Ethan MacDermot was living on the other side of the world when Benet won its state championship last March. He’ll be front and center Friday in Champaign. Benet’s 6-foot-...
With the offseason signing of Alex Bregman, Matt Shaw was moved to a super-utility role. Shaw has made six starts in right field, one in center (and another game where he moved from right to center), two at second, two at third and now Wednesday’s game at first.
Max Homa could not have asked for a better start Thursday in The Players Championship. His gap wedge from 137 yards spun into the hole for eagle, and he followed that with a birdie.
Here are three of the most interesting things Bears general manager Ryan Poles said Thursday when he met the media.
The back of the Illinois team bus is a Balkan party after most road wins. Tomislav Ivisic is banging the ceiling on drums. His twin brother, Zvonimir Ivisic, is on his feet and pumping his fist to the beat. David Mirkovic is on vocals … or at least the loudest one.
Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point.
Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears and their need for difference makers on defense.