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Angel Reese, the No. 7 overall pick in the draft, leads all rookies in rebounds, steals and double-doubles. She had her sixth consecutive double-double and seventh overall Sunday. Could she be the WNBA's top rookie?
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Ex-Bears Steve McMichael, Devin Hester, Julius Peppers make Hall of Fame: sources
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring @jasonbenetti, the new No. 1 in our 2nd annual Chicago sports broadcaster power rankings, by @jeffreya22 -
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The @Suntimes cover, featuring the @chicagosky, who won their first #WNBA title after an explosive fourth quarter, by @AnnieCostabile -
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Fans hold up a banner during the ninth inning of the Tigers-#WhiteSox game Friday night. (Erin Hooley/AP)
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JUST IN: Jimmy Butler and Kyrie Irving are still trying to find a place to play together, and the perfect location just might be in Boston.
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Blackhawks broadcaster Eddie Olczyk is cancer-free: ‘We beat this thing’ -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the #WhiteSox, the most interesting team in baseball, by @MorrisseyCST -
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Gianna Bryant said the Sky's Gabby Williams was her favorite player. "From what I saw," Williams said Monday, "she was going to be heaps better than me.".
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Jasmine Dunston, daughter of Shawon Dunston, is the White Sox' new Director of Minor League Operations.
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The @Suntimes_sports Thursday cover: Coming off her first double-double, Angel Reese is firmly in conversation about the WNBA’s top 3 rookies. Story by @AnnieCostabile.
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"I would say these past couple years I’ve kind of turned more to a Russell Wilson-type quarterback,” new Bears QB Justin Fields said. “I’ve watched a lot of film on him. I’ve watched a lot of highlights on him.".
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Former Bears center Olin Kreutz grabbed the neck of CHGO colleague Adam Hoge in response to a flippant remark Monday, according to sources, costing Kreutz his analyst job at the sports-media startup.
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So remember that time Yadier Molina posted an Instagram, which told Willson Contreras to "respect the ranks?" Well, it's gone now.
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When Anthony Rizzo was asked if he knew the significance of Sept. 6. “We’re going back to Wrigley,” Rizzo said with a confident smile. It will mark the first time Rizzo returns to Wrigley Field since he was traded in 2021.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring @chicagosky Candace Parker, who made a historic (cover) shot before #WNBAAllStarGame, by @AnnieCostabile -
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Most HR in a single Derby, all-time. 1. Stanton (2016) – 61.2. Schwarber (2018) – 55.3. Judge (2017) – 47.4. Harper (2018) – 45.5. Frazier (2016) – 42.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #skytown Angel Reese, who is defying the usual rookie experience, by @AnnieCostabile.
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Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews personally delivered game-worn jerseys to the Humboldt Broncos today.
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The @suntimes_sports Thursday cover: Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon is providing the right mix of setting standards for a retooled team and being a players’ coach. Story by @AnnieCostabile.
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The @Suntimes_sports Monday cover: Angel Reese has a career performance, leading the Sky past the Fever to send Caitlin Clark home with a loss in her first WNBA game in Chicago. Story by @AnnieCostabile.
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The @Suntimes Sports Saturday cover, featuring @jeffreya22's longform story on @mark_giangreco, which will publish tomorrow morning.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring Angel Reese and the WNBA, which is set to tip off a highly anticipated season, by @AnnieCostabile.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #skytown coach/GM James Wade, who was named WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year, by @AnnieCostabile -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the Sky, who are on the brink of coming undone as the Fever continue to coalesce, by @anniecostabile.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #Blackhawks Patrick Kane & Jonathan Toews, who begin what likely will be their final season with the team Wednesday, by @BenPopeCST -
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Thanks to the reworked schedule, the White Sox will face the Cardinals in the Field of Dreams game in Iowa.
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Eddie Olczyk on cancer battle: "I traded in six months of hell for 50 more years. I think I’d make a pretty good general manager if I can make that trade. And there’s no cap restrictions on that."
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #WhiteSox slugger Eloy Jimenez, who's set to begin a rehab assignment, by @CST_soxvan -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring @RamblersMBB Lucas Williamson, who's putting in the work to make the #NBA, by @SLGreenberg -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the Sky, who moved up in Monday's WNBA Draft, perhaps for a shot at LSU's Angel Reese, by @anniecostabile.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring No. 1 Mount Carmel, which beat No. 2 Loyola in the game of the year, by @michaelsobrien -
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Angel Reese already is eclipsing the limitations of a traditional rookie. Since the Sky drafted her seventh overall last month, she is proving she has no ceiling. Story by @AnnieCostabile.
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BREAKING: The Blackhawks will retain coach Joel Quenneville and GM Stan Bowman for next season.
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Back page for Thursday. Our @BenPopeCST is on the scene at the Blackhawks' town-hall meeting which produced some unexpected fireworks.
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The Bulls were 34-31 that season when MJ returned. They won 13 of their final 17 games, then beat the Hornets in the first round of the playoffs before losing to Penny & Shaq in the East semifinals. Jordan averaged 31.5 PPG on 48% shooting in the playoffs.
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Why does Bill Buckner's one bad play overshadow a lifetime of excellence?
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Digital sports-media outlet CHGO let go of five front-facing staffers and some production personnel Wednesday in a round of layoffs. Greg Boysen, Vinnie Duber, Ryan Herrera, Herb Lawrence and Nicholas Moreano were the on-air talents affected.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring Eloy Jimenez, whose two-run homer in the ninth powered the #WhiteSox over the #Cubs, by @CST_soxvan -
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There will never be another player like Courtney Vandersloot.
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Bill Murray called Cardinals fans "satan's messengers" during the John Deere Classic: http://t.co/DA1QMymLeO
#Cubs
http://t.co/5fUKzQVNmy.
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The MLB trade deadline has come and gone and the hapless White Sox remain hopeless and have lost all credibility. Steve Greenberg reports.
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The Sky's Katie Lou Samuelson and Stefanie Dolson headline the 11 WNBA players invited to an Olympic 3-on-3 training camp this week in Chicago.
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Looking for a winning team Chicago? The DePaul men's basketball team is ready to step up.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring Tyson Bagent, who deserves a real chance to be #DaBears quarterback, by @MorrisseyCST.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the #Cubs, whose owner did the impossible. @MorrisseyCST examines the Chicago sports ownership scene.
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Candace Parker becomes first player in WNBA history to record three career triple-doubles in 82-59 win over Sparks
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #WhiteSox 3B Yoan Moncada, who's taking greater expectations in stride, by @CST_soxvan -
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A few questions into the Angel Reese interview, it was clear that one- or two-word answers were the order of the day. “I know how y’all like to twist my words, so I’m just keeping it short and sweet." she said. Column by @SLGreenberg
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the #Blackhawks, who are first in line for Connor Bedard after winning the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft lottery, by @BenPopeCST -
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When it comes to improving the buildings near Wrigley Field, the Ricketts family seems to have a bottomless pit of money. When it comes to improving the Cubs roster, the money is quite finite. Column by @MorrisseyCST .
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Eddie Olczyk on cancer battle: "I traded in six months of hell for 50 more years. I think I’d make a pretty good general manager if I can make that trade. And there’s no cap restrictions on that."
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Page 1 for Wednesday. Our @AnnieCostabile on the scene in Brooklyn after the Sky closed out the Liberty to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
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Sky put core designation on WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring Hub Arkush, who's far enough along in his recovery from a near-fatal heart attack to get back on the air, by @jeffreya22 -
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Alshon Jeffery reportedly played through Eagles' entire Super Bowl season with torn rotator cuff. #Bears
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the Sky, who got what they wanted in the WNBA Draft, by @anniecostabile.
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The Sky's Candace Parker has been voted to her seventh WNBA All-Star Game.
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The @suntimes_sports Thursday cover: Former #WhiteSox ace Mark Buehrle built his Hall of Fame credentials 200 innings at a time. Column by @MorrisseyCST.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring former #WhiteSox broadcaster Jason Benetti, whose departure was hastened by a contentious relationship with executive Brooks Boyer, by @JeffAgrest.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #WhiteSox TV partners Benetti & Stone, who have clicked on the air and off, by @SLGreenberg.
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Already missing Patrick Sharp? Fear not, he's joining NBCSN's Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage as a guest analyst this week.
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Zach LaVine was in constant contact with not only his front office with the start of free agency, but with several of the players the Bulls targeted, all the while working with Team USA from the Olympics in Tokyo.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the #WhiteSox, who hope to carry a big win into a big week that starts with the trade deadline, by @BrianSandalow -
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Cubs legend Fergie Jenkins on Sammy Sosa's relationship with the club: "He deserves an opportunity to get back into the fold."
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Back page for Wednesday. We have baseball in Arizona, sort of. Our @maddie_m_lee at the Cubs — and our @CST_soxvan at the White Sox —
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JUST IN: The Chicago Fire re-signed German soccer legend Bastian Schweinsteiger for the 2019 season.
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Mike Ditka has a message for the Twitter attackers of Marc Trestman's daughters. http://t.co/U9nYgMYbwQ
http://t.co/1KV1ILwjJY.
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Despite his age, Jon Lester is hitting "another level" in the opinion of Joe Maddon.
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The @suntimes_sports.cover, featuring #WhiteSox ace Lucas Giolito, who threw the 19th no-hitter in team history, by @CST_soxvan . -
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Injured Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, spotted on the street in Chicago, is kind to #Bears fans.
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Coach Thomas Hammock’s Northern Illinois Huskies — one of the most surprising success stories in college football — keep outlasting one opponent after another.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring #Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, who thankfully shows us he's alive and well, by @MorrisseyCST -
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Loyola WINS!!! The No. 11 Ramblers stunned No. 6 Miami with an incredible buzzer-beater.
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No. 1 St.Rita has three players back that started in the Class 5A state title game three years ago: star running back Kaleb Brown, quarterback Tommy Ulatowski and offensive lineman Valen Erickson.
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Under new men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon, Illinois State will put a heavy emphasis on recruiting the state, something the Redbirds haven’t prioritized in recent years.
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Patrick Kane, Vinnie Hinostroza helped raise nearly $50,000 for @SpecialOChi at the second annual Chicago Hockey Charity Classic.
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The new Netflix series “Colin in Black & White” will examine Colin Kaepernick’s high school years to illuminate the experiences that shaped his advocacy. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be an executive producer for the series.
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the #Bears, who beat the rival #Packers to clinch the NFC North title, by @patrickfinley -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring the @chicagosky, who could take Game 3 of the #WNBAFinals if they follow this advice, by @AnnieCostabile -
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One year after accident, Bobby Roundtree is working hard on his body — and on our minds
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161 White Sox games.55 college hoops/football games.8 NFL games. Few broadcasters work as hard as Jason Benetti, who's on a mission to make watching sports on TV as fun as possible.
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The @Suntimes Sports Saturday cover, featuring Kahleah Copper. It's her time to shine for the Sky, by @AnnieCostabile -
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The @suntimes_sports cover, featuring @IlliniMBB, whose win against Iowa was one to relish, no matter what happens from here, by @SLGreenberg -
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ON THIS DAY in 2015, the #Blackhawks finally got to celebrate a Stanley Cup championship on the ice in their own city.
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