Pro Sports
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Vandersloot injury, blowout loss put damper on Sky debut at United CenterJun 07, 2025 10:23 pm - There were lots of reasons for enthusiasm for the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The team was on a two-game winning streak, opening the Commissioner’s Cup against an Ind...
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Matos, Schaumburg Boomers shut out Windy CityJun 07, 2025 9:11 pm - Dwayne Matos fired a 4-hit shutout as the Schaumburg Boomers swept a brief two-game road series by blanking the Windy City ThunderBolts 6-0 on Saturday night. Similar to ...
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Tom Barlow’s first hat trick propels Fire to 7-1 victory over DC UnitedJun 07, 2025 9:05 pm - Tom Barlow finished with his first career hat trick after scoring two of four first-half goals by Chicago's front line and the Fire breezed to a 7-1 victory over D.C. United. Maren Haile-Selassie found the net in the 8th minute for his first goal in his first start and 12th appearance of the season to give the Fire a quick lead.
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Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at SaratogaJun 07, 2025 8:49 pm - Sovereignty beat Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on a fast Saratoga track after downpours throughout the morning and early afternoon dried up before post time.
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Elko hits 2-run HR, Houser pitches 6 strong innings as White Sox beat Royals 4-1Jun 07, 2025 6:21 pm - Tim Elko hit a 2-run homer, Adrian Houser pitched six strong innings and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Chase Meidroth also went deep for the White Sox, who have won three straight for the second time this season. Houser (2-1) gave up a run and six hits while striking out six and walking one.
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Dueling dingers: Suzuki-PCA power rivalry helps push Cubs past TigersJun 07, 2025 5:30 pm - The Cubs clubbed 5 home runs, two by Seiya Suzuki in a 6-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday, evening the series at 1-1.
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Matt Shaw completes an already dangerous Cubs lineup
Jun 07, 2025 4:44 pm - The Cubs always saw Matt Shaw as the best-case solution to their hole at third. Whether he could actually produce was the only question worth asking. From the time Shaw was sent to the minors on April 14 to when he arrived back on May 19, Cubs third basemen posted a 38 wRC+ with just four doubles in 105 plate appearances.
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Cubs hope pitcher Ben Brown’s upswing will continueJun 07, 2025 4:26 pm - Cubs pitcher Ben Brown certainly held his own Friday against Detroit’s reigning Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal. Can Brown stay at that level?
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Coco Gauff handles bad memories and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to earn first French Open titleJun 07, 2025 11:34 am - Coco Gauff has won the French Open for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. The second-ranked Gauff came out on top of a contest that was full of tension and momentum swings to claim her second major trophy after the 2023 U.S Open, where she also came from a set down to beat Sabalenka in the final.
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O’Donnell: Mansueto, Fire win the week in Chicago sportsJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING CORNER KICK, Joe Mansueto provided The Captive Sports City with the assertiveness that refreshes. On Tuesday the billionaire owner of the Chicago Fi...