May 5, 2016 - Skyline Newspaper

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Cub’s Kris Bryant Back in Lineup After Mild Ankle Sprain

Last Thursday’s MRI results revealed that Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant’s ankle sprain would keep him out of service for a full weekend; however, he returned to the field for …

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Last Thursday’s MRI results revealed that Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant’s ankle sprain would keep him out of service for a full weekend; however, he returned to the field for Sunday morning’s game against the Braves.

Bryant rolled his ankle while rounding second base on Thursday and was forced to sit out on Friday’s victory over the Braves. Due to Saturday’s rainout, Bryant was able to get in another day of rest.

“I had a really bad angle going into second, so I tried to make up for it and cut a corner a little too tight,” the third baseman said. “The ankle went the other way… I’ve dealt with a lot worse.”

Manager Joe Maddon expected Bryant to get back into the game on Monday, but Sunday morning’s warmups showed that the player was feeling well enough to jump back in early. “The training staff said, ‘He’s fine. Go for it. Don’t worry about it,'” Maddon said.

Reports estimate that as many as 25,000 Americans suffer from an ankle sprain every day. It is an incredibly common injury, especially among professional athletes.

Bryant has suffered from ankle problems in the past and usually tapes his ankles before every game. Because he had been feeling so well recently, he had actually stopped taping his ankles, which is what caused last week’s injury.

Bryant says he will go back to taping his ankles in order to prevent further harm.

“The [risk] with sprained ankles is to re-jam it somehow,” said Maddon. “That’s the problem with the ankle. You could be feeling fine after even a week or two weeks and you just hit it wrong and you feel it.”

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Chicago Just Lost One of Its Best Chefs and You Can Probably Guess to Where

If you’ve ever eaten at the world-famous Next restaurant in Chicago, then you no doubt know who Dave Beran is. Unfortunately, for those that enjoy his innovative and delectable style of …

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If you’ve ever eaten at the world-famous Next restaurant in Chicago, then you no doubt know who Dave Beran is. Unfortunately, for those that enjoy his innovative and delectable style of cooking you will no longer be able to enjoy it in the Windy City.

In fact, you’ll have to make quite a trek to enjoy his meals again. Here’s a hint: it’s not New York either. Although the Big Apple is considered by many to be the cuisine capital of the world in many ways, Beran chose to take is cooking talents to Los Angeles.

According to Los Angeles Eater, Beran is moving out to the West Coast just as Chicago is about to gain famous Los Angeles chef Julian Cox.

Yet as disappointing as this loss may be for Chicago, the situation does offer unique opportunities, too. Now each city will get a chance to learn, appreciate, and enjoy delicious dishes born in cities quite unlike one another.

Approximately 45 million people move every year for various reasons; oftentimes these moves are tied to employment. Losing top talent is never a good thing for any business, but in a field like the culinary world, it’s a somewhat unfortunate reality that in order to reach the true ceiling, a chef probably has to take a crack at either the New York City or Los Angeles markets at some point.

“It is a bittersweet moment for us to announce that chef Dave Beran will be moving to California to pursue his dream of opening a restaurant in Los Angeles,” Nick Kokonas told LA Eater. “Chef Beran has been an integral part of our team at both Alinea and Next and his leadership and spirit of culinary innovation and discovery has helped Next achieve such great success. While we are sad to see him move on, we understand that it’s a logical next step for him personally and we wish him every success in California.”

The next chef de cuisine at Next will reportedly be James Beard award finalist Jenner Tomaska.