Legal weed on the market in Illinois: Live updates from Jan. 1

Recreational marijuana is formally authorized throughout Illinois right now. Pot fans trying to get their first style of authorized weed right now can anticipate lengthy strains and restricted provides at dispensaries. Our journalists Tom Schuba, Rachel Hinton and Ashlee Rezin might be reporting from dispensaries in Chicago and the encircling suburbs. Follow them on Twitter and examine again right here all through the day for our dwell protection. 6 a.m. Recreational weed gross sales kick off Shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Renzo Mejia walked into Chicago’s Dispensary 33 and, after perusing a menu, purchased an eighth of an oz of Motorbreath. With that, the West Loop resident made the

Chris Sale Has Bittersweet Reaction To Craig Kimbrel Signing With Cubs

Craig Kimbrel lastly has discovered a spot to play. The fireballer has reached a take care of the Chicago Cubs, ending a really lengthy, drawn out free-agency course of that carried out nicely into the season. The Boston Red Sox opted to not carry the nearer again within the offseason and weren't within the operating for the righty as his sweepstakes dragged into the common season. Alex Cora stated he was glad for Kimbrel, and Chris Sale joined in on these sentiments. But the Sox’s ace lefty had a way more bittersweet response to the information. “I think everyone in this clubhouse would have liked to have him back but we understand it,” Sale stated, through Mass

Chris Sale Downplays Errors In Red Sox Series-Opening Loss To Astros

Chris Sale was the robust luck loser on Friday because of some sloppy fielding from his Red Sox teammates. The Boston ace downplayed the errors, regardless of the one-run loss. “That kind of stuff is going to happen,” Sale stated postgame. “You just try to limit the damage. I’d put my defense up against anybody. It is what it is.” Xander Bogaerts owned as much as his errors after the loss, saying he’ll must execute higher subsequent time round. To hear all the things from Sale and Bogaerts, take a look at the “NESN Sports Today” video above, offered by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

Chris Sale calls Rick Renteria “a great baseball mind”

Chris Sale and Rick Renteria solely spent one season along with the White Sox. But in that point, Renteria left a reasonably optimistic impression on Sale. “He’s a great baseball mind, he’s a great person. I think he’s a guy that can get anybody in that clubhouse or anybody in any clubhouse to buy in to something,” Sale stated. “He’s a fun guy to be around, but he’s that no-BS (type). He wants you to run hard, he expects the best out of you. I think we’ve seen that at times from him as a manager already, and I think that’s where the respect comes from.” The 2016 season was Sale’s final in Chicago earlier than he was

Chris Sale feels proper at residence in Red Sox’ win over White

For so long as he pitches within the majors, Chris Sale will really feel completely different when he takes the mound in Chicago. “It’s never not going to be weird,” Sale mentioned with a slight grin as he stood close to his locker within the guests’ locker room. “It’s by no means not going to be one thing. Obviously, I pitched right here it looks like 1,000,000 instances. “I like this place. I’ve at all times favored pitching on this mound. Being right here, it’s particular to me.” The lanky left-hander confronted his former crew for the third time for the reason that White Sox shipped him to Boston after the 2016 season. He labored rapidly on a

UEFA Youth League finals tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale for the 2019 UEFA Youth League finals – your probability to see the celebs of tomorrow following within the footsteps of the likes of Leroy Sané, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Lorenzo Pellegrini, all of whom have appeared within the annual Nyon showpiece.Venue Colovray Sports Centre, Nyon, SwitzerlandScheduleSemi-finals (Friday 26 April)Hoffenheim v Porto (14:00)Barcelona v Chelsea (18:00)Final (Monday 29 April)Hoffenheim/Porto v Barcelona/Chelsea (18:00)Hoffenheim v Porto - SOLD OUT!Barcelona v Chelsea - tickets nonetheless out there... UEFA.com - News

Alex Cora Pinpoints What Chris Sale Needs To Fix So Ace Can Get To Peak Form

There’s actually no two methods about it: Chris Sale has been dangerous this 12 months. The Boston Red Sox ace — who inked a contract extension with the Sox final month — has stumbled out of the gate. His command has been poor, his fastball velocity is down and his offspeed/secondary pitches have been ineffective. All of these elements have led to him placing collectively an 0-Three report with a 9.00 ERA and 1.538 WHIP by his three begins this season. So what’s been the most important downside? During his weekly look on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” Sox supervisor Alex Cora recognized the inconsistencies along with his slider as arguably the most