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Five things to know for the Blues-Blackhawks Winter Classic

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CHICAGO - The St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks will close the 2024 calendar year with a head-to-head battle outdoors: The NHL Discover Winter Classic. The Winter Classic, first played in 2008, is the NHL's annual premier outdoor hockey game that showcases the sport across massive venues. It's traditionally played on New Year's Day, but this time around, the matchup … [Read more...] about Five things to know for the Blues-Blackhawks Winter Classic

7 things to know about TNT’s Winter Classic broadcast, including a Red Line arrival and hoping for snow at Wrigley

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If TNT studio director Morgan Thomas had any anxiety about what could go wrong during Tuesday’s NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, she already has seen a curveball or two. The worst already happened during her first Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2022, when the Minnesota Wild hosted the St. Louis Blues at Target Field in Minneapolis. “That was probably the most difficult one … [Read more...] about 7 things to know about TNT’s Winter Classic broadcast, including a Red Line arrival and hoping for snow at Wrigley

Column: 2024 sucked for Chicago sports. Here’s one last look back at another lost year for fans.

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Raging against the machine was all the rage for Chicago sports fans in 2024, a year that somehow exceeded 2023 as the worst in most of our memories. Imagine that. White Sox fans openly rooted for a loss in a late September series against the Los Angeles Angels, just so they could say they witnessed the team’s record-setting 121st defeat. Outraged Bears fans forced the McCaskeys … [Read more...] about Column: 2024 sucked for Chicago sports. Here’s one last look back at another lost year for fans.