Time closes in on The Stadium big Red Express ride
Chip Marshall recalls memorable Chicago venues from Wrigley Field to Chicago Stadium and Comiskey Park. He notes the Bulls and Blackhawks home, historic fights, and iconic eras in a reflective tour of major arenas across the United States.
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Big Red Express
Clinton Street
Chicago Stadium
Red Kerr
Chicago
Bulls
Johnny Kerr
Red
Buffalo Wings
Wrigley Field
Cubs
George Halas
NFL Bears
Hack Wilson
Babe Ruth
Wrigley
Bears
Bronko Nagurski
Red Grange
George McAfee
Sid Luckman
Bill Wade
Ed O’bradovich
Mike Ditka
Gale Sayers
Dick Butkus
Bert Wilson
Jack Brickhouse
Vince
Lou
Harry
Windy City
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Comiskey
Joe Jackson
Black Sox
Bill Veeck
Nellie Fox
Luis Aparicio
Dick Allen
Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Joe Louis
Jimmy Braddock
Soldier Field
Lake Michigan
Sayers, Butkus
Walter Payton
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Navy
San Diego
Jack Murphy
Dodger Stadium
Coliseum
Los Angeles
Inglewood
San Francisco
Candlestick Park
Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
Seattle
Kingdome
Busch Stadium
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis
Miami
Milwaukee County Stadium
Minneapolis’ Metrodome
Met Center
Old Metropolitan Field
Bloomington
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City
NBA
NHL
Blackhawks
Paradise
Desolation Row
Bratton
Sugar Ray Robinson
Rocky Marciano
Jake LaMotta
Rocky Graziano
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay
Duchesses win Sterling Regional final 63 53 over Rock Falls
Dixon High School girls basketball rides veteran leadership to a 63 to 53 victory against Rock Falls in the IHSA Class 2A Sterling Regional final before about 1300 at Sterling Homer Musgrove Fieldhouse.
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Sterling
Dixon High School
Duchesses
Rock Falls
Sterling Homer Musgrove Fieldhouse
Duchesses Meet Batavia in Sectional Opener
Dixon’s DHS girls ride veteran leadership as Jodi Petersen and Becky Fisher anchor a 24 3 squad in a 56 43 regional win over St Charles. The team advances to face Batavia at 6 30 p m Tuesday in the Class 2A St Charles Sectional.
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Duchesses
Batavia
St. Charles
Wheaton North
Elgin
West Chicago
Roselle Lake Park
Rock Falls
Paul Kopp
Dixon
Becky Fisher
Jennie Withrow
Sally French
Spencer
Fisher
French
Withrow
Kopp
Jodi Petersen
Kishwaukee tops Sauk Valley in AC clash in Galesburg
Kishwaukee defeated Sauk Valley 84-72 as David Griffith led with 31 points and Dan Lomas added 20. Sauk Valley buildup faded in the second half after a tight first half, moving SVCC to 10-16 overall, 4-5 in the Arrowhead Conference.
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Sauk Valley Community College
Carl Sandburg
Kishwaukee
Sandburg
Redmen
Galesburg
Sauk
SWCC
Kangars
David Griffith
Dan Lomas
Kish
Russ Damhoff
Ray Scott
Griffith
Raugars
Todd Sigel
Lomas
Lowes Park
Harlem
Sigel
Sauk Valley
Robin Fjelstad
SVCC
Todd Etheridge
Ohio
Telegraph
Damhoff
Illini rally past Minnesota behind Liberty and Gill
Illinois overcame a slow start to beat Minnesota 99-72 at Assembly Hall. Marcus Liberty scored a career high 33 points with 10 rebounds, while Kendall Gill added 26 points and 9 boards after a halftime pep talk from coach Lou Henson who challenged the team to fight and rebounding.
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Champaign
Illinois
Lou Henson
Henson
Illini
Marcus Liberty
Minnesota
Assembly Hall
Kendall Gill
Gophers
Gill
Liberty
Clem Haskins
Marcus
Amboy Wins Newman Regional, Drew Aces Clipper Charge
Amboy high school girls basketball defeated Sterling Newman 38 34 to clinch the IHSA Class 1A Newman Regional crown. Janelle Drew led Amboy with 16 points and 18 rebounds as Kim McCaffrey added seven points. Amboy advances to face Leland in the Mount Morris Sectional while Newman ends 7 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Amboy High School
Three Rivers
Sterling Newman
Janelle Drew
Clippers
Newman
Amy Grennan
Comets
Drew
Amboy
Sherri Davis
Missy Rodriguez
Kim McCaffrey
John Geeves
Geeves
McCaffrey
Tina Leffleman
Shauna McCracken
Amy Velazquez
Rodriguez
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By Chip Marshall
DHS
Lesli Spencer
Petersen
Becky
Jerry
Mary Blaine
Kougars
Highland
Black Hawk
Chicago Tilden High School
Walter Bond
Andy Kaufmann
Sparks Illini
Drew Guides
Mike Huggins
Ship of Drew
Leland
Mendota
Mount Morris
Winnebago
Byron
Te Lamar Elite