Chicago Sports

College basketball: Transfer portal treasures, where the 10 best locals are headed

The busy, active and heavily talked about transfer portal in college basketball this spring has included dozens of former Illinois…

4 years ago

Well-rested White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech set to face Blue Jays

It's been 10 days since Michael Kopech pitched, 10 days since he pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball at…

4 years ago

Inside Fine Arts Building, 125-year-old Studebaker Theater is reborn

Brittle scraps of Scotch tape stick to the marble walls, chipped and gouged from decades of comings and goings --…

4 years ago

How the Cubs’ veteran lefties have influenced Justin Steele

Take it from Drew Smyly: "All lefties kind of stick together and gravitate towards each other. I don't know why.…

4 years ago

White Sox baserunning blunder helps Jays preserve 6-5 win

TORONTO -- Andrew Vaughn tried. He really tried with four hits in a 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays. The…

4 years ago

Statue honoring victims of Our Lady of the Angels fire returns to site of blaze

Leo Sorce was just 13 years old when he stood across the street watching flames rip through Our Lady of…

4 years ago

Cubs went — in exactly a year — from a thrilling night to an unrecognizable sight

For the Cubs, nothing about the 2021 season was easy. After a while -- the trade deadline looming -- every…

4 years ago

How Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki is progressing after landing on IL

It became clear when outfielder Seiya Suzuki hit off a pitching machine Monday that the Cubs couldn't delay their decision…

4 years ago

House Theatre of Chicago shuts down after 21 years

The House Theatre of Chicago, a bright light of the local theater scene for 21 years, announced Tuesday that its…

4 years ago

Akiem Hicks joining Bucs after 6 years with Bears

After six years as one of the Bears' most dominant players -- when healthy -- Akiem Hicks is heading to…

4 years ago