Jun 18, 2013 11:48 PM

LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep their repeat chances alive.

Jun 19, 2013 8:54 AM

Everyone who drives down a stretch of Plum Grove Road can see that Mike Ehrhardt is a Blackhawks fan. The 58-year-old Schaumburg Public Works Department employee recently started mowing the word “Go Hawks” into his backyard lawn. “People in the neighborhood seem to enjoy it, and I get a lot of beeps from passing cars,” Ehrhardt said. “I like to do it because it gets everybody into the mood a little bit."

Jun 18, 2013 9:16 PM

It is probably just as well that the visitors’ locker room in Boston is cramped, and not because the Blackhawks need a heightened sense of togetherness during this time of stress. Tiny is terrific preparation. When they attempt to tie the Stanley Cup Final in Game 4 at TD Garden Wednesday night, they surely will find the Boston Bruins in an intrusive mood again. Bob Verdi, the Blackhawks Team Historian and former newspaper scribe, takes a stroll down memory lane, detailing some colorful antics...

Jun 18, 2013 10:10 PM

Intellectually, there’s seems no path here, no reason to think the Blackhawks will handle a Bruins team that is perfectly constructed for the Stanley Cup Final. But the Hawks have tremendous heart and you simply can’t deny that they have won games this postseason when they appeared finished.

Jun 18, 2013 11:40 PM

After opening June with a .157 batting average and no home runs, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had a seat Tuesday night for the first time all season as the Cubs continued their series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Jun 19, 2013 12:29 AM

The White Sox lost to the Twins 7-5 Tuesday night and they continue to flounder in the AL Central cellar. Sox general manager Rick Hahn again says it is too early to start trading off players with value.