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Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to stand firm in the face of team’s demands for a new stadium.
Entering the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on her home field in Evanston, Scane is six goals shy of tying the Division I career mark. After that, she and the No. 1-ranked Wildcats will go for a second straight national championship.
Déjà vu is a heck of a thing. Whether it’s 1970 or 2024, war weighs heavily on campuses — and on athletes.
In 2024 in sports, everybody who’s anybody is being called “generational” by somebody. The overuse of the term is rampant and comical.
Have the years of quarterback frustration been worth this moment? We’re about to find out.
So the Sox have that going for them, which is, you know, something.
The Bears have been here before in their search for a quarterback — Jay Cutler, Mitch Trubisky, Justin Fields — and have found only disappointment. But Williams not only is a cut above as a prospect, the Bears are set up for him to succeed where others failed.
If presumed No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is as good as advertised, Chicago won’t know what to do with itself.
It would be beyond shocking to this city if the Bears’ future had any other path than following Williams as a trailblazer.
The city is willing to put private interests ahead of public benefit and cheer on a wrongheaded effort to build a massive domed stadium — that would be perfect for Arlington Heights — on Chicago’s lakefront.
In exchange for billions of dollars in public money, the public deserves an ownership stake in the franchises.
We all love sports teams, but regular people don’t own the buildings or the land they frolic upon. We just pay homage to the teams — and to the power-laden who own them.
The White Sox’ Double-A Birmingham team and improved prospect rankings offer hope for future.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has repeatedly voiced skepticism over the Bears’ stadium plans, which include public subsidies. On Wednesday, the team will meet with two top Pritzker staffers.
Abreu, in the second season of a three-year, $58.5 million contract, is hitting .099 with only one extra-base hit and three RBI. In 77 plate appearances across 22 games this season, Abreu has only seven hits.
Bedard, one of three finalists along with Wild defenseman Brock Faber and Devils defenseman Luke Hughes, is likely to receive the award as the NHL’s rookie of the year.
Leading this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report are spring signs on Lake Michigan and inland waters plus the perch closure beginning May 1 on Illinois’ Lake Michigan waters and Wisconsin’s general inland opener coming Saturday.
The 2021 All-Star was DFA’d by the Rangers.
The conference had an impressive showing over draft weekend, led by the Bears taking No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams of USC and No. 9 pick Rome Odunze of Washington.
Tony Farinella Jr. had a good morning on opening day of Illinois’ second season for spring turkey in Jo Daviess County.
Less than a month ago, both rookies were competing in the NCAA Tournament. Cardoso’s run extended all the way to a title. The immediate turnaround to the draft and now training camp is a unique experience in the women’s game.
Cristian Guzman, who has worked for the Mets and Mariners, meets players “where they are at for what they need.”
Garrett Crochet, who retired the last 11 Twins he faced, was pulled after five innings.
With No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, proven weapons in DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and D’Andre Swift and a touted rookie in Rome Odunze, it’s up to the Bears’ new offensive coordinator to make it work.
The Cubs scratched out a 3-1 victory, thanks to Christopher Morel’s two-run home run in the ninth inning.
The team has been snakebitten by injuries early this season.
Schaefer made his name as the Bulls’ trainer during their dynasty years. But with executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas looking for changes, the Bulls parted ways with him Monday.
The retiring Parker’s legendary career started at Naperville Central, and she continued to influence others through her 16-season tenure in the WNBA.
“This has been entirely a Nike issue,” a memo from the union to players read. “At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.”
Dave Strobel caught and released his personal-best walleye Thursday at Heidecke Lake.
Notes: The team also made a series of bullpen moves, and Cody Bellinger made progress in his rehab.
Wesneski held the Red Sox to one earned run in four innings in the Cubs’ 5-4 loss Sunday.