Other Sports
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Cubs soar into first placeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - As if facing Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols isn't frightening enough, Cubs starter Rich Hill had to back off the mound in the fourth inning Friday when a low-flying fig...
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Woods throws PGA a curve
Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The PGA Tour has touted its new FedEx Cup competition by making references to the Green Bay Packers and New York Yankees. But when golf's version of the playoffs begin n...
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Federer to face Hewitt today in tournament semifinals
Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - MASON, Ohio -- Roger Federer didn't let one frustrating game ruin everything. The top-ranked player overcame a momentum-changing second set Friday, recovering to beat Ni...
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All in good scrum for Fremd graduateAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Dan Mangan had a feeling his younger brother Mike might like a good scrum. Mike Mangan was looking for a way to sustain the competitive drive he had as a football and ba...
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Illinois PGA's 2007 award winnersAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The 11 recipients of 2007 Illinois PGA awards will be honored Thursday, Nov. 1, during a reception sponsored by EZGO at Arboretum Club in Buffalo Grove. Here are award w...
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Road work complete for Cubs, ZambranoAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry and the agent for pitcher Carlos Zambrano both used a road analogy Friday in talking about Zambrano's freshly signed contract extension. "This was a long road...
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Alex Brown's wrath cools as he gets more playing timeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- Defensive end Alex Brown came to camp an angry man, having lost his starting spot on the right side to Mark Anderson -- but Brown seemed in a much better ...
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For Cubs, Zambrano, sometimes it all works outAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In this day and age of cynicism, especially when it comes to the mega-money world of professional sports, it's difficult to take anything anybody says at face value. Onc...
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Tocchet gets probation for role in gambling ring
Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- A former NHL player and assistant coach who ran an illegal sports gambling ring won't serve jail time despite international headlines linking the ca...
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Shock Jacque: Fans have love-hate relationshipAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The love-hate relationship between Cubs fans and outfielder Jacque Jones is in a significant "love'' cycle. Jones hit a 2-run home run in the sixth inning Friday after s...