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Tony La Russa's memories of Rickey Henderson and a holiday tradition for two Blackhawks coaches
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Thursday, December 26, 2024

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Read today’s top sports stories, including memories of Rickey Henderson and a holiday tradition for two Blackhawks coaches.

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Column: Chicago Bulls players and coaches refuse to tank as the front office nears a turning point

The Chicago Bulls aren’t tanking. At least not if the players have anything to say about it. So what happens now?

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Column: The Chicago Bears’ great offensive line was once a poster. These days, there are only ‘help wanted’ posters.

There’s no suspense in the Chicago Bears’ offseason planning. What should they do? Shop for offensive linemen.

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‘Swedish Christmas’: Chicago Blackhawks coaches Anders Sorensen and Derek King share a holiday tradition – another way they’re a package deal

Swede-ish day: Chicago Blackhawks’ Anders Sorensen and Derek King have celebrated a Christmas Eve feast — a julbord — for years.

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‘You couldn’t stop’ Rickey Henderson — but Tony La Russa remembers the Hall of Fame leadoff man more for his intangibles

Tony La Russa and Rickey Henderson were together for parts of seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics. It was a very successful period.

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5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Seattle Seahawks game — plus our Week 17 predictions

The Chicago Bears will try to avoid making history for the second time in three years when they meet the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field.

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Column: It’s another bleak Christmas for the Chicago Bears. This isn’t what was promised.

Who would ever have imagined the Chicago Bears would be here on Christmas morning, with nary a football present beneath a scraggly tree?

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Chicago basketball report: Tyler Marsh hires his first Sky assistant in Courtney Paris — and Alex Caruso gets paid

Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh has hired 11-year WNBA veteran Courtney Paris as an assistant coach to work with the team’s bigs.

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Column: Did hits on Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar cross the line? Yes or no, NHL needs to do more about shots to the head.

It might be time for the NHL to reexamine how it interprets the head-contact rules and take some inspiration from the NFL’s “football move.”

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Warren’s Max Floriani, the No. 2 pick in MLS SuperDraft, takes ‘hard route’ to stardom after father’s death

Floriani, a redshirt junior defender for St. Louis, was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes.