 1974.
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