Other Sports
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Pulled out to sea by current, swimmer is rescued after treading water for 5 hours
Aug 01, 2023 1:00 am - BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) - A swimmer who got swept out to sea by a powerful current was rescued off New York's Long Island after treading water for five hours, police said. Da...
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Get ready for a SpongeBob and slime Super Bowl. CBS and Nickelodeon team up for NFL's biggest game
Aug 01, 2023 1:00 am - SpongeBob and Slimetime are coming to the Super Bowl. The NFL and CBS Sports announced Tuesday that this season's Super Bowl will have a kids-centric presentation on Nic...
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Northwestern's Buie recovering from hand surgery, expected to be ready for fallAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - Northwestern star guard Boo Buie is recovering from surgery after injuring his right hand during a practice, the school said Tuesday. Buie is wearing a plastic brace. He...
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Bears claim Panthers DT Roy off waivers
Aug 01, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears claimed veteran defensive tackle Bravvion Roy off waivers Tuesday, according to a report from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. In a corresponding move, the Bears waived d...
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AP: Northwestern hiring Holtz as temporary special assistantJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - Northwestern is hiring veteran college football coach Skip Holtz, who has won two straight USFL championships with Birmingham, to a temporary role as special assistant t...
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Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths
Jul 31, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and e...
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'Those were special times': Now in their 50s, 'Wiffle ball kids' reunite in St. CharlesJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - It seems odd to call them the “Wiffle ball kids.” Yet, that's how I tend to refer to them. They're all successful grown adults in their 50s, but they will always be the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Last Duchossois partner says festival racing at Arlington remains a possibilityJul 30, 2023 5:30 am - RALPH ROSS CURRENTLY CAN'T bring himself to drive anywhere near Arlington Park. It's far too crushing. He is the last surviving member of the four partners who purchased...
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Two local youths beat all odds to become AAU Junior Olympic National ChampionsJul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Reese and Myka Wydra, aged 8 and 10, respectively, beat all the odds and competed against Junior Olympic athletes from all over the United States and territories for gol...
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Baseball Way Back: 'It's almost a crime': Costas says Cubs broadcaster Jack Quinlan belongs in Hall of FameJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - When Pat Hughes was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the 47th recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, he joined an elite group of Cubs announcers in Cooperstown....