College Sports
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High Five: The top NFL draft picks from the areaApr 17, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five looks at the top area football players drafted in the NFL
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Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected
Apr 15, 2024 9:02 pm - NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, even though it was no surprise. “I...
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Mundelein’s Enright announces transfer to DePaulApr 15, 2024 7:20 pm - Mundelein graduate Conor Enright, who spent two seasons at Drake, announced he’s transferring to DePaul.
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Wheaton Academy’s Scharnowski shines for AlabamaApr 15, 2024 6:00 am - Wheaton Academy graduate Max Scharnowski won a Final Four award for highest grade-point average.
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NIU Hall of Famer, Arlington High graduate Fritz Peterson passes awayApr 12, 2024 6:07 pm - Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame pitcher Fred “Fritz” Peterson recently passed away at the age of 82, his family has confirmed. Peterson was a two-year letter winner in baseball for the Huskies in the early 1960s before playing 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.
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Minnesota’s Christie will test NBA Draft watersApr 12, 2024 5:33 pm - Rolling Meadows grad Cam Christie announced he’ll enter his name for the NBA Draft while keeping his college eligibility.
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Suburban Sprawl follows the path from Libertyville to G-League finalsApr 10, 2024 8:28 pm - With March Madness complete, the nation can give its full focus to the G-League finals, which feature the Maine Celtics against the Oklahoma City Blue. That means Libertyville grad Drew Peterson, a Celtics two-way player, is one of the participants. He had 20 points and 11 rebounds in Maine’s Game 1 victory on Tuesday. The Celtics can clinch the best-of-three series by winning Thursday’s Game 2.
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Northwestern to play most of its home games next season on lakefront while new stadium is builtApr 10, 2024 6:25 pm - Northwestern will play the majority of its home football games next season at its lakefront soccer and lacrosse facility while a new Ryan Field is constructed on the site of the old stadium, the school announced Wednesday.
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O’Donnell: Women's basketball owns the month but the Clark comet now dips to the WNBAApr 10, 2024 6:00 am - The popularity of women’s basketball surged during the NCAA tournament, but what happens when Caitlin Clark heads to the WNBA?
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UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60