Pro Sports
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Lake Erie scores late to pull away from Schaumburg BoomersJun 05, 2025 4:46 pm - The Lake Erie Crushers scored three times in the eighth and added three more in the ninth inning to pull away from the Schaumburg Boomers and win an 8-2 contest in the series finale at Wintrust Field on Thursday afternoon.
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Elko delivers RBI single in the 10th to help White Sox beat AL-leading Tigers 3-2Jun 05, 2025 4:40 pm - Tim Elko singled and scored pinch runner Korey Lee in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2, walk-off win over the American League-leading Detroit Tigers. With the win, Chicago split the four-game series. The Tigers had swept the White Sox in April in the first of four series between the teams this season. Rookie infielder Chase Meidroth went 2 for 2 with three walks and an RBI for the White Sox. Josh Rojas was 3 for 4 with a run scored.
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Coco Gauff defeats Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 to reach her second French Open finalJun 05, 2025 1:29 pm - Coco Gauff has turned to an old trick with the French Open crowd loudly singing her French opponent's name. Gauff pretended Thursday they were chanting "Coco!" Not that it mattered much, truly, because Gauff was by far the superior player throughout a 6-1, 6-2 victory that earned her a second trip to the final at Roland-Garros.
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No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek’s 26-match French Open winning streak and reaches the finalJun 05, 2025 11:00 am - No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has ended Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time. Sabalenka's 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 victory Thursday prevents Swiatek from becoming the first woman to win four consecutive championships at Roland-Garros.
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Silvy: Bears need to get their new stadium right, even if it means taking their time
Jun 05, 2025 6:00 am - We’ve discussed the “if” part of a new Bears stadium for a few years and I’m not sure we’re any closer to it becoming a reality. To recap, the Bears purchased Arlington Park back in 2021 when Ted Phillips was the team president, Ryan Pace was the GM, and Matt Nagy was the head coach.
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What I’m hearing and seeing about the Blackhawks: Mitch Marner, Ryan Donato and more
Jun 04, 2025 11:55 pm - The Blackhawks could be aggressive this offseason, but if they are, it won’t be just to meet outside expectations. Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson remains firm in his rebuild plan and continues to believe in the strategy of building through the draft. While Blackhawks fans may be growing impatient, Davidson intends to see that plan through, and vital to that is chairman Danny Wirtz’s continued patience and support of Davidson.
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Loss slows Chicago Dogs’ momentum just a littleJun 04, 2025 10:53 pm - The Chicago Dogs lost for just the fourth time in their last 14 games after being shut out by the Cleburne Railroaders 4-0 Wednesday night in Texas. Cleburne got on the s...
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Schaumburg Boomers run up big margin in home victoryJun 04, 2025 9:54 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers chased the starter for the Lake Erie Crushers early for the second consecutive night, building a 5-0 lead after two innings en route to an 11-3 vic...
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Gore outpitches Boyd as Nationals blank Cubs 2-0 to even seriesJun 04, 2025 8:38 pm - MacKenzie Gore pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Amed Rosario homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs 2-0. Nasim Nuñez added an RBI double in the eighth to chase Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, who carried a perfect game into the sixth before walking Nuñez with one out and then giving up a two-out single to rookie Robert Hassell III.
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NBA Finals: Can small-market matchup revive NBA’s lackluster ratings?Jun 04, 2025 8:34 pm - There was already big news in the NBA this week with the Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau after reaching the conference finals. The small-market Finals between Oklahoma City and Indiana tips off Thursday, Mike McGraw makes a pick.