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Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane and left wing Alex DeBrincat celebrate a goal by DeBrincat in the second period against the Lightning on March 4, 2021, at the United Center. The pair combined for 47 goals and 75 assists in 2020-21, but the Hawks need more scoring punch throughout the lineup. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
“For us, the sky’s the limit,” Giolito said. “Last year, we got that little taste, and now we want the whole thing. So we’re going to do everything in our power to make that happen, and that means taking every single game seriously, motivating each other and also having a lot of fun, which is what we’re doing.
“I added a little flair to it,” Paprocki recalled of his first PA job. “I had a catchphrase that I took from our vice principal. I always ended it with, ‘Let’s make today, like every day, a great day.’ That was kind of something that stuck along with me throughout the years I was on that mic.”
“That’s when it hit me hardest,” he said. “I had never been to Chicago, Illinois. As soon as I landed, I felt like a tourist because I was looking side to side, looking out all the windows like, ‘Ooh! Aah!’ I was trying to sightsee when I was in the plane and when I got into my car too.”
Ian Happ’s bases-loaded single in the fifth pulled the Cubs within two runs, but Max Scherzer struck out Willson Contreras and retired David Bote on a flyout to end his night. Scherzer also lasted only five innings, scattering four walks and five hits. He finished with eight strikeouts, passing Jim Bunning for 19th on the all-time list with 2,856 after fanning Happ to end the third.
It was the 12th no-hitter in Yankees history and the first since David Cone’s perfect game against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999. It was the fifth against the Rangers, who were also at home April 9 when San Diego native Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in Padres history.
The Sky led by as many as 23 points, but the Dream trimmed it to 73-71 with 2:12 remaining. Astou Ndour scored the next five points to extend the Sky’s lead to seven, and Diamond DeShields, who was 3 of 11 from the field, sealed it with a baseline jumper with 35.9 seconds left.
Rizzo, who was out of the starting lineup Wednesday with lower back pain, is the only player left from the start of the Cubs rebuild in 2012. He has seen what it’s like going from the bottom to the top and then down again, and he hopes to keep the Cubs relevant before the July trade deadline, which could be a turning point in the direction of the franchise with Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez all in their walk years.
After Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz homered to center in the third for the game’s first run, García led off the fifth with a double. He moved to third on a bunt and scored when Adam Eaton beat a throw to first by shortstop Jorge Polanco for a two-out infield hit.
“I walked around the clubhouse (Tuesday) night after the game and no one was giving me the Heisman,” La Russa said to a reporter, referring to the stiff arm of the Heisman trophy. “So I’m not sure where you’re coming from … But I think the team agrees, and we started it in spring training, this is how we play. Play hard, play the game right, play it with respect.”