Other Sports
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Bears vs. 49ers: 5 things to watch in the Week 8 matchupOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Bears and the San Francisco 49ers meet at noon Sunday at Soldier Field, with both team badly in need of a victory. The Bears (3-4) were drubbed by the Tampa Bay Buc...
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Baron: Fox TV Figures Range from Stupid to CleverOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - "It's such a fine line between stupid ..." " ... and clever." That's just one of many hilariously memorable remarks from "This is Spinal Tap," the 1984 comedy mockumenta...
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Zalusky: Looking back at Ted Williams' magical 1941 seasonOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Part 2 of 2 In baseball, perfection in hitting is nearly impossible. Batting averages of 1.000 belong to players with Moonlight Graham-brief careers — Roe Skidmore of th...
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Arkush: A win today would go a long way for the BearsOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Today's meeting with the San Francisco 49ers is the new biggest game of the Mat Nagy/Ryan Pace era with the Chicago Bears. Respect for the team among analysts and the pu...
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Van de Zandschulp stuns Rublev in St. Petersburg quarters
Oct 29, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp upset defending champion Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on the St. Petersburg Open on ...
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Lincicome: What's in a name? Quite a bit when it comes to sports teamsOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Today's lesson in semantics is prompted by the World Series, a misnamed event that offends no one even though the world is much larger than the two semi-southern cities ...
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From the NAIA to the NFL: Meet Chris Tabor, the man who could be leading the Beras on SundayOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Two decades ago, Larry Smith was ousted as Missouri's football coach following the 2000 season and most of his assistant coaches were out of a job. That included young r...
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Texas A&M women's coach Blair to retire at season's end
Oct 28, 2021 7:00 am - Longtime Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair announced Thursday that this season will be his last with the Aggies, with the 76-year-old set to retire at season...
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Fritz beats pal Tommy Paul on birthday in St. Petersburg
Oct 28, 2021 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Taylor Fritz celebrated his 24th birthday by beating doubles partner Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the St. Pet...
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Halep overcomes back injury to reach quarters in Romania
Oct 28, 2021 7:00 am - CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame a back injury to defeat Varvara Gracheva of Russia 6-4, 6-2 Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Tran...