Andrew Carter
@andrew-carter.bsky.social
Journalist for the Chicago Tribune.
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Seat 2 in Row 19 of Section 140.
That's Father Bob’s seat at Rate Field.
As the White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
📝 @andrew-carter.bsky.social
That's Father Bob’s seat at Rate Field.
As the White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
📝 @andrew-carter.bsky.social
Divine revelations: Pope Leo XIV’s attendance at 2005 World Series leaves champion White Sox with an immaculate legacy
As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Seat 2 in Row 19 of Section 140.
That's Father Bob’s seat at Rate Field.
As the White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
📝 @andrew-carter.bsky.social
That's Father Bob’s seat at Rate Field.
As the White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
📝 @andrew-carter.bsky.social
Reposted by Andrew Carter
Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning.
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
Divine revelations: Pope Leo XIV’s attendance at 2005 World Series leaves champion White Sox with an immaculate legacy
As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning.
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning.
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
Divine revelations: Pope Leo XIV’s attendance at 2005 World Series leaves champion White Sox with an immaculate legacy
As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning.
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/c...
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More than 72,000 American military members remain unaccounted for from World War II. This is the story of one who was recently found, and laid to rest.
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
‘An American Soldier:’ The improbable homecoming of WWII Army Pvt. James Loyd to Chicago area
Pvt. James C. Loyd disappeared during a nighttime firefight days after the Allied Forces landed near Anzio, Italy, in 1944. He’s finally come home.
www.chicagotribune.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
More than 72,000 American military members remain unaccounted for from World War II. This is the story of one who was recently found, and laid to rest.
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
More than 72,000 American military members remain unaccounted for from World War II. This is the story of one who was recently found, and laid to rest.
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
‘An American Soldier:’ The improbable homecoming of WWII Army Pvt. James Loyd to Chicago area
Pvt. James C. Loyd disappeared during a nighttime firefight days after the Allied Forces landed near Anzio, Italy, in 1944. He’s finally come home.
www.chicagotribune.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
More than 72,000 American military members remain unaccounted for from World War II. This is the story of one who was recently found, and laid to rest.
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/c...
Honored this week to begin a new chapter at the Chicago Tribune, where I’ll be a Senior Reporter on the GA/enterprise team. In other words:
I’ll be looking for great stories all over Chicago and Illinois. Excited to get to work in America’s best and most compelling city.
I’ll be looking for great stories all over Chicago and Illinois. Excited to get to work in America’s best and most compelling city.
March 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Honored this week to begin a new chapter at the Chicago Tribune, where I’ll be a Senior Reporter on the GA/enterprise team. In other words:
I’ll be looking for great stories all over Chicago and Illinois. Excited to get to work in America’s best and most compelling city.
I’ll be looking for great stories all over Chicago and Illinois. Excited to get to work in America’s best and most compelling city.
After 4,864 days of bylines, datelines and deadlines (some of which I actually met), last night’s Duke-Carolina game was my final assignment at The News & Observer.
It has, very literally, been a dream come true to be a part of it. I’m grateful beyond words.
It has, very literally, been a dream come true to be a part of it. I’m grateful beyond words.
March 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
After 4,864 days of bylines, datelines and deadlines (some of which I actually met), last night’s Duke-Carolina game was my final assignment at The News & Observer.
It has, very literally, been a dream come true to be a part of it. I’m grateful beyond words.
It has, very literally, been a dream come true to be a part of it. I’m grateful beyond words.
Clemson, Florida State and the ACC have dropped their lawsuits against each other. And so there is peace, for now. For the long term?
Eh. Probably not so much.
Winners and losers and what-to-know, while pondering the Neville Chamberlainedness of it all: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Eh. Probably not so much.
Winners and losers and what-to-know, while pondering the Neville Chamberlainedness of it all: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
With Florida State, Clemson dropping lawsuits there is peace in the ACC – sort of. Here’s what to know
Florida State, Clemson and the ACC have reached a settlement to their lawsuits and made peace. Will it last? Don’t bet on it.
www.newsobserver.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Clemson, Florida State and the ACC have dropped their lawsuits against each other. And so there is peace, for now. For the long term?
Eh. Probably not so much.
Winners and losers and what-to-know, while pondering the Neville Chamberlainedness of it all: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Eh. Probably not so much.
Winners and losers and what-to-know, while pondering the Neville Chamberlainedness of it all: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Cade Tyson has seen the mean tweets and heard the noise. And he understands the angst better than anyone.
“I feel like I haven’t accomplished much here," he said Monday in Tallahassee.
Slowly, though, there are signs. On his faith during a tough season:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
“I feel like I haven’t accomplished much here," he said Monday in Tallahassee.
Slowly, though, there are signs. On his faith during a tough season:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
How UNC basketball’s Cade Tyson has maintained faith amid criticism, noise of tough season
UNC’s Cade Tyson has been an easy target amid his struggles this season. Slowly, though, his faith is starting to be vindicated.
www.newsobserver.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cade Tyson has seen the mean tweets and heard the noise. And he understands the angst better than anyone.
“I feel like I haven’t accomplished much here," he said Monday in Tallahassee.
Slowly, though, there are signs. On his faith during a tough season:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
“I feel like I haven’t accomplished much here," he said Monday in Tallahassee.
Slowly, though, there are signs. On his faith during a tough season:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Wrote about the sorry state of ACC men’s basketball. Is the explanation as simple as an exodus of great coaches? Probably.
Even so, there are some deeper issues here. The conference should never be *this* bad. On some of the causes and effects:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Even so, there are some deeper issues here. The conference should never be *this* bad. On some of the causes and effects:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
ACC basketball was once king — so how has the once-proud conference reached such a low?
The ACC’s basketball history and tradition are second to none. So how did it ever get this bad?
www.newsobserver.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wrote about the sorry state of ACC men’s basketball. Is the explanation as simple as an exodus of great coaches? Probably.
Even so, there are some deeper issues here. The conference should never be *this* bad. On some of the causes and effects:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Even so, there are some deeper issues here. The conference should never be *this* bad. On some of the causes and effects:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Red-eyes with stops to refuel. Consults with "sleep guys," including a NASA expert. A travel schedule more grueling than that in the NBA.
Football TV money drove the ACC’s Westward expansion. The league’s basketball teams, among others, are paying the price: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Football TV money drove the ACC’s Westward expansion. The league’s basketball teams, among others, are paying the price: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
ACC expanded West for football TV money. Basketball teams, among others, pay the price
Football TV money has driven all the realignment in major college athletics over the past several years. In the ACC, it has created basketball travel more demanding than that in the NBA.
www.newsobserver.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Red-eyes with stops to refuel. Consults with "sleep guys," including a NASA expert. A travel schedule more grueling than that in the NBA.
Football TV money drove the ACC’s Westward expansion. The league’s basketball teams, among others, are paying the price: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Football TV money drove the ACC’s Westward expansion. The league’s basketball teams, among others, are paying the price: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
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Cooper Flagg put on a show Saturday night in Durham in his Duke-Carolina debut. He also underscored the broader difference between the two rivals in this new college basketball era.
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
How Cooper Flagg epitomizes the gap between Duke and UNC — and not just on the court
UNC and Duke have taken diverging approaches to recruiting in an evolving college basketball landscape, a difference that led Cooper Flagg to Durham, and the Blue Devils to a blowout win over the Tar ...
www.newsobserver.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cooper Flagg put on a show Saturday night in Durham in his Duke-Carolina debut. He also underscored the broader difference between the two rivals in this new college basketball era.
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Cooper Flagg put on a show Saturday night in Durham in his Duke-Carolina debut. He also underscored the broader difference between the two rivals in this new college basketball era.
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
How Cooper Flagg epitomizes the gap between Duke and UNC — and not just on the court
UNC and Duke have taken diverging approaches to recruiting in an evolving college basketball landscape, a difference that led Cooper Flagg to Durham, and the Blue Devils to a blowout win over the Tar ...
www.newsobserver.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cooper Flagg put on a show Saturday night in Durham in his Duke-Carolina debut. He also underscored the broader difference between the two rivals in this new college basketball era.
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
One program has been aggressively progressive. The other has resisted change. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
His back literally against a wall late Tuesday night, near midnight, Hubert Davis spoke of a need to keep fighting.
“What choice do you have?”
After another late meltdown, it’s fair to question whether UNC can muster such resiliency.
From Pittsburgh:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
“What choice do you have?”
After another late meltdown, it’s fair to question whether UNC can muster such resiliency.
From Pittsburgh:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
After (another) late collapse, UNC nearing (another) crossroads under Hubert Davis
For UNC, the late collapse Tuesday night at Pitt was “kind of like the same movie over and over again,” RJ Davis said. The Tar Heels are becoming familiar with an uncomfortable new reality.
www.newsobserver.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
His back literally against a wall late Tuesday night, near midnight, Hubert Davis spoke of a need to keep fighting.
“What choice do you have?”
After another late meltdown, it’s fair to question whether UNC can muster such resiliency.
From Pittsburgh:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
“What choice do you have?”
After another late meltdown, it’s fair to question whether UNC can muster such resiliency.
From Pittsburgh:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Settling in at the Smith Center for some bicoastal Atlantic Coast basketball action: Cal at UNC. Last time the Golden Bears were here: November 1997.
That game gave us perhaps the most iconic shot of a Vince Carter dunk, ever. Photograph made (of course) by Hugh Morton.
That game gave us perhaps the most iconic shot of a Vince Carter dunk, ever. Photograph made (of course) by Hugh Morton.
January 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Settling in at the Smith Center for some bicoastal Atlantic Coast basketball action: Cal at UNC. Last time the Golden Bears were here: November 1997.
That game gave us perhaps the most iconic shot of a Vince Carter dunk, ever. Photograph made (of course) by Hugh Morton.
That game gave us perhaps the most iconic shot of a Vince Carter dunk, ever. Photograph made (of course) by Hugh Morton.
Yes, it was only Miami and arguably the ACC's worst team. But after another rout, it's fair to say Duke's biggest obstacle in ACC play might just be boredom.
When was the last time the gap was this wide between the ACC's best and the rest? From Cameron Indoor: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
When was the last time the gap was this wide between the ACC's best and the rest? From Cameron Indoor: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
After rout against Miami, perfect ACC start, Duke’s biggest challenge might be boredom
Duke’s early ACC dominance begs the question: When was the last time the gap was this wide between the ACC’s best team and the rest of the league?
www.newsobserver.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yes, it was only Miami and arguably the ACC's worst team. But after another rout, it's fair to say Duke's biggest obstacle in ACC play might just be boredom.
When was the last time the gap was this wide between the ACC's best and the rest? From Cameron Indoor: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
When was the last time the gap was this wide between the ACC's best and the rest? From Cameron Indoor: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Saturday’s Carolina-State game delivered, in the end, after 35 minutes as ugly as any in the 248-game history of the series. The good: Jalen Washington. Ian Jackson. State’s D (maybe?).
The not-so good: this underscored the ACC’s mediocrity: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
The not-so good: this underscored the ACC’s mediocrity: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
UNC, NC State delivered a compelling ending — to a game that underscored ACC’s mediocrity
North Carolina and N.C. State delivered a classic ending — in a game that otherwise didn’t deserve it.
www.newsobserver.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Saturday’s Carolina-State game delivered, in the end, after 35 minutes as ugly as any in the 248-game history of the series. The good: Jalen Washington. Ian Jackson. State’s D (maybe?).
The not-so good: this underscored the ACC’s mediocrity: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
The not-so good: this underscored the ACC’s mediocrity: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
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UNC and Bill Belichick came from opposite directions to arrive at this marriage of football convenience.
“College kind of came to me this year,” Belichick said. “I didn’t necessarily go and seek it out.”
“We’re taking a risk,” Bubba Cunningham said.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
“College kind of came to me this year,” Belichick said. “I didn’t necessarily go and seek it out.”
“We’re taking a risk,” Bubba Cunningham said.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
How North Carolina and Bill Belichick started from opposite poles and ended up together
Bill Belichick decided he wanted to coach in college. UNC decided it needed a pro coach. Their marriage of convenience was born of desperation.
www.newsobserver.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:23 PM
UNC and Bill Belichick came from opposite directions to arrive at this marriage of football convenience.
“College kind of came to me this year,” Belichick said. “I didn’t necessarily go and seek it out.”
“We’re taking a risk,” Bubba Cunningham said.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
“College kind of came to me this year,” Belichick said. “I didn’t necessarily go and seek it out.”
“We’re taking a risk,” Bubba Cunningham said.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Reposted by Andrew Carter
Dick Crum once said UNC wanted to be Oklahoma on Saturday and Harvard during the week.
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
How Bill Belichick became UNC’s football coach: Inside the Tar Heels’ bold, risky move
UNC has tried almost everything to become nationally relevant in football. Its hiring of Bill Belichick, and the enormous financial investment along with it, is its boldest move ever.
www.newsobserver.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Dick Crum once said UNC wanted to be Oklahoma on Saturday and Harvard during the week.
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Dick Crum once said UNC wanted to be Oklahoma on Saturday and Harvard during the week.
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
How Bill Belichick became UNC’s football coach: Inside the Tar Heels’ bold, risky move
UNC has tried almost everything to become nationally relevant in football. Its hiring of Bill Belichick, and the enormous financial investment along with it, is its boldest move ever.
www.newsobserver.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Dick Crum once said UNC wanted to be Oklahoma on Saturday and Harvard during the week.
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
But now it's no longer content to be "relegated to the kids table" in football.
On a decades-long dance ending in the decision to go all in, and hire Bill Belichick: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
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Bill Belichick, cutting the sleeves off an Alexander Julian plaid blazer.
Bill Belichick, being asked to shake the hand of a human dressed as a toaster pastry.
Bill Belichick, adding the entire UNC lacrosse team to the football roster.
Can you imagine?
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Bill Belichick, being asked to shake the hand of a human dressed as a toaster pastry.
Bill Belichick, adding the entire UNC lacrosse team to the football roster.
Can you imagine?
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
December 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Bill Belichick, cutting the sleeves off an Alexander Julian plaid blazer.
Bill Belichick, being asked to shake the hand of a human dressed as a toaster pastry.
Bill Belichick, adding the entire UNC lacrosse team to the football roster.
Can you imagine?
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Bill Belichick, being asked to shake the hand of a human dressed as a toaster pastry.
Bill Belichick, adding the entire UNC lacrosse team to the football roster.
Can you imagine?
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Back for more in Chapel Hill. No sign of Bill Belichick inside the Smith Center. Not much in the way of early energy, either, from the Tar Heels, who trail Georgia Tech 8-4 early.
UNC looking for something good to happen today. Been a bit.
UNC looking for something good to happen today. Been a bit.
December 7, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Back for more in Chapel Hill. No sign of Bill Belichick inside the Smith Center. Not much in the way of early energy, either, from the Tar Heels, who trail Georgia Tech 8-4 early.
UNC looking for something good to happen today. Been a bit.
UNC looking for something good to happen today. Been a bit.
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Junior college football is about second (third? fourth?) chances. The opportunity is often the reward. There’s no trophy at the end.
For the first time, Louisburg College has a chance to win one Saturday.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
For the first time, Louisburg College has a chance to win one Saturday.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
December 6, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Junior college football is about second (third? fourth?) chances. The opportunity is often the reward. There’s no trophy at the end.
For the first time, Louisburg College has a chance to win one Saturday.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
For the first time, Louisburg College has a chance to win one Saturday.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
It’s true, as (highly, highly) unlikely it is that it really goes anywhere: Bill Belichick has had talks with UNC about its head coaching vacancy. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
December 5, 2024 at 11:47 PM
It’s true, as (highly, highly) unlikely it is that it really goes anywhere: Bill Belichick has had talks with UNC about its head coaching vacancy. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
One of the most surreal scenes I can remember in Triangle college hoops: A chant of "Roll Tide" bellowing in the Smith Center.
On the ACC's woeful "challenge" showing against the SEC, which UNC's performance epitomized. How did things reach such a point? www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
On the ACC's woeful "challenge" showing against the SEC, which UNC's performance epitomized. How did things reach such a point? www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
December 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM
One of the most surreal scenes I can remember in Triangle college hoops: A chant of "Roll Tide" bellowing in the Smith Center.
On the ACC's woeful "challenge" showing against the SEC, which UNC's performance epitomized. How did things reach such a point? www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
On the ACC's woeful "challenge" showing against the SEC, which UNC's performance epitomized. How did things reach such a point? www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...