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They’ll play the entire AFC South before facing an NFC North foe for the first time — in Week 11. They have a stretch of three consecutive home games followed by three consecutive road games. What gives?
One side roots passionately for the league’s success. The other resents being told to root passionately for the league’s success.
For those who followed Boo Buie’s remarkable career with the Wildcats, it might be a bit surprising to see him on the NBA’s pay-no-mind list so soon after it ended — and in his own backyard, no less.
How good is he? Good enough that he might be bad coach–proof.
Instead of using it for a new stadium complex, how about we give that lakefront land to citizens to enjoy?
Too many injuries and too much interference from the refs hurt what should be the highlight of basketball season — the playoffs.
Standard Media Group will invest in the network and help get it distributed. The content will come from Stadium, which is expected to keep its name when it converts to an RSN this fall.
Fascinating 'Full Court Press' captures off-court lives of Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Kiki Rice
ABC, ESPN+ series documents the joys, pressures of three stars during historic era for women’s college basketball.
None of the national experts has even talked with Underwood yet, he says, so their “way-too-early” rankings aren’t worrying him. Besides, the demands of a nonstop job create enough stress as it is.
The offensive lineman is expected to earn about $5.6 million over four years.
Games will be shown locally on WCIU-TV, WMEU-TV and Marquee Sports Network.
Soroka has a 6.39 ERA in nine starts.
A wide variety leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Club teams Mid-Pro Academy, Young & Reckless and Fundamental U impressed.
There’s plenty of talent available in the Class of 2025.
The Cubs made the trade late Monday night.
Stephanie Migawa’s nearly 20-pound brown trout put some extra celebration into her 20th anniversary on the Long Gone 3 charter out of Waukegan and earns Fish of the Week.
The Cubs will not have a timeline for Alzolay’s injury recovery until doctors review his imaging.
Las Vegas has a good shot at a three-peat. The unproven Sky face a tougher road to the playoffs this year.
Chris Flexen is one of many White Sox who could be dealt before the July 30 deadline.
The plan is for games at the team’s Arizona complex before a minor-league rehab assignment.
The Bears signed six players who tried out for the team during rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Notes: Craig Counsell logged his first ejection as Cubs manager, and Christopher Morel exited in the ninth.
With the spotlight on women’s sports, the much-lauded rookie class is already making waves in the WNBA without having played a single game.
The game will be made up in a straight doubleheader Tuesday.
Eversley is no stranger to being in the rumor mill for a promotion with another organization, and now the Pistons have entered the picture.
James suffered cardiac arrest during a USC practice session in July 2023 and needed a procedure to fix what was diagnosed as a congenital heart defect, then missed several months while recovering.
Behind-the-scenes footage reveals how the Smashing Pumpkins frontman balances his wrestling business with music, parenthood and wedding planning.
Taillon felt good throwing off the mound Saturday, but the Cubs decided to give him another couple of days to recover from a back issue.
Hendricks held the Pirates to one run through five innings.
The Sun-Times’ Bears experts — Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash — break down the team’s dynamic offseason to this point.
Joe Cowley’s first draft forecast looks at lottery winners and losers, and whom the Bulls should take at No. 11.
In the NBA Draft Lottery, the Bulls came into Sunday with a 77.6% chance to stay at No. 11, and that’s exactly how the balls bounced. The Atlanta Hawks will have the top pick.
Scane scored her 359th career goal in 81 games in the first period against Denver for the top spot. Next up for NU is the NCAA quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Sox are 9-7 in their last 16 games after a 3-22 start.
“In that aspect, I’m happy with what our catchers are doing with our pitching staff and the job Drew Butera and [pitching coach] Ethan Katz and [bullpen coach] Matt Wise are doing in preparing for a game,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
The Sox have won four in a row for the first time this season and for the first time since a seven-game run last June.
The Sky will likely decide between signing guard Kysre Gondrezick and rookie Brynna Maxwell after guard Chennedy Carter’s strong training camp.
Before the game Saturday against the Guardians, manager Pedro Grifol wasn’t ready to commit to keeping Ramos in Chicago.