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“If two guys get on base, I was going to make the change. The nice thing is, by the way, as many pitches as (Hendriks) threw (39), (if) we get a chance to save it tomorrow, we’ve got (Craig) Kimbrel. So it was just that we’ve gone this far to win that game, and that’s what he does for us.”
“Our tentative plan is to follow the mask mandate by early September, because with the IHSA rule, our athletes might be put in jeopardy,” said Steve Lucie, a former longtime school board member with District 316, and a fifth generation farmer in the rural district along the Mississippi River, about 290 miles from Chicago.
The Cubs will make up the game against the Colorado Rockies as part of a split doubleheader at 1:20 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Right-hander Zach Davies will start Game 1 for the Cubs, while left-hander Justin Steele takes the mound in Game 2.
“If there’s one quality that this team has had since Day 1, once we started the season, was playing with the guys that we have, not that we don’t have,” La Russa said. “We lost Tim for 10 days before, we managed to scrape together some wins. But it’s not to disrespect him, because he is a real force when he plays, whether it’s offense, defense.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, right, greets the Loyola basketball team as the Ramblers return with the NCAA championship trophy at O’Hare Airport on March 25, 1963. From left are Vic Rouse (in hat), coach George Ireland, Chuck Wood, Jerry Harkness (with trophy), Rich Rochelle, Les Hunter, Jack Egan and Ron Miller (behind Daley). (Chicago Tribune)
“It probably affected some of that, with making sure that that fine line that you don’t reinjure somebody — especially the soft tissue stuff,” he said. “That’s the stuff that scares me and I know it scares a lot of people. You get that soft-tissue (injury), then you’re talking two, three, four weeks. That’s where there’s a balance.”
Ixhelt Gonzalez, 17, of Chicago, who was first named to the U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team in 2018 when she was just 13, will again represent the team, which won gold in Rio in 2016. She’ll be joined by Zoe Voris, whose hometown is also listed as Chicago on Team USA’s website. And at 16, swimmer Keegan Knott of Lake Villa is one of the youngest U.S. athletes, according to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Built in 2003, the mansion also has 5½ baths, tray ceilings, two fireplaces, a grand foyer, an updated kitchen, two primary bedroom suites including one on the first floor, a movie theater that seats eight, a wine cellar, a large rec room and an eight-car garage. In addition to the pool, the 2.73-acre property also has a spa and a patio.
“Big picture when we talked about this from the very start we said whoever is going to be best for the Chicago Bears and that’s going to obviously deal with production and wins, right?” Nagy said. “So when you look at this thing you want to make sure we all support each other with one common goal to win, and offensively to score touchdowns. And Andy knows that. Andy is well aware of that. Andy’s excited for the opportunity to show what he can do with these starters and in this offense. And then every day we have to evaluate, and we have to see where we’re at every single day.”
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the conferences had not authorized anyone to speak publicly about the alliance before the formal announcement. The person said Tuesday’s announcement will be light on details and more of a commitment from the three relatively new commissioners — Kevin Warren of the Big Ten, Jim Phillips of the ACC and George Kliavkoff of the Pac-12 — that the conferences will work together on shared goals.