Mike McGraw
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Long arms of Wembanyama can’t slow down BullsDec 21, 2023 10:13 pm - Consecutive nights brought contrasting attractions to United Center. On Wednesday, it was soon-to-be 39-year-old LeBron James, playing on the 20th anniversary of his firs...
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Rolling Meadows graduate Christie living dream, ignoring noise with LakersDec 20, 2023 10:16 pm - Just three years removed from playing his senior season at Rolling Meadows High School, Max Christie recently found himself starting five games in a row for the Los Angel...
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History can help explain Cubs’ offseason cautionDec 18, 2023 11:16 pm - There's still a couple months before players start filing in for spring training, but Cubs fans seem anxious for some action. When will the team sign a free agent? Will m...
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North Central’s Spencer: ‘Don’t regret going for 2’Dec 17, 2023 7:55 am - An epic Division III title game generated plenty of buzz Friday night, which is a great development for small-school college football. Amazing game or not, it’s still tou...
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Take it from Butler, Bulls should not rebuild againDec 16, 2023 9:54 pm - With Zach LaVine on the bench and Jimmy Butler on the opposing team Saturday in Miami, this feels like a good time to repeat this public service announcement: Rebuilding ...
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North Central’s streak ends as late 2-point try failsDec 15, 2023 11:07 pm - North Central’s Brad Spencer was 29-0 as a head coach heading into Friday’s Stagg Bowl, the Division III championship game, against SUNY-Cortland. The game was low-scorin...
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Everything you need to know about North Central’s return to Stagg BowlDec 14, 2023 8:06 pm - There aren’t many winning traditions in Chicago sports these days. So it’s a big deal for North Central to be making its fourth straight appearance in the Stagg Bowl, the...
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Libertyville native Peterson signs with CelticsDec 14, 2023 7:17 pm - The Boston Celtics officially signed Libertyville native Drew Peterson to a two-way contract on Thursday. The 6-foot-8 forward started college at Rice, then transferred a...
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Bears Film Study sees a return to familiar traditionDec 13, 2023 9:10 pm - Film Study took a bit of a vacation. When we left off, the Bears were showing signs of fielding a defense more consistent with team history. Based on Sunday’s win over th...
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Jokic gets ejected, but Nuggets still too strong for BullsDec 13, 2023 6:02 am - Sometimes fans don’t get what they paid to see. No one saw a Bulls victory on Tuesday at the United Center. The Bulls were bullied by the defending champion Denver Nugget...