High School Sports

Danny Dierking, a face in the crowd

By Steve Tucker

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Purdue-bound running back Dan Dierking, who will lead the Tigers against Mount Carmel in the Class 8A title game on Saturday at 4 (Ch. 50) was one of the “Faces in the Crowd” in this week’s Sports Illustrated.

SI also gave props to the Chicago Sun-Times for selecting Dierking as the 2006 Player of tthe Year

Next Up In High School Sports

Homewood-Flossmoor star Bryce Heard commits to North Carolina State, reclassifies as 2024 recruit

Phillips fires state championship coach Paris Martin two weeks after he filed a lawsuit against CPS

8 high school basketball players ready to step up for top teams

Committing to Iowa an easy decision for Oswego’s Carson Cooney

Summer basketball notebook: Class of 2025 rises to the occasion

Several area athletes are on the cutting edge of new NIL sponsorships

The Latest

Crime

Autopsy shows Sonya Massey was killed by a gunshot under her eye

Deputy Sean Grayson has been fired and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Massey, who had called 911 to report a possible prowler. He has pleaded not guilty. The family says the Department of Justice is investigating.

By Mawa Iqbal and Mary Norkol

Politics

Kamala is brat, but does brat win the election?

Here’s how Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Convention are embracing Charli XCX’s social media post that sparked a cultural movement.

By Stella Anderson

Nala Sinephro performs on the third day of Pitchfork in Union Park, Sunday, July 21, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Photography

Picture Chicago: 16 can't-miss Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Thousands gathered in Union Park for the Pitchfork Music Festival, the Chicago Bears started training camp at Halas Hall, and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her presidential campaign.

By Sun-Times staff

Bears

'That's my quarterback': Caleb Williams at center of contentious Bears practice in first day in full pads

Williams got in defensive end DeMarcus Walker’s face as he went after tight end Gerald Everett on Friday.

By Jason Lieser

College Sports

Does Illinois' Bret Bielema really love this more than ever? Because there sure is lots more to do

Bielema still needs to prove the Illini can win in a conference that just got even better with Oregon, USC, Washington and UCLA on board and has done away with divisions, the days of a weaker West now over.

By Steve Greenberg