Teams & Topics: Prep
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Jahlil Okafor: Chicago’s Next, Best Basketball Player In The Country
Today, Jabari Parker will make national news and announce where he intends to play college basketball, leaving Chicago—and the nation—to salivate over Jahlil Okafor, the city’s next basketball prodigy.
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Why Jabari Parker Should Choose BYU
Dick Harmon of the Deseret News argues that no NCAA school is a better fit for the nation’s best basketball player, Jabari Parker, than Brigham Young.
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Being A Butkus: Mount Carmel’s QB Carries The Torch
Don Butkus is the current football-playing torchbearer of his great family, and while the outside world heaps impossible expectation on his shoulders, he’s just honored to play the game.
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Can Baseball Thrive On The South Side?
Senior editor Ben Strauss went to the heart of basketball country on Chicago’s South Side and found baseball remains a vital part of several communities. Players, coaches, and parents discussed the role baseball plays in their neighborhoods and the struggles the game faces to remain relevant.
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Rashard Griffith’s Secret To Success
In the early 1990s, there wasn’t a more coveted basketball prospect on the planet than Rashard Griffith. With a wide frame, soft hands, and a good head on his shoulders, the Chicago-bred seven-footer garnered comparisons to Wilt Chamberlain. So what happened?
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This Is How Leo High School Rolls
The former full-time sports journalist turned high school president kvels over the newly crowned two-time state champion Class 1-A boy’s track team from Leo High. But there’s much, much more to be proud about.
