Walter Russell epitomizes one affect of fishing throughout the pandemic: Many are catching personal-bests at more than a few ranges. For Russell, it used to be a 25-inch, 6.5-pound largemouth bass stuck round midday remaining Thursday on an evening crawler from shore at Lake Zurich. “I have been fishing my whole life and this was definitely my personal best for a largemouth bass,’’ he emailed. “Our family has been spending most of the days this summer fishing as a way to be outdoors and social distance.” A large number of this is going round. FOTW, the birthday party of huge fish and their tales (the tales topic, as this one presentations) round Chicago fishing, runs Wednesdays within the Sun-Times. Submit
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Madysen Meyer’s first deer hunt earned her Buck of the Week.
Madysen Meyer, unhealthy cough and all, did it proper her first time deer looking. Within an hour and a half of opening morning Saturday of Illinois’ three-day youth season, she shot her buck in McDonough County. ``It was Amber Banach (her mother) and I,’’ Pete Banach messaged. ``Her and I sat in a two-man ladder and I had arrange a hang-on for Mom to take a seat in. LOL. Just cool all three of us being up there. Tears of pleasure ultimately.’’ BOTW, the celebration of looking bucks and their tales (the tales matter) round Chicago outside, runs Wednesdays within the Sun-Times, as warranted. Submit nominations by message on Facebook (Dale Bowman), on Twitter and Instagram
Ben Roethlisberger Believes He’s ‘Earned The Right’ To Critique Teammates
The Steelers are first in the AFC North and have had a strong season despite some in-house drama, but that won’t stop Ben Roethlisberger from calling out his teammates. Pittsburgh holds a 7-3-1 record and is coming off a tough 24-17 loss to Denver Broncos on Sunday that saw the Steelers surrender the No. 2 seed in the AFC to the New England Patriots. Roethlisberger threw a late interception that ultimately sealed the win for Denver. Although it was Roethlisberger’s throw that helped hand Pittsburgh its third loss of the season, the signal-caller criticized rookie wide receiver James Washington, who dropped a crucial pass he dove for rather than runn... NESN.com
Red Sox Wrap: David Price Allows Seven Earned Runs In 11-5 Loss To Rangers
The Boston Red Sox’s 10-game road trip didn’t get off to the greatest start. Boston dropped an ugly 11-5 decision to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Sox starter David Price lasted just 3 2/3 innings, allowing nine runs (seven earned) with the Rangers smacking a total of 11 hits off Boston pitchers. With the loss, the Red Sox fall to 22-9, while the Rangers climbed to 13-20. Here’s how it all went down: GAME IN A WORDUgly. The Red Sox’s pitching left plenty to be desired, and from the fourth inning on the result hardly was in doubt. ON THE BU... NESN.com
Kelly Olynyk Just Earned A Place Alongside John Havlicek In Celtics History
John Havlicek stealing the ball is one of the most iconic moments in Boston Celtics history. But on Monday night, the Basketball Hall of Famer was equaled by none other than Kelly Olynyk. (On paper, at least.) How is this possible? Well, Olynyk tallied 26 points off the bench in Boston’s series-clinching, Game 7 win over the Washington Wizards at TD Garden. That’s the most points by a Celtics reserve player in a postseason Game 7 since — you guessed it — Havlicek, who dropped 26 points off the bench against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals. Olynyk’s 26 points also were the most by any NBA reserve in a