CARLOS MARTINEZ 1950-2008
Carlos Martinez, generally considered the best basketball player to come out of St. Patrick High School, died at his Chicago home Friday at age 58, apparently the victim of a...
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Bob Vanderberg remembers Jerome Holtzman
Jerome arrived from the Sun-Times in 1981 and soon won the copy desk's respect. Sure, there would be the rare under-deadline-pressure mistake---my favorite was when Cubs pitcher Porfi Altamirano showed...
The last Sox game at old Comiskey Park
On this final day, a crowd of 42,849 fans turned out on a glorious, sunny, autumn afternoon to say farewell to what had been proclaimed the "the Baseball Palace of...
Chicago Public League Boys Sweet 16 (since 1958)
FIRST TEAM Jamie Brandon, King 6-4, F (Class of '90): The 1990 Mr. Basketball of Illinois led King to the Class AA title -- scoring 26, 28, 27 and 25...
Here to obscurity
Frank Ernaga is taking it easy these days. He's 76 years old, enjoying retirement, having fun with his four grandchildren and still admiring the scenery of his hometown, Susanville, Calif.,...
Rough rivalry
1997 Wilson Alvarez's four-hit shutout June 18 gave the host Sox the series two games to one, but there's always something special about the first of anything. On June 16,...
Football will show off new look after breakup
Most people had just gotten used to all the changes caused by the last wave of conference realignment, so you knew it couldn't last. Sure enough, Chicago-area high school football...
1976 no-hitter no walk in park
It had to be among the most bizarre no-hitters in history. Nearly 30 years ago--on the night of July 28, 1976, before 3,367 fans at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum--the White Sox's John...
Dunk king has link to Cubs
For older Cub fans watching the Class AA state basketball telecast last Saturday evening--and who might have been wondering--the answer is yes. That Eric Hobbie kid from Vandalia who won...
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AND PLAYERS TO WATCH THIS SPRING
%% GIRLS SOCCER %% %% PLAYER SCHOOL CL Annie Brockhaus Benet Sr. ALAN SUTTON'S COMMENT: Reliable defender headed to Bowling Green (Ohio). Ashley Caliendo Downers South Sr. ALAN SUTTON'S COMMENT:...