Bulls
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, making their first playoff appearance in five years. LaVine had 18 points and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Cubs
Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The 27-year-old outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games with the Cubs.
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The Rays sent 10 batters to the plate in the first and a took a 4-0 lead on three soft singles, three walks and an error by Velasquez (0-1). The right-hander threw 20 of 35 pitches for strikes in the inning, then settled down to go 4 2/3 innings.
Cubs
The Cubs got on the board first thanks to Villar’s third-inning RBI single. They have held a lead in each of their first eight games, though they dropped to 4-4. The 1938 Cubs hold the team record for most consecutive games with a lead to start the season with 19.
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Michael Kopech threw five solid innings and Abreu homered for the first time this season. The White Sox have won six of seven and are off to a 6-2 start for the first time since 2016 despite several key injuries.
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Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, Dominik Kubalik and Riley Stillman also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves for Chicago, losers of nine of 10. Alex DeBrincat had two assists.
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The multiple-alarm fire blaze at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church began after 2 p.m., an hour after services ended, and wasn't brought under control for 90 minutes.
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A Judge in Lake County Indiana sentenced the man to the maximum the law allows in Takaylah Tribitt's September 2019 killing.
Opinion & Comment
Everyone in Chicago has a guy for something and, after a brief break, in Craig's first column back he wanted to write about his Old Fashioned guy.
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The Cubs went ahead with two runs in the second and another in the third, but the Rockies got to Stroman in the fourth.
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The 26-year-old Burger was a first-round pick in 2017 but didn't play at all between 2018-20 due to injuries — including tearing his left Achilles tendon twice — and the pandemic. He now has a pair of two-hit games in five appearances this season.
Blackhawks
Pat Foley, Blackhawks play-by-play broadcaster for 39 seasons, called his final game Thursday. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a Glenview native, Foley worked the telecast alongside analyst Ed Olczyk, his broadcast partner since 2008.