It’s time, isn’t it? Time for the Cubs to point out us what they’re made from, for higher or worse. Time for his or her star gamers to behave the half or curl up into the fetal place. Time for the workforce’s “October begins in March” rallying cry to be tweaked to “Any chance October will begin a few days early?” Time for all concerned to rise like champions or sink into the abyss. Oh, and one other factor: It’s time for Theo Epstein, and anybody else who may need a say in Joe Maddon’s managerial future with the Cubs, to get a grip. I’m going to interrupt out the S-word right here. Yes, I notice
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France defeats U.S. in World Cup, ending the Americans’
DONGGUAN, China — The U.S. has been ousted from medal competition by France on the World Cup, failing to seize gold at a serious worldwide event for the primary time because the 2006 world championships. Evan Fournier scored 22 factors, Rudy Gobert added 21 factors and 16 rebounds and France beat the U.S. 89-79 within the World Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, rallying from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to drag off the upset. The U.S. had gained 58 consecutive event video games in FIBA and Olympic competitors, beginning with the bronze-medal sport on the 2006 world championships and persevering with by means of each FIBA Americas, World Cup and Olympics occasion since. It was bidding to turn
Cubs, Brewers convey NL playoff race to its knees
SAN DIEGO – Not lengthy after the information broke Tuesday evening that Brewers star Christian Yelich is out for the season with a damaged kneecap, Kris Bryant hit a pair of two-run homers for the Cubs in his return from his personal knee damage. Which knee has an even bigger impression on both group stays to be seen over the ultimate 20 days of the season. What’s sure is that the National League playoff image took on a a lot completely different look Tuesday evening — because the Brewers closed to one-game again of the Cubs for the final wild-card berth on the evening they misplaced their star. Yelich, the reigning NL MVP, was having a
Ragone, Bears deal with Trubisky enchancment
A day after the Texans’ Deshaun Watson was stellar in opposition to the Saints within the Superdome and two days after the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes was in other-worldly MVP type in opposition to the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Bears quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone was in a tricky spot Tuesday explaining Mitch Trubisky’s subpar efficiency in opposition to the Packers final week. The coaching wheels needs to be off Trubisky by now. He’s not within the first 12 months of Matt Nagy’s offense. Trubisky truly is past the experience-level Mahomes was at with the Chiefs final season, when he opened his MVP season with 4 touchdowns, no interceptions and a 127.5 passer ranking in opposition to
Woman, 89, dies after crash with field truck in Zion
An 89-year-old girl was killed in a crash Monday in north suburban unincorporated Zion. She was driving a Dodge Grand Caravan about 12:15 p.m. when it pulled ahead from a cease signal on northbound Kenosha Road at Russell Road, the Lake County sheriff’s workplace mentioned in an announcement. A field truck heading east on Russell slammed into the driving force’s facet of the minivan. The girl was taken to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, the place she died later Monday afternoon, sheriff’s workplace spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli mentioned. The 69-year-old man driving the truck was not harm. Russell Road doesn't have a cease signal or site visitors gentle on the intersection, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. The
Pregnant girl killed in Back of the Yards had testified in
Family says they consider there could be a connection between the Sunday slaying of 18-year-old Treja Kelly, who was pregnant, and her testimony as a witness in a homicide case simply weeks earlier. “I feel in my heart of hearts that that might be the case,” Kelly’s grandmother, Judy Fields, informed the Chicago Sun-Times. “But we don’t know for sure.” Kelly was strolling to her house Sunday night within the Back of the Yards when a person emerged from an alley and shot her a number of occasions, based on Chicago police and the Cook County medical expert’s workplace. She was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, the place she was pronounced lifeless,
Muslim civil rights group sues feds over delays in asylum
The Chicago chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group is asking a federal court docket to power immigration brokers to rule on asylum functions which were within the pipeline for years. Asylum candidates have the appropriate to reside and work within the United States whereas their functions are being processed by U.S. Customs and Immigration Services. But seven candidates from the Middle East, sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Chicago, or CAIR-Chicago, are caught in limbo. All seven declare to face persecution of their residence international locations. In July, CAIR-Chicago filed a criticism in opposition to USCIS within the Northern District of Illinois. The criticism requires the court