Sports Stories from June 22, 2020 (Change date)
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Hoffman Estates soccer legend Ken Snow diesJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Ken Snow, one of the best soccer players to come from Illinois, died of complications from COVID-19 Sunday, according to reports. He was 50 years old. Snow played at Hof...
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Why do Bears seem to struggle early in drafts?Jun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Should the Chicago Bears ever have drafted Leonard Floyd, Mitch Trubisky or James Daniels? Floyd was not a bust as a Bear, far from it. But he also never succeeded at th...
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Out-of-state tournaments become popular choice in JuneJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - After missing out on his high school baseball season this spring at St. Charles North, Zach Kempke is glad to be back on the diamond. Kempke, a rising senior, plays 17U ...
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Ifedi locking down right guard could be key to improved run gameJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Coming into this offseason upgrading the offensive line was one of the Bears' greatest needs, and simply switching from Harry Hiestand to Juan Castillo as the O-line coa...
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FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driverJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Federal authorities on Monday confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only...
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MLB owners move to open abbreviated season with July 1 report dateJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - In an ideal world, major-league baseball owners and players would have come together during a difficult time and agreed to launch an abbreviated season. Apparently, that...
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Clubhouse Chatter: Who is the most overrated coach/manager in Chicago history?Jun 22, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. Dusty Baker was given two of the most talented Cubs teams ever in 2003 and 2004 and sat on his ha...
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Chicago Bears counting on new line coach to resurrect run gameJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Bears' running game ranked 11th in total yards in 2018, then plummeted all the way to 27th in the league last fall. Attempting to fix the problem, the Bears decided ...
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Signing day: Cubs, White Sox agree to terms with first-round draft picksJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Cubs were "ecstatic" when Ed Howard was still available on the first round of the draft earlier this month. They jumped at the chance to select the local talent, and...
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PODCAST: Tailgating with Kevin and OrrinJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - PODCAS>: This week's Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin asks the question...how confident should we be about having prep sports in the fall? Listen here on Google Play: Ta...