Lou Holtz talked smack, Marcus Freeman bumbled, a football field turned black and Connor Stalions did his thing. All of them and more are honored here.
Once the Brandon Road Interbasin Project starts will it turn the peninsula below the Brandon Road Lock and Dam into the ultimate stopping point for invasive species, especially invasive carp?
We also asked if the holiday was better or worse because the Bears weren’t one of the six teams playing. In hindsight, maybe it was a dumb question.
Chris Getz’s first trade won’t be his last this offseason, and it might not be his biggest, not with Dylan Cease as a potential chip.
A buck wandering a Chicago cemetery, wondering about the whereabouts of a sturgeon mount and Illinois’ low fall turkey harvest are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Steele finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting.
DeRozan was frustrated enough by his team’s poor play in Friday’s In-Season Tournament loss to the Raptors, but his frustration boiled over thanks to some last-second shots put up by his former team with the game well in hand.
Donovan is not asking Coby White to be Lonzo Ball as far as advancing the ball and pushing the team up the floor, but there are definitely little habits White can add that made Ball so effective.
Big Game Hunting: Buckeyes-Wolverines, Northwestern-Illinois, Alabama-Auburn, Notre Dame-Stanford and other Week 13 picks.
After an ugly season, coach Drew Valentine is looking to return the Ramblers to their recent heights.
Sun-Times sports columnist finishes decades-long passion project by publishing book of poetry for children
Paul Vriend photographing a great egret in flight, Illinois’ effort to reestablish lake sturgeon and Bassmaster’s 1st “Million Dollar Man,” Larrry Nixon retiring from competitive fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
As expected, Bellinger rejected a qualifying offer from the Cubs this week.
Bulls coach Billy Donovan rolled out a new starting lineup but saw another lethargic first half, leading to the question of whether the players tuned him out or quit on each other.
Zach LaVine trade rumors and social-media drama won’t be going away anytime soon, but Donovan believes his group understands that it must stay focused on controlling what it can control.
One of the mildest opening days made for an interesting beginning to Illinois firearm deer season.
Such a scorer. Such a leaper. Such a waste of time?
It can’t be that hard for the Illini to beat Iowa, can it? And why is Purdue favored in Evanston?
But general manager Chris Getz not ruling out the possibility, slim as it might be, of listening to what other teams would offer for Robert.
The 22-year-old defenseman, who grew up in suburban Wilmette, appears destined to become just the fifth Illinois native ever to get drafted by the Hawks and go on to play at least 100 games with the organization. “[I’m] really never homesick,” he said.
Kenwood, loaded with three Division I-bound seniors, is the Sun-Times’ preseason top-ranked team.
We are primed for chaos, with a bunch of unbeaten teams going into championship weekend and a few teams behind them with absolutely stellar résumés.
The team announced Friday morning that LaVine would be sidelined at least another week with a sore right foot, but is that really a bad thing? There are growing signs that while the Bulls might not be better without the two-time All-Star guard, they definitely aren’t worse.
The best players from across the Chicago area.
A day spent observing the first steps in revising the list of endangered and threatened fish in Illinois. Who knew what wonders swam in our waters?
Another tilapia from the Chicago Area Waerway System (CAWS) and a rutting buck chasing does in the suburbs are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
“He knows our deficiencies, he knows how we chase. He knows how I really want to improve the situational-hitting aspect of our ballclub. He’s coming in with a plan.”
As accomplishments and accolades pile up, the Sky’s star still has dreams of Olympic gold in Paris.
Patrick Williams suffered through five games as the starting four, leaving him with two games of taking a zero, and now that coach Billy Donovan has moved Williams to the second unit it’s Torrey Craig’s turn to deal with the curse.
President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the bullpen would be a “huge” priority this offseason.
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