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A cool 100: With its reimagining of sports on Saturdays, Sun-Times has had readers well-coveredon February 27, 2021 at 6:27 pm

Even when there’s nothing going on in Chicago sports, there’s something going on.

It was never truer than during the all-out shutdown in the sports world that began in mid-March of last year and persisted here until Cubs and White Sox started arriving at their home ballparks at the tail end of June for “Spring Training 2.0.”

Still, we found things to write about. And on Saturdays, we continued to pack our Sports section like nobody else.

And now — unlikely as it might have seemed at one dark time or another — the Sun-Times has reached a milestone: our 100th Sports Saturday edition.

The weeks, stories and magazine-style cover images — starting with Ernie Banks and the ’69 Cubs in our debut edition on April 6, 2019 — have flown by in a delightful blur. Since then, every Chicago athlete who’s anybody has appeared on a Sports Saturday cover. And for those who haven’t, their time is coming.

Saturday was always supposed to be kind of a dead day in the sports news business. The best content was held for Sundays. Many newspapers still habitually keep Saturday editions on the pay-no-mind list, but we went full throttle the other way, didn’t we? It was a hell of a gamble, but it’s working.

Sports Saturday has been a game changer for the Sun-Times, driving newsstand sales, subscriptions and online traffic. Readers have, by all signs, enjoyed — and come to look forward to — it.

“How do you all do that every single week?” is a question we’re frequently asked.

The only answer: How could we not?

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Revamped WIU opens spring season at homeon February 27, 2021 at 12:00 pm

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The legendary bands celebrate the final days of Black History Monthon February 27, 2021 at 12:34 pm

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Watch Part 2 of Berkowitz’s interview w/GOP GOV Candidate- Sen. Bailey-today and tmw, Chicago, Cable; Aurora, Today & Monday, 6 pm, ACTV-10 & on the web 24/7on February 27, 2021 at 10:30 am

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Watch Part 2 of Berkowitz’s interview w/GOP GOV Candidate- Sen. Bailey-today and tmw, Chicago, Cable; Aurora, Today & Monday, 6 pm, ACTV-10 & on the web 24/7

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Michael O’Brien’s high school basketball notebookon February 27, 2021 at 5:13 am

Clark junior Darrius Perryman was tremendous tonight. He scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to give the newly-promoted Eagles a huge win at North Lawndale.

And then he trusted me to tell his story, which is a brave thing considering we’ve met just once before.

I’m not in the mood to blather on too much after that and it was a big night so lets get to the games.

Friday’s top games

No. 9 Glenbrook South 61, No. 2 Evanston 55: Biggest win of the night and one of the biggest of the season. Does anyone know what the CSL tiebreaker is? It might not matter if the Titans can beat Evanston again tomorrow. That one is in Glenview at 2 p.m., I’ll be there.

No. 3 Young 74, Lincoln Park 39: Well that little switch I made moving Evanston to No. 2 and Young to three didn’t work out too well, did it? Another nice win for the Dolphins. Dalen Davis scored 20, Daniel Johnson 11 and AJ Casey 10. Underrated senior Julio Montes led the Lions with 14. And a huge thanks to the new LP basketball Twitter account for all that info. That is they way to do it.

Bloom 62, Thornridge 48: Here we are, keeping tabs on a super young Bloom team again. I wonder if it will end as successfully as it did the first time? Sophomore Jordan Brown had 18 and sophomore KJ Cobb scored 17 and had five assists.

Plainfield North 68, Plainfield East 63 OT: Nothing like an overtime win on the road against a local rival. The Tigers are 5-2.

No. 4 Mundelein 54, No. 18 Lake Forest 42: The Scouts beat Mundelein in the season opener. But the Mustangs were without big man Scottie Ebube. He’s clearly a difference maker. The SIU rcruit had 11 points and 12 rebounds in this one. Conor Enright added 18 points and four assists.

New Trier 53, Maine South 52 OT: This is a nice win at home for the Trevians, who have been a bit out of the spotlight after having a delayed start to the season. Maine South had been on a roll.

Westinghouse 64, Orr 49: It’s kinda weird to see Orr lose a conference game to someone other than Young. Martell Webb had 16 pointsa nd 11 rebounds and Dwayne Walton added 14 points and four assists.

No. 14 Homewood-Flossmoor 70, Lockport 69 4 OT: This was clearly the best game of the night. The Vikings bounce back from the loss at Young in epic fashion. It’s probably safe to say the Porters are for real now. They nearly made the segment about surprise teams on No Shot Clock this week. Lockport’s Matas Deksnys scored 16 and had a last-second three-pointer to send the game to the first overtime.

Barrington 70, Hoffman Estates 54: The Broncos did make the surprise team segment and they are living up to the billing. Barrington is 7-1 now and unbeaten in the MSL West.

Riverside-Brookfield 52, IC Prep 34: The Dogs have won seven consecutive games and are on the Super 25 radar. Juniors JP Hanley and Joevonn McCottry each scored 16 points.

Lemont 78, Evergreen Park 55: I’ve heard some good things about the Indians. This season is so short I’m afraid I won’t get a chance to see them in person though. Nojus Indrusaitis scored a career-high 27 point and Kyle Kostes scored 21. Lemont is 6-1.

No. 23 Brother Rice 54, No. 11 Fenwick 53: What a win for the Crusaders. I raved about them on No Shot Clock and put them in the rankings on Sunday, but I won’t lie, I didn’t see this coming. Bryce Hopkins led the Friars with 24 points. I didn’t see scorers for Rice, but I wouldn’t be surprised if like seven guys each scored 11-13 points.

Austin 48, Wells 36: The Tigers win their season opener behind 17 points and five rebounds from junior Tyjuan Freeman and 14 points and seven assists from senior Kevin Gentry.

Morton 70, Proviso East 66: Always big for the Mustangs when they can knock off Proviso East. Joshua Dowdell scored 25, Eliseo Gonzalez added 20 and Jesus Peres nailed the winning free throws at the end.

No. 20 Kenwood 100, Perspectives 49: This isn’t going to shock you, but JJ Taylor had a massive night. The sophomore finished with 38 points. Fellow sophs Davius Loury (18 points, 12 rebounds) and Darrin Ames (15 points, five steals, five boards) also racked up impressive stats.

No. 25 Bolingbrook 77, Lincoln-Way East 48: The Raiders get it down without Kai Evans. Kyone Thomas scored 15. He’s one of the most exciting players I’ve watched this season.

York 43, No. 22 Downers Grove North 36: Jeffrey Grace scored 18 to give the Dukes the upset win.

Mather 57, Foreman 43: Junior Brandon Adorno scored 21 and sophomore Erik Peoples added 14 points. Omarion James led the Hornets with 16 points.

Chicago Christian 62, St. Francis 54: I’ve had my eye on the Knights all season. They are 8-1 now.

No. 5 Notre Dame 42, Benet 40: The Redwings nearly pulled off their first upset of the season. This is how it ended, much better to look at then hear me describe:

Senn 82, Von Steuben 51: A large margin in this North Side tussle. Juniors led the way for Senn. Gennaris Williams had 33 and Darion Williams scored 22 and grabbed 12 boards. Brothers? Dunno.

Marian Catholic 57, No. 15 St. Patrick 52: Holy moly I retweeted this but didn’t actually look at it until now. It’s a Friday night of upsets! Rankings madness. Jeremiah Jones led the Spartans with 12. Caleb Corro scored 30 for the Shamrocks. I guess tomorrow night’s St. Patrick vs. Lake Forest game is all about which team can bounce back from a rough Friday night. I’ll be there.

Corliss 70, Bowen 34: The Trojans are already 4-0. Senior Freddie Cooper scored 18 and Na’Shawn Townsen added 12 points.

Clemente 61, Raby 47: Terrell Taylor had 25 points and nine rebounds and Trey Spires added 15 points and nine assists. The Wildcats have recovered nicely from the loss to Kenwood.

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Man dies in West Garfield Park fireon February 27, 2021 at 12:07 am

A man died while trying to escape from a fire Friday in West Garfield Park, officials said.

The man “tried to escape but succumbed to heavy smoke” after a blaze broke out about 4:45 p.m. at a home in the 4300 block of West Maypole Avenue, Chicago fire officials said.

Firefighters found the man in the back of the home and he was taken to West Suburban Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details on the man’s death.

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Friday’s high school basketball scoreson February 26, 2021 at 11:30 pm

Please send scores and corrections to [email protected]

Friday, February 26, 2021

BIG NORTHERN

Genoa-Kingston at Byron, 7:00

Oregon at North Boone, 7:00

Rockford Christian at Dixon, 7:00

Rockford Lutheran at Winnebago, 7:00

Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, 7:00

CATHOLIC – BLUE

DePaul at St. Laurence, 7:15

Fenwick at Brother Rice, 7:00

Loyola at Leo, 7:00

St. Rita at Mount Carmel, PPD

CATHOLIC – WHITE

Marmion at Providence-St. Mel, 7:00

Providence at St. Ignatius, 7:00

St. Joseph at Montini, 7:00

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – NORTH

Maine West at Highland Park, 7:30

Niles North at Maine East, 7:30

Vernon Hills at Deerfield, 7:30

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – SOUTH

Glenbrook North at Niles West, 7:30

Glenbrook South at Evanston, 7:30

Maine South at New Trier, 7:30

CHICAGO PREP

Christ the King at Walther Christian, 6:30

Hope Academy at Holy Trinity, 6:30

DU PAGE VALLEY

DeKalb at Metea Valley, 7:00

Naperville Central at Waubonsie Valley, 7:00

Neuqua Valley at Naperville North, 7:00

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC

Benet at Notre Dame, 5:30

Carmel at Marist, 7:00

Marian Central at Joliet Catholic, 7:00

St. Patrick at Marian Catholic, 7:00

St. Viator at Nazareth, 7:00

FOX VALLEY

Burlington Central at Dundee-Crown, 7:00

Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, 7:00

Crystal Lake Central at McHenry, 7:00

Hampshire at Huntley, 7:00

Jacobs at Prairie Ridge, 7:00

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Coal City at Lisle, 7:00

Herscher at Streator, 6:45

Manteno at Peotone, 7:00

Reed-Custer at Wilmington, 7:00

INTERSTATE EIGHT

LaSalle-Peru at Morris, PPD

Ottawa at Sandwich, 6:00

Plano at Kaneland, 6:00

Sycamore at Rochelle, 6:00

KISHWAUKEE RIVER

Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 7:30

Woodstock at Marengo, 7:30

Woodstock North at Johnsburg, 7:30

LITTLE TEN

Hinckley-Big Rock at Newark, 7:00

Indian Creek at LaMoille-Ohio, 7:00

Serena at Hiawatha, 6:45

Somonauk at Earlville, 7:00

METRO SUBURBAN

Aurora Christian at Timothy Christian, 7:30

Chicago Christian at St. Francis, 7:00

Elmwood Park at Westmont, 7:30

IC Catholic at Riverside-Brookfield, 7:00

McNamara at Aurora Central, 7:30

Ridgewood at St. Edward, 7:30

MID-SUBURBAN – EAST

Prospect at Hersey, 7:30

Rolling Meadows at Elk Grove, 7:30

Wheeling at Buffalo Grove, 7:30

MID-SUBURBAN – WEST

Barrington at Hoffman Estates, 7:30

Conant at Schaumburg, 7:30

Fremd at Palatine, 7:30

NORTH SUBURBAN

Lake Forest at Mundelein, 7:30

Libertyville at Warren, 7:30

Stevenson at Lake Zurich, 7:30

Zion-Benton at Waukegan, 7:30

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC

Schaumburg Christian at Parkview Christian, 7:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED WEST-NORTH

Clark at North Lawndale, 5:00

Farragut at Lane, 5:00

Lincoln Park at Young, 7:00

Schurz at Marshall, 5:00

Westinghouse at Orr, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-NORTH

Foreman at Mather, 6:30

Lake View at Northside, 5:00

Senn at Von Steuben, 5:00

Sullivan at Uplift, 5:00

Taft at Prosser, 7:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-WEST

Clemente at Raby, 5:00

Collins at Payton, 7:00

Jones at Crane, 5:00

Legal Prep at Perspectives-MSA, CNL

Wells at Austin, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-NORTH

Amundsen at ASPIRA-Bus&Fin, 5:00

CICS-Quest at Steinmetz, 5:00

Disney at Rickover, 5:00

Marine at Alcott, 5:00

North Grand at Chicago Math & Science, 5:00

Roosevelt at Chicago Academy, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST

Douglass at Ogden, 5:00

Juarez at Manley, 5:00

Kelvyn Park at Chicago Tech, 5:00

Little Village at Phoenix, 5:00

Spry at Chicago Collegiate, 5:00

RIVER VALLEY

Beecher at Donovan, 7:00

Gardner-So. Wilmington at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00

St. Anne at Grace Christian, 7:00

Tri-Point at Grant Park, 7:00

SANGAMON VALLEY

Clifton Central at Watseka, 7:30

Dwight at Cissna Park, 7:00

Momence at Iroquois West, 5:30

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Evergreen Park at Lemont, 7:30

Tinley Park at Argo, 6:00

SOUTHLAND

Bloom at Thornridge, 7:00

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE – CROSSOVER

Minooka at Joliet West, 7:00

Oswego at Plainfield Central, PPD

Oswego East at Romeoville, 7:00

Plainfield North at Plainfield East, 7:00

West Aurora at Plainfield South, 7:00

Yorkville at Joliet Central, 7:00

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – BLUE

Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 6:30

Lincoln-Way East at Bolingbrook, 6:30

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – RED

Andrew at Lincoln-Way West, 6:30

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way Central, 6:30

TRI-COUNTY

Marquette at Lowpoint-Washburn, 5:30

Midland at Seneca, 7:00

Putnam County at Roanoke-Benson, 7:00

Henry-Senachwine at Woodland, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – GOLD

Addison Trail at Hinsdale South, 7:00

Leyden at Willowbrook, 7:00

Proviso East at Morton, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Glenbard West at Oak Park-River Forest, 7:00

Lyons at Hinsdale Central, 7:00

York at Downers Grove North, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Downers Grove South at Proviso West, 6:30

NON CONFERENCE

Cathedral Baptist at Our Lady Sacred Heart, 5:00

Chrisman at Iroquois West, 7:30

Francis Parker at Latin, 4:30

North Chicago at Lake Forest Academy, 6:15

Westminster Christian at Elgin Academy, 5:00

Yorkville Christian at Harvest Christian, 7:30

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