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After losing 101 games, White Sox fans lost a beloved broadcaster who was a lifelong Sox fan himself.
Do the Zach LaVine trade rumors and the new Ring of Honor capture your imagination? Didn’t think so.
Why is Shannon, the best player on the 16th-ranked team in the land, averaging 21.7 points, shooting 50.8% from the field and 42.4% from three and being talked about in All-American terms? Read on.
It’s that time of the year, and we can bask in all its gory — or glory.
The 11U Cowboys were on a Pop Warner mission after finishing as national runners-up a year ago.
Over-the-air TV is coming in handy for teams and leagues looking for new homes and wider distribution amid the upheaval pervading regional sports networks.
Why isn’t Northwestern ranked after beating then-No. 1 Purdue? The answer must be that it would make too much sense. But that’s just one of many examples.
Both broadcasters worked for the same owner and were in similar situations. Yet Benetti’s relationship with the Sox differed from Amin’s with the Bulls.
Basketball is having a moment in print. These books examine various figures and aspects of the hoops zeitgeist
Moore hurt his ankle on the Bears’ first play of the third quarter Sunday
The Bears though they knew what look the Lions defense would give them on fourth-and-one about three minutes into the second quarter. They were wrong.
Norfolk State guard Jamarii Thomas exchanged words with a fan before the referee got involved.
The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ game Sunday in Cleveland:
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The Indiana Pacers said he died early Thursday morning following complications from a cardiac arrest suffered last week at his home.
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Team cruises to victory against Pacers
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 30 points to lead the Cougars.
The Hawks’ decision to send Boris Katchouk through waivers and eventually to Rockford is proof of Anderson’s ascension up the depth chart. In 11 NHL games since his call-up, he has formed the team’s best forward line alongside Jason Dickinson.
Fields is going back to the scene of the Bears’ biggest crime as an offense.
A majority of the players who signed contracts over the summer will become eligible to be traded on Friday, but, even so, the Bulls are finding a very dry market for a LaVine deal. It’s not the ideal scenario for VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas.
Eberflus said the team met with its analytics guru, Harrison Freid, and decided “what’s best for our football team, based on the strength of the opponent in terms of their offense and defense.”
The veteran defensive end is out for the season after breaking his ankle against the Lions on Sunday. DeMarcus Walker is first in line to replace Ngakoue — who had four sacks in 13 games — followed by Rasheem Green and Dominique Robinson.
“He more or less dominated in the KBO,” Sox GM Chris Getz said.
After struggling to find a groove amid high expectations following his impressive rookie season, the second-year safety from Penn State has been making a bigger impact in recent games — including 17 tackles against the Lions on Sunday.
Moore twisted his ankle Sunday when he was tackled alongside the Bears sideline after a four-yard run on the team’s first play of the second half.
Owners voted Wednesday to add a game in Sao Paulo in 2024, marking the fifth continent in which the league has played. The NFL will play three games in London again next year as well as a game in Munich.
Ngakoue, who was hurt in the fourth quarter, will need surgery, coach Matt Eberflus said.
All of Tuesday’s Super 25 scores, highlights from other notable games, the day’s top performances and more.
An unknown fish, which turned out to be a logperch, was on the exhaustive list of fish Vince Oppedisano caught from the Fox River this year.
In the first meeting between the two Connors — as well as between German forwards Leon Draisaitl and Lukas Reichel — the Oilers pulled away to beat the Hawks 4-1 on Tuesday.
When Nikola Jokic was ejected from the game just before the end of the first half, it gave the home team every opportunity to take advantage of the situation. That wasn’t the case, as Denver pulls out the “character win.”