Other Sports
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Quintana will miss start of season after freak injuryJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Cubs suffered a bad break to their pitching staff even before the second spring training begins Friday, and it had nothing to do with a positive COVID-19 test. Start...
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Analysis: No Wimbledon, jumbled season and 'Big 4' legacies
Jul 01, 2020 7:00 am - It's a complete guessing game, but it's still fun to discuss: Will the legacies of the four most prominent and successful tennis players of today - and maybe ever - be a...
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Coach Dawn Staley awaits Olympics, focuses on South Carolina
Jul 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coach Dawn Staley would be prepping the U.S. women's basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics this week if not for the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, she'...
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O'Donnell: Determined Thomas trying to keep hope alive at AM-1000Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - THERE ONCE WAS A TIME when sports talk radio in Chicago was fresh. That would have been when Bill Clinton was in the White House, "The Lion King" was about to happen and...
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AP PHOTOS: Wimbledon's grass, whites, rain and strawberries
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon is, of course, known for its carefully groomed grass courts - or, more properly, lawns. The surface is one of the most distinct aspec...
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Hundreds of fans allowed at Berlin tennis exhibitions
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Up to 800 spectators per day will be allowed at a tennis exhibition in Berlin in mid-July, even after four players tested positive for the coronavirus afte...
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Golf tip: Play better with a better pre-shot routineJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Julius Boros won the U.S. Open in 1952 and 1963, he was a collegiate baseball player, and he didn't play professional golf until age 29. What does this have to do with i...
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Ziehm: Illinois PGA revised schedule includes new eventJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - How's this for a refreshing change of pace? In a year where pandemic concerns forced the cancellations of many golf tournaments and the postponements of others, the Illi...
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11 o'clock and all's silent on Wimbledon's would-be Day 1
Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - When the clock struck 11 a.m. at the All England Club, there was silence. Not because a player dressed all in white was about to whack a serve ...
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Tar Heels welcome back Stephanie Watts after transfer to USC
Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Stephanie Watts is returning to North Carolina for a final season after transferring to Southern California for a year. The school announced Mon...