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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Michael McCaskey is with his brother George when it was announced he will step down as chairman of the Bears after the 2010 season and George will take over in 2011.

Columns | Rozner: Remembering a Bears conversation with Michael McCaskey

Late in 1988, I had a conversation with Bears boss Michael McCaskey. His words may sound familiar.
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, second from left, talks to the team during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Bulls | Chicago Bulls go deep to knock off Rockets

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls knocked down 20 3-pointers to record a 125-120 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday at the United Center.
Left-handed starting pitcher Jon Lester, who helped the Chicago Cubs get turned around in 2015 and make the playoffs five times in the last six years, is reportedly signing a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals.

Cubs | Reports: Lester joining Nationals on one-year contract

Left-handed starting pitcher Jon Lester, who helped the Chicago Cubs get turned around in 2015 and make the playoffs five times in the last six years, is reportedly signing a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals.
Northbrook’s Nick Hardy, here watching a tee shot at Pebble Beach in 2019, finished tied for 14th Sunday at the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii. He earned a start in the tournament by winning a three-man playoff for the final spot in the Monday qualifier.

Columns | Northbrook's Hardy leaves Hawaii with big finish

Nick Hardy of Northbrook plays like he belongs on the PGA Tour with big finish in Honolulu.
Chicago Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) passes the ball in front of Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans, back, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Bulls | Porter, Williams sit out with injuries
Otto Porter missed his second game in eight days with back spasms and rookie Patrick Williams was a late scratch due to a hip injury. But the Bulls still had enough guys to go 10 deep against the Rockets on Monday.
The New York Mets fired general manager Jared Porter for sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Cubs in their front office.
Cubs | Mets fire former Cubs executive for sending explicit texts to reporter in 2016
Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed -- literally overnight.
Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen makes a pad save during a training camp practice. He gets his first start of the season Tuesday at Florida.
Blackhawks | Is third time the charm for Blackhawks' goalie rotation?
With the Chicago Blackhawks allowing 15 goals in their first three games, it's time to see what Kevin Lankinen can do in net.
Tony Krizek, here on Lake Patterson in Aurora, has a YouTube show, “Tony’s Spot On Fishing.” When it comes to ice fishing, he says, “Anglers should assume that no ice is safe ice.”
Sports | How to stay safe when ice fishing
Tony Krizek, the founder of Muskie Attacker Tackle Co., says when it comes to ice fishing, it's safety first.
Connor Rairdon, pictured in North Central’s first round NCAA Tournament game against Adrian College, is one of the top players back this year in the CCIW, which starts its season Saturday.
Columns | Delayed CCIW basketball season tips off Saturday
North Central enters a strange CCIW men's basketball season as defending conference champion.
While the Chicago Bandits season was canceled for the second year in a row due to issues related to COVID-19, their stadium in Rosemont will instead host the Athletes Unlimited Softball league. Several Bandits players will play in the league.
Sports | Bandits season scratched, but there will be softball in Rosemont in 2021
The Chicago Bandits won't be playing for the second season in a row amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but there will be women's softball this summer at their stadium in Rosemont, village officials said.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is helped off the field Sunday after getting injured during the second half against the Cleveland Browns in Kansas City.
NFL | Chiefs' Reid: QB Mahomes 'doing good' after concussion
Patrick Mahomes had enough wits about him after a concussion knocked the star quarterback from the Kansas City Chiefs' divisional-round playoff win over the Cleveland Browns to get a rather clever hashtag trending on Twitter. "HenneThingIsPossible," it read.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne scrambles up field during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
NFL | Analysis: Backup QBs saw plenty of action in NFL playoffs
Backup quarterbacks stayed on the sideline in just one of the four NFL playoff games during the divisional round last weekend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
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In this Oct. 3, 1983, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda starts a team meeting in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua learned the hard way when he suggested the “fat little Italian” should have been fined when Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer was dinged by MLB for throwing at San Diego’s Joe Lefebvre in 1983. An ordinary pitcher during his brief stint in the majors, Lasorda took a shot at Bevacqua’s struggles at the plate (he was a .236 hitter) saying he would “send a limousine” to pick Bevacqua up to make sure Bevacqua was in the lineup so he could “kick” Bevacqua’s (behind) any day of the week.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda died Thursday, January 7, 2020, at the age of 93.
In this June 21, 2010, file photo, holding the NBA championship trophy, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant flashes the victory sign during a parade in downtown Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,253, Bob Ringham photo: Legendary photographer Ansel Adams, signed copies of his book in Chicago in October of 1979.
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Fremd's Katie Hansen hugs teammate Caroline Cochran after beating Lincoln-Way West 58-47 in the 4A girls state basketball championship game in Normal on Saturday.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 50,133, Dom Najolia photo: A jubilant Jane Byrne celebrates with a victory salute to campaign workers as she defeated incumbent Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic on Feb. 27, 1979, by less than one percent of the vote. She would become the first female mayor of Chicago.
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