Game Week: Predictions for football quarterfinals; hoops practice begins

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Annie Costabile, Beth Long and Michael O’Brien co-host the weekly high school sports livestream show called “Sun-Times Game Week.” | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

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Signing Frank Nazar for the final three games of the season is the latest example of Hawks GM Kyle Davidson’s eagerness to use up entry-level contract years as quickly as possible. Lukas Reichel’s contract negotiations this summer offer an example of why it might be a clever strategy.
Northerly Island should be a stunning urban space on par with Millennium Park. Instead, it’s the architectural equivalent of Felix and Oscar, with a 30,000-seat concert venue oddly coupled with a nature preserve.
The action when an arrest was made in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca refects what’s done nationwide. “It’s a way of showing that even though the officer is not with us, he is having a part in the arrest of the person who killed them,” former police Supt. Phil Cline says.
To help keep away big crowds during filming, the people behind the hit TV show tapped the name of Rafael Kubelík, who, for those of us who don’t know, was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1950 to 1953.
The government this year acknowledged Agent Orange’s presence at 17 bases, but not others where evidence is mounting — including Fort Ord in California and, possibly, Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.