Legendary running back Gale Sayers passed away. The Pro Football Hall of Famer died today at the age of 77. Sayers is a Chicago Bears legend who scored 22 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1965. Injuries cut his career short, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
Last Night The White Sox lost to the Indians 5-3 in Cleveland. Jose Abreu went deep for Chicago, which has dropped three in-a-row. The Sox hold just a half-game lead on Minnesota for first place in the AL Central. Game three of the series is today.
The Cubs are heading back to the playoffs after missing out last season. Chicago clinched a spot in the expanded eight-team postseason last night, even with a 3-2 walk-off road loss to the Pirates. If Chicago clinches a division title, it would host the best-of-three Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field beginning September 30th.
Austin Gomber fired six scoreless innings as the Cardinals blanked the Royals 5-0 in Kansas City. Dylan Carlson doubled in two runs for St. Louis, which has won five of six. The series wraps up tonight.
The Cards pitcher Dakota Hudson was placed on the 45-day injured list yesterday after suffering a right forearm strain last week.
Billy Donovan is the new Chicago Bulls head coach. Donovan comes to Chicago having spent the last five seasons manning the sidelines for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 55-year-old is replacing Jim Boylen, who was fired as Bulls coach last month following two seasons.
The Chicago Fire host the Houston Dynamo tonight in the MLS.
Notre Dame and Wake Forest will not play football this weekend. The Fighting Irish say seven players tested positive for COVID-19 and 13 players are being isolated.
Local Sports
The Lady Pirates placed third with a score of 238 at the quadrangular meet at Wyaton Hills Golf Course.
- The Princeton Lady Tigers won with a score of 229. The Lady Cavaliers scored a 235 with a second place finish.
- Zoe Harris led Ottawa with a final score of 54.
LP Cavaliers defeated Sandwich 167-194 at Oak Ridge.
- Jon Milota led the Cavaliers with a score of 37.
Streator’s cross country teams fell to Illinois Valley Central at Twister Hill Park & Greenway Trail.
- The Bulldogs lost 19-40, while the Lady Bulldogs were defeated 18-43.
The Ottawa cross-country teams lost to Sycamore And Morris at Catlin Park.
- Liam Tipple led The Pirates the with a time of 18:50
- Lady Pirates Grace Carroll ran a time of 20:15 and finished 2nd in the girls division
Junior High Sports
Ottawa Shepherd defeated Coal City 8-0. The Rams current record is 8-0.
Marseilles lost to Indian Creek 5-4. That loss ends The Panthers season with a 6-4 record.