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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Brad Ciolek’s interest in baseball began in Detroit, where he watched his first game with his dad, an avid Tigers fan. As Ciolek grew up in the Chicago suburbs, his love of the game grew, too. He attended every White Sox game he could. By…
Bill Belichick leaves Patriots after 24 seasons, six Super Bowl wins
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The New England Patriots are moving on from the NFL’s greatest modern dynasty and starting entirely over. Bill Belichick is leaving the franchise he coached to six Super Bowl triumphs, four mostly discouraging seasons after quarterback Tom Brady made his exit. Belichick and the Patriots…
Column: Holocaust survivors’ son, a pro hockey agent, tries to keep their memory alive
Ron Salcer knew that his brilliant father had secured patents on 16 inventions that ranged from plastic table cloths to unbreakable roller hockey pucks, and he sensed that William Salcer’s physical and mental strength had allowed him to survive the Holocaust and make a new life. Ron knew his mother, Katarina, also from a small…
Perspective | In the ruthless NFL, everyone is disposable. Everyone.
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Nothing, not even the brutal realities of the sport itself, can stop the NFL. This weekend, as another regular season stomps to a close, we’re reminded of its dominance. While ambivalent retiree Tom Brady might criticize today’s football, believing it has tumbled into “mediocrity,” millions…
LAFC’s bid for MLS Cup history undone by disastrous stretch in loss to Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — LAFC entered Saturday’s MLS Cup final 90 minutes from history. It finished the game looking ahead to next year after losing 2-1 to the Columbus Crew on a chilly, rainy night in central Ohio. “The season was a success for us, regardless of the result tonight. I don’t think any other teams has…
Elliott: Greg Cronin’s coaching has changed Ducks, now riding a six-game winning streak
There’s a resoluteness to Ducks coach Greg Cronin that has rubbed off on his players and made them believers in him and in themselves. It’s early in the season, as he frequently says, but his influence was evident Sunday in the Ducks’ impressive 4-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights at…
