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Girls basketball: McCrea’s layup in closing seconds lifts St. Viator to third straight regional title

St. Viator went “Navy” to sink Lake Forest 30-29 in the title game of the Class 3A Antioch regional Thursday. St. Viator (19-14) will meet second-seeded Wauconda next Tue...

Girls basketball: Austin leads Glenbard West past WW South

Girls basketball: Glenbard West beat WW South 58-51 in Thursday’s regional final.

Girls basketball: Maine South downs New Trier, heads back home for sectionals

March Madness arrived early in Winnetka on Thursday in the IHSA girls basketball Class 4A New Trier regional final. Despite never leading in the game, New Trier gave Main...

Girls basketball: St. Edward turns tables on Marengo to win 2A regional title

What a difference two weeks make. On Feb. 5, Marengo defeated St. Edward 52-46 in a nonconference game in Marengo. The Green Wave's stifling defense was on display Thursd...

Boys basketball: Fremd holds on for MSL title over Hoffman Estates despite 42 points from Baskin

Fremd is getting uncomfortably used to close finishes. The Vikings had to hold off a streaking Torey Baskin and Hoffman Estates to capture the Mid-Suburban League title 7...

In a picture from the 1976 NFL playoffs, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Wagner (23), left, assists on a tackle during a game against the Oakland Raiders.

Steelers legend Mike Wagner, Lake Villa native and Carmel grad, passes away at 76

Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Wagner, a Carmel High School grad who won four Super Bowl rings, passed away Wednesday at 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Willowbrook sophomore boys basketball coach D'Amonte Ellis was chosen as one of 40 Jr. NBA clinicians to work in Los Angeles over the NBA All-Star Game weekend.

Sidelines: An ‘underdog’ finds his calling

Sidelines: Willowbrook boys basketball coach and para-professional D’Amonte Ellis spent the NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles as one of 40 Jr. NBA clinicians.