Mark Potash

Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter, 1987-2025. 2022 Rick Telander Lifetime Achievement Award. 2024 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year. Founder,

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A 45-year career in sportswriting in two pictures — from the Chiefs-Colts on Sept. 2, 1979 at Arrowhead Stadium to the Bears-Packers on Jan. 5, 2025 at Lambeau Field. I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

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@MattAbbatacola How was he to know Caleb Williams and the Bears would rally?

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Caleb Williams is a video game/cheat code, but before the days of Madden 27, even a video game could not make Williams' spectacular TD pass to Cole Kmet vs. the Rams. "My 100 Favorite Collectibles" continues with No. 96 — Atari Football and arcade games:
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Hollerin’ Hertl!

[Tracey Myers @Tramyers_NHL]

Tomas Hertl gets the go-ahead goal with 3:24 remaining in regulation. It's 5-4 VGK.

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@BBGreatMoments Ken Berry.

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@Super70sSports Mel Ott

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@jon_greenberg If the Bears are asking for public money for this project — infrastructure and “property tax certainty“ that will shift the tax burden to other property owners — shouldn’t they have to open their books and show why they can‘t survive (or thrive) without it?

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@BBGreatMoments

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Rick Adelman played for the Bulls in 1973-74 and 1974-75 before he was traded to the Jazz. RIP.

[NBA Coaches Assoc. @NBA_Coaches]

The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman.

Rick Adelman coached in the NBA for 29 years, serving as a Head Coach for 23 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over his coaching career, Rick won 1,042 games (10th all-time), was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the NBCA Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Coach Adelman also enjoyed an eight-year NBA playing career with the San Diego Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community. Rick was a husband to Mary Kay for 56 years; father to Kathy, RJ, Laura, David, Caitlin, and Patrick; and a grandfather of twelve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Adelman family during this difficult time.

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@MicheleSteele Hiring a team president who quickly pivoted from the Arlington Heights plan that Ted Phillips spearheaded — wasting significant time in the political process — also has played a role in this fiasco.

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@Chicago_History

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@AdamHoge It might or it might not.

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@martymaciaszek @tahmanbradley The fear is that this might be more fitting …

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@Super70sSports My favorite Beatles song is the one I’m listening to.

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@scottmerkin @mullyhaugh What did you expect him to say?

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Spurs vs. Knicks is a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, but this matchup has a 1975 Finals vibe, when the heavily favored Bullets and Elvin Hayes were swept by the Warriors — who had momentum, chemistry and a headstrong star player in Rick Barry who just wouldn't let his team lose.

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Road teams in Game 7 of the NBA playoffs:

1980-2016: 17-66 (.205)
2017-26: 16-14 (.533)

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Mike Tirico: "There will be a new champion in the NBA! A new era has dawned! It's Wemby's West! The Spurs are going to the NBA Finals!" 🏀🎙️ #NBA #NBC

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@JVMonte2 "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) — Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons

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Our Radio Show "Sports Collecting with Tom Morgan", sponsored by @collect_rea @HugginsAndScott Auctions and @vince_clemente airs Saturday mornings at 7:00 cst on Chicago's @ESPN1000 Radio & the ESPN Chicago Radio App. Nancy Huggins and @MarkPotash join us at 7:25

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@AdamHoge @HogeAndJahns Well, tweet it!