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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Bears kicker Cairo Santos is surrounded by teammates after kicking the game winning field goal Thursday against the Detroit Lions.

Columns | Arkush: Why the Bears are really in the thick of the playoff chase

With six weeks remaining in the 2021 season and all of the craziness and turmoil that has surrounded the Chicago Bears, perhaps the most stunning fact of all, is they enter this home stretch just one game out of a playoff spot at 4-7.
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews lines up for a faceoff during the third period against the Vancouver Canucks earlier this season.

Blackhawks | Toews is still looking for his first goal and it's having a ripple effect on the Blackhawks

After 21 games, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is still without a goal. It goes without saying that every team needs their top centermen to be at least a moderate contributor in the goal-scoring department. When they're not, it often creates a nasty ripple effect that makes it difficult for teams to win consistently.
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball (2) battles Charlotte Hornets guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Bulls | Lonzo puts an end to LaMelo's comeback bid in Chicago Bulls victory

The Chicago Bulls seemed headed for an easy victory over Charlotte on Monday. But when Hornets guard LaMelo Ball led a comeback, older brother Lonzo had an answer in the Bulls' 133-119 victory.
Chicago Bears offensive tackle Teven Jenkins (76) during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Friday, May, 14, 2021, in Lake Forest Ill. (AP Photo/David Banks, Pool)

Bears | Will Bears activate rookie tackle Jenkins? Decision day is looming

Rookie offensive tackle Teven Jenkins returned to practice two weeks ago, opening a 21-day window during which he could be activated off injured reserve. Jenkins has missed the entire season due to a back injury he sustained over the summer. The 23-year-old had back surgery in August and started the season on injured reserve.
Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes celebrates after Houston Astros’ Michael Brantley strikes out to end Game 7 of the World Series. Gomes has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Cubs, sources tell The Associated Press.
Cubs | Cubs, catcher Yan Gomes agree to $13 million, 2-year deal, source says
The Chicago Cubs have added another catcher, agreeing to a $13 million, two-year contract with Yan Gomes.
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa is one of the top free agents remaining on the market.
Sports | Gonzales: Will Cubs, White Sox spend now or wait for free agent bargains?
Shop now, or wait until later for bargains? Those are the options facing the White Sox and Cubs, who appear to have taken different paths with major league baseball likely to shut down after the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Wednesday at 10:59 p.m.
Former Cubs shortstop Javier Baez is nearing a $140 million, six-year deal with the Detroit Tigers.
MLB | AP source: Tigers, Baez nearing $140 million, 6-year deal
Javier Baez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, center, runs onto the field before playing Stanford in Stanford, California.
College Sports | LSU hires Kelly away from Notre Dame to be Tigers next coach
LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport's most storied program to a Southeastern Conference powerhouse.
Dan Roan
Columns | Feder: WGN in talks on Dan Roan's retirement
In a late July interview for the folks back home in Keokuk, Iowa, the veteran sports anchor at WGN-Channel 9 told the Fort Madison Daily Democrat that he would be retiring in February. But when those comments surfaced here Monday, they came as a surprise to many at the Nexstar Media station.
Tiger Woods holds his first press conference Tuesday since his Feb. 23 car crash in Los Angeles at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament in Nassau, Bahamas.
Sports | 'I'm so far from that': Woods not sure what his future in golf will look like
Tiger Woods had nothing to say about the February car crash that shattered his right leg and even less of an idea what his future in golf holds for him except that he's a long way from deciding whether he can compete against the best.
Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn (21) boxes out Notre Dame’s Elijah Taylor during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Michael Allio)
College Sports | Cockburn, Plummer lead Illinois past Notre Dame
Kofi Cockburn scored 28 points, Alfonso Plummer added 21 and Illinois defeated Notre Dame 82-72 on Monday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams, right, is likely done for the season to rehab a wrist injury.
Bulls | Bulls' Williams may focus on academics while rehabbing wrist
Bulls coach Billy Donovan has been concerned about how second-year forward Patrick Williams will cope with having to rehab a wrist injury all season. One solution might be going back to school.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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.
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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.
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Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
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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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