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Cabrera bashed six hits over Friday and Saturday, the latter serving as his first four-hit game in almost two years.
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Big Game Hunting: Week 1 picks for Toledo-Illinois, Northern Illinois-Boston College, Ohio State-Indiana, Northwestern-Rutgers and more.
Of 11 Bears games on FOX last season, Joe Davis and Daryl Johnston called five, and Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth called three.
The bad baseball and the shootings in the ballpark might have brought people to their breaking point.
There are so many things wrong here, it’s hard to know where to start. If the players and fans weren’t warned of a possible threat just to keep business moving, that’s unconscionable.
Nobody does weird like the Chicago White Sox.
Josh, the Illini’s starting center, and James, a redshirt freshman linebacker, are the sons of six-time Pro Bowler Olin Kreutz.
Taking a look back at the White Sox’ Week From Hell.
Are the Irish, who play Navy on Saturday in Dublin, for real? And what to make of Freeman, anyway?
Just as fired vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn were carrying their belongings out the door Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, Tony La Russa was making a — we won’t call it triumphant — return.
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Entering play Saturday at D.C. United, the Fire have dropped three consecutive games since the end of the Leagues Cup.
Placing events on a timeline isn’t the Quizmaster’s forte. Help him learn which events came before or after.
Former Loyola volleyball star makes return to Chicago in AVP Gold Series tournament.
Cubs general manger Carter Hawkins played baseball with Swanson’s older brother when they were teenagers.
Before the surgery in March, Guttman’s separation speed, faceoff ability and productivity impressed the Hawks at the AHL and NHL levels. He’ll be particularly interesting to watch in camp starting Sept. 21.
Kids brought their curiosity to heighten a hike around Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve last weekend as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves.
Bet on it: Former Tulane, Bucs QB says ‘discipline’ is the hardest thing to master.
For now, it’s looking like a Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Eagles — and the Bears have a long way to climb.
Results from all the ranked teams.
The Caravan held Morgan Park’s dynamic skill players in check most of the game and came away with a 22-12 home victory over the No. 23 Mustangs.
The No. 2 Griffins’ defense stopped No. 3 Batavia’s two-point conversion attempt with eight seconds left to win 14-13.
In the clubhouse before the game, Getz projected optimism and outlined organizational expectations.
Under interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever, the Sky have gone 8-12 with two losing streaks of four games or more.
The history-making sailor who grew up on the South Side was the first Black man inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame.
The Cubs won the first game 6-2 but lost the second 3-2 in a walk-off.
Grifol revealed a level of communication with Chris Getz and Jerry Reinsdorf that would have made him privy to his future for a bit, and for the chairman’s expectation to compete next season not to have caught him flat-footed.
The Illini have the roster and the momentum to swing for the fences in the lesser, and very winnable, division.
In many cases, the circumstances surrounding the earlier shootings are strikingly similar to those reported in the Aug. 25 shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Cubs recalled Canario and selected right-hander Shane Greene from Triple-A Iowa before their doubleheader Friday against the Reds.
The Bears’ rookie defensive tackle owes Big League Advance Fund 15% of his pre-tax NFL earnings in exchange for $436,485 he received from the company last year. But the lawsuit argues the contract he signed violated Florida’s NIL Statute.
The first listing of some opening-day harvest numbers for dove season in Illinois at select public sites; list will be updated as apt.
Also, we asked how Illinois will fare coming off an 8-5 season.
Witnesses said several shots were fired outside of Mount Carmel after the Caravan beat Morgan Park. One victim was left in critical condition.
It might be fun to weigh the “Kerr Effect” and what could have been another path for former Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg, but that doesn’t take away from what Steve Kerr has accomplished in the Bay. Where does that rank him heading into this season, however?
“This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.”
Waddle, who co-hosts the afternoon show on ESPN 1000, will join host Taylor McGregor on “Bears Den,” a 30-minute show that will air on Thursdays during the season.
The Bears should be an improved team with the additions of DJ Moore, Tremaine Edmunds, Darnell Wright and others — with a chance for a big leap to the playoffs in a wide-open NFC North. But there’s a long way to go after a preseason filled with uncertainty.
The Bears are an unpredictable team in an unpredictable division. Here’s a look at where they stand going into the season.
The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley answers the most important Bears questions as they prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the rival Packers:
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