On top of everything else that sparks optimism at Halas Hall right now, Williams showed up to rookie minicamp well ahead of where most players in his position would be.
The Guardians have no business being 10 games over .500 and leading a surprisingly decent-looking American League Central, but here they are. Boy, the White Sox could learn a thing or two.
Bet on it: While Las Vegas gains an MLB team, it loses part of its storied history.
The Bulls let Strus leave after the 2019-20 season, and they could have really used his services since. Now they have a rookie in Bitim who has some similar traits. Is the former Turkish League standout on that path, and does he have staying power with the Bulls?
The convention provided a chance to learn and see some amazing work up close.
There’s a lot of love for a soon-to-be rookie who’s about three and a half years younger than Justin Fields.
A mysterious gnawing on a bird box in Tinley Park and Illinois’ record bobcat harvest are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Nearly 52 weeks later, Swanson is on the other side of her rehab, gearing up for her fourth season with the Red Stars. Swanson and the team open the NWSL season Saturday on the road against the Utah Royals at 6:30 p.m.
Tom Schrader is on a quest to document a pair of bald eagles near Hinckley from start to finish in the nesting season.
The Sky have $391,887 in cap space and three roster spots to fill heading into camp, which begins April 28. For draftees, the Sky present the best opportunity to make a WNBA roster.
Might this be the start of a memorable March for the Illini?
Rojas, 18, signed with the Cubs out of the Dominican Republic in 2022.
Bet on it: Pro handicapper Tom Barton, a lifelong Bears fan, says team should trade No. 1 pick to get haul, but others disagree
Alcantara was set to bat cleanup in the ‘‘Spring Breakout’’ prospect showcase Friday against the White Sox, but the game was canceled by rain.
Coach Billy Donovan didn’t want to use the word ‘‘frustrating’’ in describing his team’s inability to reach .500 and get out of the No. 9 spot in the East, but center Nikola Vucevic didn’t have that problem.
With the all-time scoring record, the first unanimous first-team All-Big Ten team member in Northwestern history, countless big-time shots, and presumably back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, he’ll be on the short list of the best Wildcats ever.
The Badgers are a good enough team, apparently, that they are favored by 3½ points in Friday’s quarterfinal matchup against the fourth-seeded Wildcats.
Holtmann, a former Big Ten and Big East coach of the year, has led seven teams to the NCAA Tournament.
Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca was in discussions about the possibility of moving Gardner — who was a restricted free agent — in a sign-and-trade before she tore her right Achilles playing for Spanish club Spar Girona in February.
The opinions tend to be strong on this matter.
Currently, the most obvious target for the Sky to select with the No. 3 pick is Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson. Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca was in South Carolina this week for the SEC tournament.
A photograph of a bird nest made with fishing line and a question on the prospects for smelt fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
The team’s new designated player hasn’t been a factor so far, but that hasn’t been his fault.
The radio analyst feels most of all for the players, who are staring at an unthinkable 0-20 record in the Big East.
While DeMar DeRozan has lived up to his nickname on this West Coast trip, he’s not the only player on the Bulls’ roster that is playing hero late in games. Caruso just does it in a different, grimier way.
Alligator gar, officially extirpated in Illinois since 1994 but now in a restoration program since 2010, were introduced farther north last year than its historical range in a nod to the changing climate.
During the preseason, the 74.5 point total had been whittled by five points, and it was further shaved by savvy bettors who today must be licking their chops.
Here’s a primer on where the Bears stand entering the start of the free-agent tampering period Monday, when teams and agents can agree to contracts before the league year begins Wednesday.
Come on, you could still run a 4.7-second 40-yard dash. Or maybe a 4.9. A 5.9?
“The idea that we put as much energy and resource into finding a facility of our own should be an indication that we understand what direction the league is going,” Sky CEO Adam Fox said. “We want to be involved in the movement.”