The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the James R. Thompson Center as one the nation’s 11 most endangered websites. In saying its listing, the National Trust known as the constructing “Chicago’s foremost example of grandly scaled Post-Modernism,” and the youngest constructing to ever seem on the listing. Local preservation teams have fought for years to save lots of the Helmut Jahn-designed constructing. Landmark Illinois and Preservation Chicago have positioned the middle on their very own lists of endangered constructing. The chance of promoting the Thompson Center to a personal developer, presumably paving the best way for demolition, has been mentioned greater than as soon as over time.
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John Tavares Rumors: This Team Has ‘Inside Track’ To Sign Star Center
Brace yourselves, NHL fans: The John Tavares sweepstakes are upon us. The 27-year-old center, who has been the face of the New York Islanders for the last nine seasons, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. And he reportedly plans to meet with at least five teams in the near future, including the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning, among others. However, it’s a Western Conference squad that looks like the early favorite to land Tavares, FOX Sports Midwest’s Andy Strickland reported Monday. Tavares, of course, would be a major addition for the San Jose Sharks. At 38 years old, center Joe Thor... NESN.com
Patriots Notes: Ted Karras Embodies ‘Next Man Up’ In First Start At Center
by Zack Cox on Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:19PM 1,488 Some notes and nuggets from the New England Patriots’ 33-8 trouncing of the Oakland Raiders on Sunday in Mexico City: — The Patriots played without two of their starting linemen and did not miss a beat. LaAdrian Waddle and Ted Karras fared well in place of the inactive Marcus Cannon and David Andrews, respectively, helping keep quarterback Tom Brady upright for much of the game and clearing running... NESN.com
Celtics Save $8 Million In Cap Space By Waiving Center Tyler Zeller
The Boston Celtics needed to clear cap space as they try to make a big splash in free agency, and Tyler Zeller became a cap casualty Sunday. The Celtics announced they had waived the veteran center on Twitter. Zeller, who saw his role reduced with the addition of Al Horford, was set to be paid $ 8 million if he was not waived by Sunday. Zeller spent the past three seasons with the Celtics after coming over from the Clevland Cavaliers in a three-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets in July of 2014. The 27-year-old center averaged 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Celtics during the 2016-17 NBA season. Thumbnail photo via Jeremy
Seth Rollins Rips Brooklyn Barclays Center Crowd After WWE SummerSlam
Seth Rollins walked away from the biggest party of the summer feeling disappointed. Rollins, who lost his WWE universal title match against Finn Balor, took to Twitter shortly after Sunday night’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event to express displeasure with the crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Since he’s a bad guy, Rollins going after the crowd could be just another way for him to garner heat and build his character. WWE superstars frequently use social media for reasons beyond advancing storylines, though, and it’s likely Rollins really was upset, as the crowd at SummerSlam wasn’t too enthusiastic about his match with Balor, which actually e... NESN.com
Here Are Five Patriots Positional Battles To Watch In Bears Preseason Game
Share this: Time is ticking for New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to decide on some tough roster battles this summer. The Patriots must cut down their 90-man roster to 75 players by Aug. 30 before cutting to 53 on Sept. 3. The Patriots’ positional battles won’t be decided Thursday in their second preseason game against the Bears, but we could begin to see some separation in the competition. Here’s what we’ll be watching in the Patriots-Bears matchup. RUNNING BACK: TYLER GAFFNEY VS. THE FIELDThis isn’t so much a positional battle as much as it’s Gaffney’s quest to prove he deserves a roster spot over other candidates like LeGarrette Blount, James White or Brandon Bolden. It appears the Patriots are giving Gaffney every opportunity to prove he deserves a