Other Sports
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ESPN: Bears practice squad player tests positive for coronavirus
Oct 10, 2020 1:00 am - A Bears practice squad player has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, and contact tracing is ongoing. The Bears have not pract...
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Go Figure: Los Angeles is a lock to win World SeriesOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - The last time I made a published prediction about the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series chances, it was a colossal whiff. In the Oct. 6, 1988 edition of The Daily Northw...
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Baseball Way Back: Plenty of vicarious World Series thrills for Chicago baseball fansOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 has brought baseball fans a different kind of baseball season. For Chicago baseball fans, however, the pandemic season has delivered a familiar result - yet ano...
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In Paris, Kenin eyes 2nd Slam of year, Swiatek 1st of career
Oct 09, 2020 7:00 am - A little more than four years ago in Paris, Iga Swiatek beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 7-5 in the third round of the French Open junior event. 'œI remember I lost. I don't rememb...
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No. 1 Djokovic escapes in 5, will face No. 2 Nadal in final
Oct 09, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic seemed well on his way to yet another ho-hum victory, yet another French Open final, yet another matchup against rival Rafael Nadal. And then...
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The Latest: Jazz not rock for resting Swiatek before final
Oct 09, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 2:30 a.m. The sports psychologist working at the French Open with women's finalist Iga Swiatek says s...
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US ice dance champs Chock/Bates withdraw from Skate America
Oct 09, 2020 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two-time U.S. ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates have withdrawn from Skate America scheduled for later this month. The duo won a second U....
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French Open Glance: Sofia Kenin vs. Iga Swiatek in final
Oct 09, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A quick look at the French Open: LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY Sofia Kenin, a 21-year-old from Florida, and Iga Swiatek, a 19-year-old from Poland, will face each o...
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Whitey Ford, 91, pitcher who epitomized mighty Yankees, diesOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (AP) - Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become b...
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Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Swiatek, 19, in French final
Oct 08, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sofia Kenin entered 2020 with an 11-11 record in Grand Slam action. She never had made the quarterfinals at any clay-court tournament until this trip to Rol...