DETROIT (AP) — Desmond Bane anotó 37 puntos y capturó dos rebotes ofensivos cruciales para que el Magic de Orlando se impusiera el viernes 112-109 sobre los Pistons de Detroit, con lo cual ganó su grupo en la Copa NBA.

Orlando terminó con una foja de 4-0 en el Grupo B del Este y avanzó a la ronda eliminatoria. El Magic se sobrepuso a un triple-doble de Cade Cunningham de los Pistons, quien terminó con 39 puntos, 12 rebotes y 11 asistencias.

Franz Wagner añadió 21 puntos a la causa de Orlando.

Tobias Harris consiguió 18 unidades por los Pistons, que han perdido dos duelos seguidos después de una racha de 13 victorias consecutivas. Jalen Duren sumó 16 puntos y 12 rebotes.

Detroit terminó 2-2 en la Copa NBA y no avanzó.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson anotó 29 puntos, descolgó 12 rebotes y repartió 12 asistencias para liderar a los Hawks de Atlanta a una victoria de 130-123 sobre los Cavaliers de Cleveland en un partido de la Copa NBA el viernes por la noche.

Atlanta eliminó a Cleveland del torneo de mitad de temporada, lo que significa que ninguno de los equipos avanza a la ronda de cuartos de final.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker añadió 28 unidades, incluyendo un crucial triple en los últimos momentos, ayudando a Atlanta a lograr una racha de 7-0 en menos de 30 segundos para crear distancia.

Donovan Mitchell lideró a Cleveland con 42 tantos. Fue el sexto juego de Mitchell en los últimos ocho en los que anotó al menos 30 puntos y el segundo total de puntos más alto de la temporada.

Zaccharie Riscaher de Atlanta encestó un triple decisivo con 1:09 por jugar para romper un empate a 123, y Alexander-Walker encestó un triple en movimiento con 47,7 segundos después de que Mitchell fallara un tiro potencial para empatar el juego.

Atlanta mantuvo a Cleveland sin anotar en los últimos 2:03. Los Cavaliers habían liderado por cuatro puntos con 2:25 por jugar.

Ambos equipos tuvieron rachas extendidas en la primera mitad. Los Hawks utilizaron una de 21-4 en el primer cuarto y lideraron por hasta 13 puntos. Los Cavaliers usaron una de 14-0 en el segundo para borrar su déficit.

Los equipos han dividido sus dos primeros juegos de la temporada regular, con cada lado ganando en casa. Los equipos se enfrentarán dos veces más en abril, durante la última semana de la temporada regular.

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Vicki Keller will never forget the first time she walked through First Congregational Church of Naperville.

The year was 1969 and Keller, now 79, had moved to Naperville from Clay Center, Nebraska, her small town of less than a thousand people. She was looking for a church to join and while she came from an Evangelical background, she looked at First Congregational Church of Naperville as an option.

“The minute I walked into that church, I had a feeling and it was warm — kind of like somebody was wrapping their arms around me,” Keller said. “Standing actually in the back of the church by the stained glass windows is where I had this feeling and I thought, ‘This is the place for me.’”

More than 50 years later, she is now leading an effort to secure landmark status for it. The Naperville Historic Preservation Commission will review the application Thursday.

First Congregational is the oldest organized church in DuPage County and the oldest Congregational church founded in northern Illinois.

Among its one-time members were people influential in building Naperville into the town it is today, including businessman James L. Nichols, who bequested the funds to build the city’s first library, and Naperville Village Board Trustee George Martin IV, whose tile and brick business helped rebuild Chicago following the 1871 fire.

Since its founding, congregation members have been active in social justice movements, from the national abolitionist effort in the 1800s to the current campaign to push Naperville away from using coal-fired energy.

“It is just so rich with the history of Naperville and it feels like a living history because it still has the same congregation and type of congregation that it had when it was founded,” said Diane Diamond, a church member helping in the landmarking process.

A plaque outside of the First Congregational Church of Naperville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The plaque says that the church oldest church in DuPage County and the oldest Congregational church founded in Northern Illinois. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

The origins of the church

The church was founded as a Presbyterian organization on July 13, 1833, a few years after New England families descended from Puritans settled along the banks of the DuPage River, according to the church’s landmarking application.

The day after it was founded, people from all around the settlement came to worship beneath the shade of oak and hickory trees. Of that meeting, one of the church’s founding pastors, the Rev. Jeremiah Porter, wrote: “It was a cheering scene. Few had dared to expect such a scene at this early period in the settlement of our frontier. The grain of mustard seed will, we trust, become a great tree so that the multitudes shall yet rest under its delightful shade.”

The phrase “multitudes shall yet rest under its delightful shade” and a picture of a large tree have been symbols of the church ever since.

Although they established a Presbyterian organization, Porter and many charter members were Congregationalists. They chose the Presbyterian form of governance in part because it was believed Presbyterian governance was better for frontier life.

The church eventually switched to Congregational in 1834 and would formally become First Congregational Church of Naperville. Other churches branched off from the original, including First Presbyterian Church of DuPage in 1844.

The inside of the First Congregational Church of Naperville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. When it was founded, the church was a Presbyterian organization. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Building a house of worship

As the church grew in size, it was determined in 1838 that the congregation needed have its own building. Capt. Morris Sleight donated land at the northwest corner of Center Street and Benton Avenue in 1845 on two conditions: the church always have a bell tower and never have a burial ground.

In 1846, construction of a frame structure was completed. Sixty years later, the congregation replaced it with the Gothic revival-style building that stands at Benton Avenue and Center Street today.

Architectural features include pointed arch windows and doors, stained-glass windows and limestone quarried from Joliet. Other buildings have since been added to the site, including a parish hall in 1930 and a community room and basement classrooms in 1979.

When the new church was dedicated on May 6, 1906, nearly 700 of the city’s then 3,000 residents attend. The same number came out for an evening ceremony on the same day.

A sign outside of the First Congregational Church of Naperville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Since its founding, the church has been active in social justice causes. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

A legacy of activism

Since the beginning, church members have been active in social movements. Israel and Avice Blodgett, two of the church’s charter members, were outspoken abolitionists.

Newspaper articles from the Western Citizen anti-slavery newspaper detailed Israel’s participation in abolitionist activity in the 1840s and 1850s. According to an autobiography written by the couple’s son Henry Blodgett, Avice reportedly refused to give water to a presumed slave catcher who visited their farm with two captured Black men.

Other social justice activities included sponsoring a Vietnamese family fleeing Saigon in the 1970s near the end of the Vietnam War and the launch of a recycling program in the 1980s that was later taken over by Naperville Recycling.

Today, the church shares its space with the Community Access Naperville, which a congregation member helped organize to provide support to developmentally disabled young adults. Some church members have been instrumental in establishing the Say No To Coal consortium, which is pushing for Naperville to find clean energy sources for city’s electricity supply.

The chancel on the inside of the First Congregational Church of Naperville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Vicki Keller, who is leading the church’s preservation efforts, wanted to landmark the church building after seeing other preservation efforts in Naperville. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Move to landmark

Keller said she was inspired to seek landmark status for her church after seeing other Naperville preservation efforts, including the those for the old Nichols Library and Beidelman Furniture, the oldest business in DuPage County. It’s proximity to downtown made it all the more important, she said.

“I was involved with trying to save old Nichols, and that really had an effect on me,” Keller said. “I was very, very sad (with the outcome of that effort). Even though the outside was saved, to me, it’s still not saved with buildings being put around it. I didn’t want that to happen to our church.”

She pitched the idea to the church council last year, and a task force was formed to gather information on the the building’s history.

“One of the things I felt really strongly about was that we involve the congregation in knowing about the landmarking process,” said Diamond, a task force member. “Every week we did this thing called ‘Landmarking Bits and Bobs.’ And it was just little facts about the building or little facts about the history.”

The process has brought the church’s congregation closer together, she said.

“The whole process made me look more closely at everything within the church,” said John Klein-Collins, church council moderator.

As an eighth-grade teacher at Kennedy Junior High School, Klein-Collins typically takes his students to Naper Settlement to learn about the Underground Railroad, which includes a reenactment of people involved in the DuPage area.

One day when he was at church sitting in the back, he leaned over to look at a plaque of the church’s founding members.

“I’d never really looked at it closely, and it had many of the names of the people from Naper Settlement, the individuals who participated in the Underground Railroad,” he said. “All the way back then church congregants were fighting for marginalized communities.”

It was one of those “a-ha” moments that made him proud to be part of the church and invigorated to continue that legacy, he said.

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NUEVA YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey anotó 22 puntos, Jared McCain sumó 20 desde el banquillo y los 76ers de Filadelfia derrotaron el viernes 115-103 a los Nets de Brooklyn en un duelo de la Copa NBA.

Quentin Grimes añadió 19 puntos, y Paul George contribuyó con 14 para que los 76ers, incluso con bajas, rompieran una racha de dos derrotas consecutivas.

Los 76ers jugaron sin el pívot titular Joel Embiid (cuidado de rodilla derecha) y VJ Edgecombe (tirón en la pantorrilla izquierda). Perdieron al pívot suplente Andre Drummond (esguince en la rodilla derecha) a mitad del segundo cuarto.

Drummond intentó bloquear la flotadora de Tyrese Martin y luego trató de agarrar el rebote con la mano izquierda, pero cayó en la cancha y de inmediato se sujetó la rodilla.

Egor Demin anotó un récord personal de 23 puntos, y Tyrese Martin tuvo 16 por Brooklyn. Los Nets han perdido tres partidos consecutivos y cayeron a 0-9 en casa esta temporada. Son el único equipo sin una victoria como local esta temporada —su última en el Barclays Center fue el 8 de abril contra Nueva Orleans.

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PHILADELPHIA — As a cornerback, Nahshon Wright didn’t spend much time thinking about or preparing for the Philadelphia Eagles’ famed Tush Push play.

Like, as in none.

“I mean, the Tush Push, honestly, I didn’t look at it at all,” Wright said.

The Chicago Bears cornerback with a spindly 6-foot-4 frame is likely the last person anybody thinks about when Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts lined up for the Tush Push, as he did late in the third quarter of Friday’s game at Lincoln Financial Field. The controversial play, which was nearly banned in the offseason, is all about brute strength and leverage. It’s about the big boys up front. It’s about some of the biggest, strongest men in pro sports pushing each other in a battle of wills.

The cornerbacks? They’re almost an afterthought.

“You let the big guys handle the trenches,” Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon said.

But as Hurts took the snap and ran headfirst into the mass of humanity before him, Wright saw an opportunity. The Eagles left Wright unblocked and he spotted one thing — the football.

“That was just instincts,” Wright said. “I just saw him holding the ball out with two hands.”

Wright ripped the football from Hurts’ hands and then worked his way to the bottom of the scrum to secure the ball for his third fumble recovery of the season and his eighth takeaway overall.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright (26), right, gets the ball from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) in the third quarter on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

It proved to be a turning point in the Bears’ 24-15 win over the Eagles on Friday. Hurts fumbled the football at the 11-yard line. The Bears, at the time, led by a slim 10-9 margin and the Eagles appeared poised to take the lead, with all the momentum shifting in their favor.

It wasn’t about any special preparation Wright did ahead of the game. It was all his football instincts.

“He went and got it,” Bears defensive tackle Grady Jarrett said.

Of course, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen spent time going over the Tush Push in his meetings with the defense. But it wasn’t like Wright was going home and studying the play. For the cornerbacks, the responsibility is more about guarding their man and being ready in case the Eagles run a different play out of that formation.

Wright saw the quarterback keep the ball and he moved in to make a play.

“We preach 11 hats to the ball, so if I’m able to get in there, I’m going to get in there,” Wright said. “It was just the opportunity presented itself for me to get in there and I was able to get the ball out.”

Team captain Kevin Byard III was the safety at the back of the play. He had too many bodies in his way to know what was going on.

“I had a feeling we stopped them short and I was looking at the sideline and seeing (Allen) and everybody celebrating saying we got the ball,” Byard said. “It was a huge play, man. (Wright has) been making huge plays all year.”

The Bears defense created two takeaways against an Eagles team that turned the ball over just six times all season prior to Friday. Byard grabbed an interception with a diving effort earlier in the third quarter. He leads the NFL with six interceptions, with Wright trailing him with five. As a team, the Bears lead the NFL with 26 takeaways.

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen celebrates cornerback Nahshon Wright’s fumble recovery in the third quarter Nov. 28, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Byard called Wright’s fumble on the Tush Push a “crazy play.”

“That’s the reason why we’re the best in the league at taking the ball away,” Byard said.

What happened after the Tush Push was a textbook example of a coach trusting what’s working. Ben Johnson went with the hot hands — his running backs.

On an afternoon when strong winds made things tricky in the passing game, quarterback Caleb Williams completed only 47.2% of his pass attempts. Meanwhile, the Bears offensive line consistently opened up gaping holes in the defense.

Immediately following Wright’s takeaway, Johnson called a run for rookie back Kyle Monangai, who saw a hole and found open space. With the Bears in their own end of the field, Monangai’s 31-yard run provided a spark.

“We always talk about getting that first first down and not necessarily thinking it’s going to be an explosive run like that,” Johnson said of Monangai’s 31-yarder. “But that was a huge one in that moment because we were still on our side of the field, backed up.”

Including that play, Johnson called five consecutive runs for Monangai, who finished with a game-high 130 rushing yards on 22 carries. The Bears converted on a fourth-and-5 later during the possession, with Williams connecting with tight end Colston Loveland for a 7-yard gain. It was Monangai again who punched the ball into the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown, his fifth touchdown of the season.

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Johnson wound up calling nine run plays on the 12-play touchdown drive.

Just minutes prior, it looked as if the Eagles might storm back and take the lead. Monangai’s touchdown put the Bears ahead by eight points. The Eagles quickly punted on their next possession and a short while later, Williams threw what felt like a knockout blow with a touchdown pass to tight end Cole Kmet that put the Bears ahead 24-9 with about six minutes to go.

This victory may have been the Bears’ biggest statement yet. They beat the defending Super Bowl champions in their house. Both teams entered with 8-3 records. The game was a worldwide broadcast in a unique time slot. If the season ended today, the Bears would be the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

As has been the case several times this season, it was the unheralded cornerback who began the year as a backup making a game-changing play at a crucial moment.

“We know what we’re capable of,” Wright said. “We talk about it every day and we control our destiny. We’re not necessarily worried about what the rest of the league thinks.”

After Friday’s win, the rest of the league — not to mention much of Chicago — is certainly thinking about the Bears.

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CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — Brandon Miller anotó 27 puntos, Miles Bridges sumó 22, además de aportar ocho rebotes y siete asistencias, y los Hornets de Charlotte vencieron el viernes 123-116 a los Bulls de Chicago, para dejar atrás una seguidilla de siete derrotas.

Collin Sexton añadió 21 puntos desde el banquillo por los Hornets, que limitaron a los Bulls a ocho de 36 en tiros desde más allá del arco de tres puntos. LaMelo Ball contabilizó 16 puntos, ocho asistencias y siete rebotes.

Josh Giddey estuvo cerca de otro triple-doble, al terminar con 25 puntos, 11 rebotes y nueve asistencias por Chicago. Coby White añadió 25 unidades y Nikola Vucevic sumó 13 puntos y 14 rebotes.

Fue el último partido de grupo de la Copa NBA para ambos equipos, aunque ambos habían sido eliminados del torneo al comenzar la noche.

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Marist’s Charles Barnes experienced not only a reunion but a revitalization Friday night.

The senior forward, a transfer from De La Salle, went up against two former teammates for the Meteors who also transferred in the offseason and are now playing for Perspectives-Leadership.

“I wanted a new start, fresh opportunities and better chances,” Barnes said. “Going up against a couple of my teammates just added something, and I’ve stepped into a more veteran role.

“Now, I’m trying to help our young juniors develop.”

Barnes, meanwhile, has developed into a force. He had 14 points, four rebounds and three steals for the host RedHawks in a 69-47 win in the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament championship game.

Senior forward Stephen Brown added 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for Marist (3-0) in Chicago. Senior forward Ryan Lawlor came through with 13 points off the bench.

Marist’s Charles Barnes (14) gets past Perspectives-Leadership’s Xavier Porter (12) during the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament championship game in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

South Side basketball culture is an intricate circle of connections. Barnes, Brown and senior point guard TJ Tate previously played AAU together, underscoring their immediate ease and comfort.

It made the potentially complicated late transfer of Barnes more fluid and natural.

“Chuck is just a great guy,” said Brown, an NC State football recruit. “We connected right away as soon as we started playing travel ball together. We always have chemistry on the court.

“I know where he’s going to be and he knows where I am. Really, he’s my best friend.”

Marist’s Charles Barnes (14) dribbles as Perspectives-Leadership’s Tristan Howard (11) defends during the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament final in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

Barnes played a big part in Friday’s win, which was the 100th career for coach Brian Hynes in his fifth full season.

Tate, the conductor of Marist’s attack, confirmed that the past has eased Barnes’ transition to a program with an already-strong nucleus.

“Chuck is a very good player,” Tate said. “He’s really competitive and he plays hard every possession. I knew he could shoot it, but he’s really great at attacking the rim.

“He also plays good defense and is a good rim protector. He really leaves everything out there.”

Marist’s Karson Thomas (4) finishes off a layup against Perspectives-Leadership during the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament championship game in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

The 6-foot-4 Barnes started all three years he played at De La Salle. He has the size and range to play comfortably on the wing and the length to be a presence on the low block.

He made a 3-pointer and also showed the ability to generate shots at the rim Friday.

“At first, I was more of a defensive guy and a catch-and-shoot scorer,” Barnes said. “Now, I feel like I can do a little bit of everything — put the ball on the floor, finish, pull up or get to the line.”

As a natural left-hander, Barnes is also crafty and elegant with the ball.

“I see myself as a three-level scorer who’s working to become a true two-way player,” he said. “Guarding the other team’s best guy and being active on the floor.

“My best quality is my IQ. I feel like I’m smart with the ball and smart without it.”

Marist’s Charles Barnes (14) puts up a shot against Perspectives-Leadership during the Marist Thanksgiving Tournament championship game in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

His father, also named Charles, was a high school standout at Young who played at Illinois State. The younger Barnes watched his father play in pickup games and adult leagues.

For Marist, Barnes’ versatility as a lockdown defender allows Brown the freedom to roam on the weak side. And Barnes is making sure to not reinvent the wheel for the RedHawks,

“Coach Hynes has been great and he’s helped me blend in with the team,” he said. “I’ve been accepted here and I feel like I can be my true self because this team is so cohesive.”

All the while, Barnes will do it playing in the East Suburban Catholic Conference after toiling in the tough Catholic League Blue.

“I’m just trying to show up in big moments and show these guys as a senior I can be someone they can rely on,” he said. “We have great chemistry. I really feel the love from the team.”

Patrick Z. McGavin is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.

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INDIANÁPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam consiguió 24 puntos y 11 rebotes, y los Pacers de Indiana vencieron 119-86 a los Wizards de Washington el viernes por la noche en un partido de la Copa NBA entre dos de los peores equipos de la liga.

Bennedict Mathurin sumó 20 unidades, y T.J. McConnell tuvo 14 y ocho asistencias para ayudar a Indiana a poner fin a una racha de tres derrotas consecutivas y mejorar su récord a 3-16. Washington cayó a 2-16, reemplazando a los Pacers en el último lugar.

Indiana, plagado de lesiones, ha caído en picada sin Tyrese Haliburton, el estelar jugador que se rompió el tendón de Aquiles derecho en la derrota de los Pacers en el séptimo y decisivo juego ante Oklahoma City en las Finales de la NBA.

Alex Sarr tuvo 24 tantos y ocho rebotes para Washington. Los Wizards rompieron una racha de 14 derrotas seguidas el martes por la noche con una victoria en casa 132-113 sobre Atlanta en la Copa NBA.

Siakam tuvo 17 puntos, seis rebotes y dos robos en la primera mitad para ayudar a Indiana a lograr una ventaja de 64-52. Los Pacers lideraban 94-83 después de tres cuartos.

Ambos equipos tenían un récord de 1-3 en la Copa NBA.

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