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The Cubs deliberately managed Cade Horton's workload his rookie season, not allowing the right-hander to throw 100 pitches in a single start.

Cubs have a plan for unleashing Cade Horton, a homegrown starter who has shown ace potential

The Cubs deliberately managed Cade Horton's workload his rookie season, not allowing the right-hander to throw 100 pitches in a single start.

Windy City Bulls guard Mac McClung leads the G-League in scoring at 28.1 points a game.

Windy City Bulls guard Mac McClung named G League MVP

The NBA G League announced Friday that Chicago Bulls two-way guard Mac McClung has been named the 2025-26 NBA G League Most Valuable Player. McClung becomes the only play...

Anton Frondell has posted a goal and four assists in his first six games.

‘I’m far away’: Jonathan Toews comparisons don’t faze Blackhawks rookie Anton Frondell

Anton Frondell figured to be the long-awaited winger Bedard has been waiting for, a player who could keep up with him physically and mentally on the ice. But as a center, Frondell lengthens the lineup.

Hersey’s Charlie Pomis tries to get past DePaul Prep’s Blake Choice in the IHSA Class 4A supersectional game last month at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.

How do the Herald Cup standings look after the winter season?

How do the Herald Cup standings look after the winter season?

Illinois' Keaton Wagler, left, celebrates with a teammate after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Keaton Wagler leads deep group of talented freshmen still putting their imprint on March Madness

Keaton Wagler's high school basketball transcript contained everything a college coach would want in a recruit.

Iowa's Tavion Banks (6) has his shot blocked by Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic (44) during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Big men, bigger lineups: how length, size got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final Four

There's no minimizing the impact of size this week in Indianapolis. Not with the Final Four boasting its biggest quartet of teams going back roughly two decades, starting with guys such as Reed, Michigan's Aday Mara, Arizona's Koa Peat and Illinois' 7-foot Ivisic twins as anchors to lineups with size radiating all the way out to the perimeter.

Wheaton Academy baseball players, from left, Luke Lopatka, Charlie Scherer, Sam Markley and Mateo Perez pause during the third inning of Wednesday's game against Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Fla., to watch the NASA launch of the Artemis II rocket (arcing toward the light pole in the middle) from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. “Sounds and vibration were felt well into the rest of the inning,” said Wheaton Academy coach Justin Swider. Wheaton Academy went on to beat Eau Gallie 8-7.

Baseball notes: Fremd’s good start helps coach claim his 400th varsity victory

An early-season update about suburban high school varsity baseball teams.