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A 16-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Friday night in the 6300 block of South Richmond Street.
Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend, including a 16-year-old boy who was gunned down while visiting a friend in Marquette Park.
He was visiting a friend about 8:45 p.m. Friday when two men started arguing with him inside an apartment in the 6300 block of South Richmond Street, Chicago police said.
The men began hitting the boy, but he was able to escape the apartment and fled down the street, police said. The men chased him and fired shots as they ran, striking him several times throughout the body.
The boy was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Julian Castillo by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Jesus Moro, 21, and Sergio Rodgriguez, 20, are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting.
In other deadly attacks, a person was killed in a shooting Sunday in Austin on the West Side.
About 11:10 a.m., a male was in the 1400 block of North Mayfield Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the head, police said. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead.
Hours earlier, one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in West Chesterfield on the South Side.
They were outside about 12:20 a.m. in the first block of West 91st Street when a group of males approached and fired shots after an argument, police said. One man suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other man, 29, suffered a gunshot wound to the torso and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, according to police and Chicago fire officials.
On Saturday, a 32-year-old man was fatally shot in Brainerd on the South Side.
The man was found unresponsive about 3:55 a.m. in front of a home in the 9100 block of South Emerald Avenue, police said. He was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead.
Friday night, a 32-year-old man died after being shot at a gas station in Roseland on the South Side.
The man was sitting inside a vehicle about 9:55 p.m. at a gas station in the first block of West 111th Street when someone in a white sedan pulled up and fired shots, police said.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and a passenger drove him to Roseland Hospital, police said. He was transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
In nonfatal shootings, a 15-year-old boy was wounded Friday night in Back of the Yards.
He was walking about 11:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Loomis Boulevard when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious to critical condition, according to police and Chicago fire officials.
At least 20 other people were wounded in shootings between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday.
Last weekend, two people were killed and 16 others wounded in shootings across Chicago.
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The announcement comes on the heels of a number of newly named celebrity investors in NWSL teams.
The Red Stars introduced a new, diverse investor group Monday morning headlined by Olympic gold medalist and Blackhawks development coach Kendall Coyne Schofield and former Bears defensive end Israel Idonije.
The announcement comes on the heels of a number of newly named celebrity investors in NWSL teams. The Red Stars’ 14 new investors include industry leaders in entertainment, technology and business with ties to Chicago. Their goal is to continue developing a world-class environment reflective of the athletes playing for the Red Stars.
For Coyne Schofield and her husband, NFL unrestricted free agent Michael Schofield, their investment is deeply personal.
As a member of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association, which just embarked on its second Dream Gap Tour, Coyne Schofield is all too familiar with the lack of investment in women’s sports. Her involvement — like her career as a player, a broadcaster and a development coach — is to show women what’s possible.
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“As two professional athletes ourselves, we’ve had two very different experiences in the professional sports world,” Coyne Schofield said. “Our involvement is beyond capital. It’s about bringing awareness to the disparity between men’s and women’s professional sports.”
“Kendall is one of the hardest working athletes I know,” Schofield said. “Women’s sports don’t get the respect they deserve. By us investing in it, we hope that it helps grow the women’s game. And when I say the women’s game, I mean all of them.”
Coyne Schofield jokes that even though her life revolves around women’s sports and advocating for the sustainability of women’s professional sports leagues, women’s hockey more specifically, her husband might be the biggest women’s sports fan in their household.
Regardless, they’re hoping their investment will inspire others to invest in women’s sports when they see the difference it makes.
Before making their final decision, Coyne Schofield said she was fortunate to have a conversation with another investor, award-winning journalist Sarah Spain. When she learned Spain was on board, along with other investors such as music executive Colleen Mares and entrepreneur Marie Tillman, it reinforced the reasons she wanted to be involved.
The Red Stars are the latest NWSL franchise to announce the addition of high-profile investors. In January, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka joined the back-to-back championship-winning North Carolina Courage. After the news broke, founding and majority Red Stars owner Arnim Whisler texted the Sun-Times that the Red Stars spoke to the tennis star, too.
Most recently, the Washington Spirit introduced a group of more than 30 new investors, Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager among them.
Angel City FC, a 2022 expansion team, helped create this ripple effect with a jaw-dropping ownership group. The team’s dozens of investors include 23-time tennis Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and actress Natalie Portman.
Spain said she felt inspired by colleague and two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Julie Foudy’s ownership stake in Angel City FC. It didn’t occur to her that the Red Stars might be expanding their ownership group or that she would be approached by Whisler. She just knew she wanted to be an owner.
“At the ESPNW Summit, one of my panels was with Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle,” Spain said. “Abby talked in her book about if they don’t give you a seat at the table, screw pulling up a chair and build a new table. I think I kind of joked with [Julie] Foudy and Glennon and Abby, saying, ‘Well, I’m going to be an owner.’ ”
Spain began earnest conversations with Whisler in October. When she brought the idea to her financial advisor, she was told, “This is a perfect fit for you.”
When Whisler originally set out to expand the Red Stars’ capital base, he did it with a few goals in mind. He wanted to reflect the diversity of the organization’s fan base in its owners, to be able to attract global soccer stars and to secure the future success of the organization.
The list of owners, which the team said is still developing:
· Jessie Becker
· Dean Egerter (founding member)
· Julie Haddon
· Israel Idonije
· Jordan Levin
· Abel Lezcano
· Colleen Mares
· Michael Raimondi
· Steve Ritchie (founding member)
· Kendall Coyne Schofield
· Michael Schofield
· Sarah Spain
· Marie Tillman
· Brian Walsh
· Arnim Whisler (founding member)
· Kevin Willer
· David M. Zapata
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a final score of 7-2 and that isn’t even close to being the big story of the game. Patrick Kane scored the 400th goal of his Hall of Fame legendary career. It was a brilliant toe drag and snipe for as pretty of a goal as […]
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Kane’s goal, one of five in the third period en route to a 7-2 victory, made him the fourth Hawk to hit the milestone.
Patrick Kane skated half the length of the ice, patiently maneuvered around a sliding defenseman and ripped a no-doubt shot past the goaltender, adding a highlight moment to the Blackhawks’ 7-2 victory Sunday over the Red Wings.
He celebrated with a little more fervor than usual — it was, after all, his 400th NHL goal.
But the scene wasn’t quite the same as the mob that formed on the ice and throughout the United Center after Kane’s 1,000th point last season. There were, after all, no fans in the stands.
“It would be nice to have my parents here, for sure, and [my girlfriend] Amanda and my son,” Kane said. “But that’s the way it is in this world right now.
“Tonight, it was just nice to enjoy it with my teammates. They seemed pretty excited for me. A lot of support from the guys, so nice to share it with them and the coaches.”
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His favorite part of the goal seemed to be simply getting it out of the way. Just like before his milestone point in January 2020, Kane had been stuck one away the previous two games despite generating plenty of golden opportunities.
“I just worry about playing good hockey, playing the way I know how to play — you try to have that mindset going into the game,” he said. “But, you know, it’s probably in the back of your mind a little bit once you get near that number.”
Everyone else was well aware of what was at stake, too.
The United Center equipped their ice scrapers with sheets of paper reading “400,” ready to provide a small fan celebration despite the official attendance of zero.
And on the bench, once the Hawks saw the two-on-one rush develop after Alex DeBrincat forced a turnover and fed it to Kane, every person knew what would soon take place.
“In my head, I thought, ‘There’s no way he’s passing this puck,’ ’’ Ryan Carpenter said. “The defender [Filip Hronek] slides, and he just buys all kinds of time — it was just such an elite play to make. When he’s got that goal on his mind . . . you knew he wasn’t going to miss.”
Kane became the fourth Hawk, the ninth U.S.-born player and the 100th NHL player to reach the 400-goal milestone. He’s not done with milestones yet: Kane remains on track to play in his 1,000th career NHL game March 9 in Dallas.
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The goal was part of an explosive third period that broke open what was a competitive 2-1 game at the second intermission.
Entering a brutal 11-game stretch against top teams this week, the Hawks desperately needed a victory against the lowly Wings to split the weekend series.
“After last night, we deserved better,” coach Jeremy Colliton said. “It was tight tonight. We were playing OK, doing some decent things, not giving them too much, but at 2-1, we’re always a bounce away from being in a tough situation.
‘‘So [it was] really good to see those goals go in and just get that result, so that we can be happy tomorrow.”
The final stat sheet was full of standout performances.
DeBrincat had four points. Kane finished with three, adding two assists to his goal. Carpenter had his first career two-goal game. Twelve Hawks notched at least a point. And goaltender Kevin Lankinen made a career-high 44 saves.
But once Kane upped the Hawks’ lead to 5-1, the night belonged to him alone — even with only teammates present to enjoy the occasion.
“We have a bunch of guys who have been watching him for a while, [from] when they were still kids,” Colliton said. “For them to be part of it is pretty special. They all know what he’s meant to the organization and to the league.”
Kyle Hendricks and Zach Davies have been compared to each other for years; now they’ll get the chance to pitch on the same staff.
MESA, Ariz. — One of the early storylines from spring training has been some of the similarities in the Cubs’ rotation, and no two pitchers get compared more to each other than Kyle Hendricks and Zach Davies.
It has happened for years, especially when Davies was in the National League Central with the Brewers. With their repertoires, easy mechanics and reliance on command over velocity, it’s easy to see why they’re viewed as baseball doppelgangers.
“It’s funny because they put our lockers right next to each other,” Davies said. “So I think they know the comparisons, too.”
After years of watching each other from afar, these right-handers are looking to have success together and do it in a way that’s increasingly against the grain.
“We may be at the very bottom of the league in terms of velocity,” Cubs president Jed Hoyer said. “But in terms of pitchability, we’ll be right at the top. And I think that’s something our guys have done an exceptional job with.”
In an era of increasing pitch velocity, exit velocity and data, the success of Davies and Hendricks still comes as a surprise to some, but the numbers speak for themselves. Hendricks (3.14) and Davies (3.79) rank fifth and seventh in ERA since 2015. They’re also fifth and 20th, respectively, in ERA+ over the same span.
“[Davies and Trevor Williams] are two guys I’m really excited to get to know more and just pitch alongside,” Hendricks said. “I’ve gotten to hang out with them in the clubhouse here for a little bit already. . . . It’s gonna be really fun just to toe the rubber and go to war with those guys and just learn from each other. Every guy you come across, you learn something from them or they learn something from you. It’s just good collaboration, you know? So just talking, pitching.”
“There are similarities [between me and Kyle]; there are differences in my eyes and his eyes, too,” Davies said. “[There are] finer differences that not everybody catches, but at the same time, as pitchers who’ve been in the game for a little while, you know those differences, and you know how that changes your game plan compared to his. . . . But I think both of our games are similar in the fact that it’s reading swings, it’s reading hitters and how our skill set and our stuff plays within the game against those guys. So it’s always fun for me, I love information. I love talking about baseball. So I enjoy every moment of those conversations.”
Whether Hendricks and Davies go back-to-back in the rotation or are split up by Williams, Jake Arrieta, Alec Mills or even Adbert Alzolay, being able to differentiate their game plans will be an essential part of their success together. Catcher Willson Contreras already has been working on ways to ensure his starters are changing things up, especially in series in which they pitch against the same lineup.
“I think all those arms are good for us,” Contreras said. “They can pitch to a scouting report. That’s the most important thing. They’re all like each other. I mean, they’re like Kyle Hendricks. They’re gonna be able to pitch to the scouting report. That’s something I’m not worried about. I’m just looking forward to keep working with these guys and get the best out of them.”
Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA — Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday. He was 81.
The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent his six of his nine NFL seasons with, said Cross’ son, Matthew, confirmed his father died near his home in Roseville, Minnesota. The cause of death was not provided.
“All of us at CBS Sports are saddened by the news of Irv Cross’ passing,” CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said in a statement. “Irv was a pioneer who made significant contributions to the storied history and tradition of CBS Sports and, along with Phyllis George and Brent Musburger, set the standard for NFL pregame shows with `The NFL Today.’ He was a true gentleman and a trail blazer in the sports television industry and will be remembered for his accomplishments and the paths he paved for those who followed.”
From Hammond, Indiana, Cross starred in football and track and field at Northwestern. He was drafted in the seventh round by Philadelphia in 1961, was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1966 and returned to the Eagles in 1969 as a player-coach for his final season.
The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback had 22 interceptions, 14 fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles and a pair of defensive touchdowns. He also averaged 27.9 yards on kickoff returns and returned punts.
Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. He left the network in 1994, and later served as athletic director at Idaho State and Macalester College in Minnesota. In 2009, he received the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
“Irv was one of the finest gentleman I’ve been with,” Musburger tweeted. “We met at Northwestern where Irv played both ways for Coach (Ara) Parseghian, He later became my go-to mainstay on the NFL TODAY. No one ever had a bad thing to say about Irv. He led the way for African Americans to host NFL and other sports shows. Rest in peace my friend.”
The eighth of 15 children, Cross is survived by wife Liz; children, Susan, Lisa, Matthew and Sarah; grandson Aiden; brothers Raymond, Teal and Sam; sisters Joan, Jackie, Julia, Pat, and Gwen.
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Libra.
This is a lovely day to begin your week, especially because relations between you and friends, partners and spouses are warm and friendly. People are mutually encouraging, which is why this is a low-key day, and yet, a feel-good day.
Jump right in to whatever you’re doing on your job or in your work because communications with others are upbeat and meaningful! Work-related travel or interactions with people from other countries and different cultures is likely. Whatever you do will expand your sphere of activity in a positive way.
It’s a fun day! Relations with children are positive and upbeat. Romance is blessed (a fun lunch?). This is a good day to discuss sports, publishing, the media and anything related to medicine and the law because avenues will open up in these areas for you.
Relations with family members will be warm and friendly. In fact, this is a good day to discuss inheritances, issues about shared property, differing values, bills and expenses and how to share anything, including the division of labor. Things will go well.
It’s nice that you can begin this week in a positive frame of mind. It is often said that how something begins is a clue to how it will unfold. This is a productive day because you’re in a positive frame of mind and you’re ready to think big. “One more time. Take it from the top!”
Financial matters, business and commerce are favored today because the moon is dancing with moneybags Jupiter. Respect your money-making ideas because they might be worthwhile. Don’t hesitate to explore discussions about how to improve your job or get more money. You can do this.
Things will go your way today because the moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with Mercury and Jupiter. Relations with romantic partners, kids as well as anything to do with the entertainment world and the hospitality industry will be excellent. Ask the universe for a favor.
Home and family are your focus today. Fortunately, you’re in a positive frame of mind and you expect the best from everyone. (Expectations can often dictate results.) Very likely, you will be pulling strings from behind the scenes by working alone or at home.
A female friend or an acquaintance in a group might benefit you today. Be open to this. You might even share ideas about future goals? Or perhaps you want to make changes to your daily routine? This is a good day for those of you who are writing, studying and teaching.
Personal details about your private life might be public today for some reason. Fortunately, whatever the case, this situation will probably benefit you because you look great in the eyes of others. They see you as affluent and a potential asset.
This is a restless day for you because ideally, you would like to get away from all this! You want to travel. You need a change of scenery. Very likely, you can’t travel, which means you have to look for other ways to stimulate your mind and seek adventure. Explore the world online!
This is a powerful time for you with both the sun and Venus in your sign. This makes you charismatic and charming. However, today you might choose to be low-key and deal with matters related to shared property or differing values. If so, you will do this quietly.
Singer, songwriter Justin Bieber (1994) shares your birthday. You are giving and compassionate. You are very persuasive, and you know how to follow your dreams. This year let go of what is no longer relevant or useful and move on to something new and different. This is not a time of loss. Au contraire! You are lightening your load to make room for new beginnings!
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Police said Jesus Moro, 21, and Sergio Rodriguez, 20, beat up Julian Castillo at an apartment in the 6300 block of South Richmond Street and fired shots at him as he tried to flee down the street.
Two men are accused of gunning down a 16-year-old boy Friday night in Marquette Park on the Southwest Side.
Jesus Moro, 21, and Sergio Rodriguez, 20, were charged with first-degree murder Monday in the shooting of Julian Castillo, according to Chicago police.
Police said Moro and Rodriguez beat up Castillo at an apartment in the 6300 block of South Richmond Street and fired shots at him as he tried to flee down the street. He was struck several times throughout the body and pronounced dead at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Moro, who lives in Clearing, was arrested in a nearby vehicle minutes after the shooting, police said. Rodriguez lives in the same block and was arrested at an apartment there.
Both are expected to appear in bond court Monday.
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Carjackings dropped by nearly half in February compared to the last month, according to statistics released by the Chicago Police Department.
Carjackings across Chicago decreased significantly in February 2021 compared to the previous month, despite citywide gun violence continuing to soar.
February’s 121 reported carjackings marked a 45% drop from the 219 reported in January, according to statistics released Monday by the Chicago Police Department.
Last year, 1,417 carjackings were reported across the city, more than double the amount in 2019. In response to the surge, police brass added 40 officers and four sergeants to a carjacking task force last month.
Police acknowledged the freezing, snowy weather that swept across the city in February may have played a role in reducing carjackings, but said they are confident the task force will continue to make progress in slowing down crime.
Meanwhile, shooting incidents reported in February were the highest they have been for the month in the last four years, police said.
Chicago recorded 144 shootings in February this year, a slight increase from the 136 shootings in February 2020, police said. The number of shootings so far this year now stands at 345, a rise of about 21% from the 273 shootings recorded at this point in 2020.
While shootings increased, murders reported last month decreased compared to February 2020, police reported. There were 31 homicides reported across the city in February, a slight drop from the 35 reported in the same month last year.
Eighty-five people have been murdered in Chicago so far this year, a rise from the 70 people killed in January and February of 2020, according to police.
The department also noted they held the first “Turn in a Gun” event of the year last month and recovered 257 firearms, along with 48 replica and BB guns. Last year, they recovered 625 guns through similar programs, police said.
The new crime statistics come on the heels of an inspector general report released last month that blasted CPD for their response to protests and riots last summer in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, with at least one alderman calling for Superintendent David Brown to be fired.
“He has presided over dysfunction — civil unrest and the doubling of carjackings and other crime stats, including murders,” Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said.
