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Top of the morning, Nov. 24, 2016

In case you were wondering ...

— One of the behind-the-scenes changes necessary for this weekend's IHSA football championships played out Wednesday morning as a soggy crew switched out goal posts at Memorial Stadium.

High school kickers have more room for error: Goal posts at that level are 23 feet, 4 inches wide compared to 18-by-6 in college.

A high school set is stored in the bowels of Memorial Stadium for events like this.

— Our Scott Richey is spending Thanksgiving in New York City. However, "not like most tourists," he said. "I'll be at Barclays Center most of the time.