Chicago Sports

Will Cubs sign Carlos Correa? Will White Sox make a splash with anybody?

Oh, boy, we can't wait to see superstar shortstop Carlos Correa in blue pinstripes at Wrigley Field. It's going to…

3 years ago

College football awards: the 2022 ‘Wiseman Trophies’

The Heisman Trophy presentation is Saturday, which always makes this a delicate time to be writing about college football. Why?…

3 years ago

This baseball quiz is no Mission: Impossible

Emil Richards, the famed percussionist, vibraphone specialist and L.A. session musician (the fabled Wrecking Crew), died at the age of…

3 years ago

Blackhawks defensemen working on better defending 2-on-1 rushes

The science of defending a two-on-one rush in the NHL is complicated. And with the Blackhawks not only conceding too…

3 years ago

Bears QB Justin Fields’ speed has fast-tracked him to stardom

When he played, no one regularly clocked Michael Vick's speed using GPS, the way quarterbacks are measured today. Maybe that's…

3 years ago

High school basketball: Michael O’Brien’s notebook

Games at Brother Rice almost never disappoint. If you've never been to one, get it on your list. And this…

3 years ago

Blackhawks grounded by Jets again as losing ways continue

Few teams have consistently dominated the Blackhawks more than the Jets have in recent years. That trend did not change…

3 years ago

High school basketball: St. Rita beats Brother Rice

Great high school basketball teams don't fall ready-made off of an assembly line. It takes time and care and chemistry…

3 years ago

Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar

LUSAIL, Qatar -- Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while…

3 years ago

Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty returns to line-up vs. Jets

After a six-game absence, Sam Lafferty is returning to the Blackhawks’ line-up. The Chicago Blackhawks now have the complement of…

3 years ago