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Jack Eichel would look so awesome in a Chicago Blackhawks sweateron March 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm
The National Hockey League rumor mills are always going strong but one of the best players in the National Hockey League is now involved. Jack Eichel might be one of the most underrated players in the NHL because of how bad his team has been. Nobody is on Connor McDavid‘s level but Eichel was selected one pick behind him at number two in the 2015 NHL Draft. He is right there with players like Nathan MacKinnon and Auston Matthews for young superstars. Now, there are trade rumors surrounding him and he would look awesome on the Chicago Blackhawks.
It isn’t really likely to happen but it would transform the future of the franchise for sure. He would automatically be right there with Patrick Kane for the best player on the team. Those two on the power play would certainly be something special. Eichel is a center but he has a lot of similar skills as Kane. He is a surgeon with his passing and can snipe with the best of them.
Chicago Cubs: Three players who are gone after 2021on March 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm
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The Chicago Cubs have a lot of unknowns beyond the 2021 season. There are some star players who have messy contract situations but you would think that the new regime in charge will take care of those to the best of their ability. For some of the depth pieces that are on expiring deals, they may not be there beyond 2021. These are the players that are the most likely to be gone after the 2021 season is over:
The Chicago Cubs made the strange decision to have a reunited season with Jake Arrieta. He wasn’t that good with the Philadelphia Phillies since leaving the organization but they are hoping to get one more good year out of him. It is certainly possible but it doesn’t feel like the type of deal that is going to go beyond the 2021 season.
It is a nice story that he is coming back and all but they better hope it works. They traded Yu Darvish to the San Diego Padres and the only reason they let Arrieta walk in the first place was so that they can go out and sign Darvish. The way things have played out over the past few years has just been strange as far as this situation. Figuring out where Arrieta fits into the rotation is going to be the next order of business as he goes through spring training.
This is a low-risk deal because they just don’t have to bring him back after 2021. Chances are, that will be the case regardless. He is one of the true top candidates to be gone following the conclusion of this upcoming 2021 year.
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Man dies days after Gresham crashSun-Times Wireon March 4, 2021 at 3:27 am
Lester Hannon died Tuesday after crashing days earlier in the 7700 block of South Racine Avenue.
A 64-year-old man died Tuesday after a crash days earlier in Gresham on the South Side.
Lester Hannon, of Back of the Yards, crashed into another vehicle Sunday in the 7700 block of South Racine Avenue, Chicago police said.
Hannon was driving south on Racine Avenue when he lost control of his Ford Taurus and struck a Cadillac driven by a 23-year-old man, police said. Hannon’s car spun out and struck a fire hydrant before coming to a rest.
He was injured on his leg and upper body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died about 8 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death an accident.
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Northwestern surprises visiting MarylandAssociated Presson March 4, 2021 at 5:00 am
Boo Buie scored 15 points and Chase Audige added 14
Boo Buie scored 15 points and Chase Audige added 14, and Northwestern scored the last six points of the game to beat Maryland 60-55 on Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, ending the Terrapins’ five-game win streak.
Northwestern (8-14, 5-13 Big Ten) has won two straight since halting a 13-game losing streak. The Wildcats also snapped a five-game skid against the Terrapins and beat them for the first time at home.
Maryland (15-11, 9-10) took its first lead of the second half, 51-50, on Aaron Wiggins’ 3-pointer with 4:50 remaining and led 55-54 with 2:32 to play. The Wildcats’ Ryan Young made a layup and then two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. Darryl Morsell missed a three on the other end and Buie sealed it with a pair of free throws.
Buie and Audige were a combined 10-of-22 shooting and made seven of the Wildcats’ 10 three-pointers. Pete Nance added 12 points.
Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points to lead Maryland. He was 10 of 15 from the floor and made five three-pointers. Morsell finished with 14 points and five assists.
Northwestern’s last win in the series was in the 2017 Big Ten tournament. The Wildcats beat the third-seeded Terrapins 72-64 to advance to the semifinals for the first time in program history.
The teams end their regular seasons on Sunday. Maryland hosts Penn State and Northwestern plays at home against Nebraska.
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1 killed, 6 seriously injured in Scottsdale crashSun-Times Wireon March 4, 2021 at 4:52 am
The crash happened about 9:25 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road, Chicago police said.
One person was killed and six more were seriously injured in a crash Wednesday in Scottsdale on the South Side.
The crash happened about 9:25 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road, Chicago police said.
One adult was killed, and another was in “grave” condition at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Chicago fire officials said. Two more adults were at the same hospital in serious-to-critical condition.
A minor and another two adults were also hospitalized in serious-to-critical condition, fire officials said. The minor was being treated at Comer Children’s Hospital, while the adults were at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Chicago police could not immediately provide details about the crash, and the Cook County medical examiner’s office has not identified the person who died.
Backcourt puts on a show as Bulls close first half with a victoryJoe Cowleyon March 4, 2021 at 4:03 am
Zach LaVine finished with 36 points and Coby White had 25 as the Bulls beat the Pelicans before the All-Star break. Now the hope of the front office is that the two guards can continue causing headaches for the opposition and return the team to the postseason.
Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas hopes his patience pays off.
He knows that his starting backcourt —Coby White in particular — has some growing to do as a combination, but he’s banking that with Zach LaVine a first-time All-Star, the duo could be a headache for opponents for years to come.
The Pelicans had to break out the aspirin Wednesday after White and LaVine combined for 61 points and helped the Bulls close out the first half of the season with a 128-124 victory at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
“Coby has played 32 games at point guard,’’ Karnisovas said this week. “Zach has been unbelievable closing games for us. He has been one of the biggest scorers in the fourth quarter every game. Those guys’ contribution has been unbelievable for us to win games. We’re still looking for combinations. Those [two] guys are still learning how to play with each other. I think they’re just going to get better.’’
They’re not the only players on the roster Karnisovas can say that about, either.
The 16-18 record isn’t ideal going into the All-Star break, but it puts the Bulls in a play-in position for a postseason berth that has been missed since 2017. This despite the roster being mostly incomplete this season.
Otto Porter Jr. (back) is being targeted as another weapon off an already valuable bench, while Lauri Markkanen (sprained right shoulder) gives coach Billy Donovan more spacing on the floor, another threat from long range and a true 7-footer to play some center.
“I think development is the No. 1 thing with all of our players, especially with Lauri,’’ Karnisovas said. “The things that we met before the season and set the expectations for Lauri, I think he met. Obviously, before he got hurt, he was 19 [points per game] and shooting 52% from the floor and 40 from the three. I think that’s what he can do on a daily basis. We can’t wait for him to come back and help this team win games.’’
But even big leads like the Bulls had most of the night against the Pelicans (15-20) turn into unwanted adventures.
White and LaVine certainly carried the load, but it was Wendell Carter Jr. who came through in crunch time. His put-back with 1:05 left gave the Bulls some breathing room at 119-113.
It looked like LaVine had put the game on ice with a layup and only 40 seconds left, but White committed another head-scratching foul on a three-point attempt, pulling the Pelicans to five. It became a free-throw contest for the Bulls after that, but it was a contest they won.
It wasn’t a thing of beauty by any means, but it’s a win to take into the break.
Donovan, however, wasn’t jumping up and down with excitement over how his team has performed this season, even with some really good moments.
“We have a losing record right now,’’ Donovan said. “The record, to me, is more about how we’re playing and if we are making progress. And I think this team has made incredible progress.
“But at the same point, too, we have a long way to go. I’m trying to not have them be satisfied, and we need to keep trying to pull more out of each other. They need to pull more out of me; I’ve got to pull more out of them. And there’s more to give.’’
9 shot Wednesday in ChicagoSun-Times Wireon March 4, 2021 at 9:13 am
In the day’s first reported shooting, an 18-year-old man was shot in the 3300 block of West 26th Street.
Nine people were shot Wednesday in Chicago, including a woman who was shot after two males chased her out of an apartment building in Gresham on the South Side.
The woman, 28, was trying to visit a friend about 9:45 p.m. when she ran into the males in the hallway of a building in the 8300 block of South Green Street, Chicago police said. After an argument, the males chased the woman out of the building and shot her in the buttocks as she was getting into her vehicle. The woman drove herself to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment.
A man was wounded in a shooting in Englewood on the South Side. The man, 31, was standing outside about 7:35 p.m. when someone in a silver sedan drove by in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street and opened fire, police said. The man was struck in the hip and arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Minutes prior, a man was shot in West Pullman on the Far South Side. The man, 20, was traveling in a vehicle about 7 p.m. when a group of males on the corner began shooting at him in the 300 block of East 116th Street, police said. The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
About an hour prior in West Elsdon on the Southwest Side a 26-year-old man was shot. He was sitting inside a vehicle about 6 p.m. in the 3700 block of West 51st Street when someone fired shots, police said. The man was struck in the face and showed up at Holy Cross Hospital but was later taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment.
Two teenage boys were critically wounded in a shootout that injured three people in Chatham on the South Side. The boys, both 16, opened fire at each other about 5:10 p.m. from different vehicles traveling in the 300 block of West 83rd Street, police said. One was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with gunshot wounds to the leg and head, while the other was taken to the same hospital with a gunshot wound to the back. Chicago fire officials said one of the boys was in “grave condition” while the other was in serious-to-critical condition, though officials noted he had stabilized. A third person showed up at the University of Chicago Medical Center shortly after the shooting with a gunshot wound to their back. Their condition was not known.
A ride-share driver was in serious condition after he was shot by his passenger in an attempted carjacking in West Garfield Park on the West Side. The passenger shot the driver at 1:30 p.m. while trying to take the car at the end of a ride in the 4200 block of West Maypole Avenue, police said. Officers found the 48-year-old driver with a gunshot wound to the chest in the back of his Dodge Charger. The man, a Lyft driver, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was serious, according to the Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.
In the day’s first reported shooting, an 18-year-old man was shot in Little Village on the Southwest Side. About 1 a.m. he was walking in the 3300 block of West 26th Street, when someone inside a black sedan open fire, police said. He was struck in the foot and took himself to Mt. Sinai Hospital for treatment.
Four people were shot, one fatally, Tuesday citywide.
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