Extra Extra: Cubs World Series Odds Improve With Maddon Hiring
By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 3, 2014 11:45PM
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- Betting website Bovada reduced the odds of the Cubs winning the World Series from 50-1 to 20-1, saying an overwhelming amount of wagers placed after news Joe Maddon would be the team's next manager forced their hand. [Comcast SportsNet Chicago]
- A federal judge ordered Mohammed Hamzah Khan held without bond. Khan is suspected of trying to join terror group ISIS. [Sun-Times]
- Carol Felsenthal looks at Bruce Rauner's shifting stances on women's reproductive rights. [Chicago magazine]
- DNAInfo Chicago lists the best freakouts from people viewing Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk, including one from our very own Michelle Meywes. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Blackhawks players Daniel Carcillo, Jeremy Morin, Andrew Shaw, Ben Smith, Kris Versteeg, David Rundblad and Corey Crawford will grow mustaches throughout the month of November in support of Movember. [Blackhawks.com]