John Dietz
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The voice of NIU: After 44 years, Baker hanging up the microphone for the HuskiesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Bill Baker almost always did as he was told while growing up in Chicago. Clean your room. Be home before the streetlights come on. Go to bed. Yes, Mom. Yes, Dad...
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Hall out for season; Hawks won't disclose details of Perry's absenceNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - A season that's already going sideways took another serious hit for the Blackhawks on Thursday when the team announced that forward Taylor Hall will undergo knee surgery...
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Voice of NIU radio held many jobs, including one as WWF ring announcerNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - While Bill Baker has spent more than 50 years on the radio calling football and basketball games, he's also held down quite a few other jobs. Beer truck driver. Ad sales...
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Lackluster Blackhawks suffer blowout loss, missing chance to end skidNov 22, 2023 12:00 am - Motivation comes in many forms for pro athletes, and the Blackhawks had many reasons to be pumped for Wednesday's game at Columbus. • Seth Jones and Nick Foligno are bot...
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Lopez happy to be back home with the White Sox, the team he cheered forNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - As a kid, Nicky Lopez clearly remembers attending Game 2 of the 2005 World Series in Chicago when Scott Podsednik hit a dramatic walk-off home run to lift the White Sox ...
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Needing a spark, Blackhawks see an opportunity to go young on power playsNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - Last week Luke Richardson made a tweak to the Blackhawks power play by putting Lukas Reichel in the bumper position. The move paid immediate dividends when Reichel score...
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Wishful thinking to believe Blackhawks should be better? ProbablyNov 20, 2023 12:00 am - Before this season began, Nick Foligno believed the Blackhawks could surprise. Sixteen games in - despite the Hawks owning the second-worst points percentage in the NHL ...
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Incompetent coaching dooms a pretty good Bears effortNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - So how do you process what happened to the Bears at Ford Field on Sunday? On one hand, a whole lot went right. Like a WHOLE lot. But when the clock hit 0:00, the Bears h...
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What we should expect from Fields' returnNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Justin Fields is back. Woot! Woot! Or maybe: Woot, woot. Or perhaps: Woot? Woot? Indeed, it's difficult to know how Bears fans should react to Fields' return after he mi...
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Lightning doesn't strike twice: Bedard quiet in Hawks' loss to Tampa BayNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Coach Jon Cooper knows a special hockey player when he sees one. Quite a few have helped lead Tampa Bay to four Stanley Cup Final appearances in the last nine seasons. S...