Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno has rejoined the team after taking a leave of absence because of his daughter's follow-up surgery related to her congenital heart disease.
Before we get into the hockey of it all, the relative frivolity of a Ducks-Blackhawks game in October, let’s begin with the most important thing. The actions — or more accurately, the inaction — of John McDonough, Joel Quenneville, Stan Bowman, Al MacIsaac, Jay Blunk and Kevin Cheveldayoff led to a child in Michigan getting sexually abused.
Jahmyr Gibbs scored on a 78-yard sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spinning plunge in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
Maine South, Montini and Glenbard West are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald football Top 20.
Benet, St. Charles North and Downers Grove North are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald girls volleyball Top 20.
The state football playoffs are just around the corner, with the IHSA releasing the playoff pairings next Saturday night. Let's take an early look at some area teams who could be lurking a bit under the radar along with some key names leading the charge into the state playoffs.
The Blackhawks’ biggest room for improvement? It’s cutting down on silly penalties, writes columnist John Dietz.