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Venus Williams’ age gets attention at the US Open but players think her icon status matters more

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Aug 23, 2025 8:21 pm - It's a given that much of the coverage and attention devoted to Venus Williams' return to the U.S. Open, where play begins Sunday, has focused — and will focus — on how old she is. The American is, after all, 45, an age at which no one has competed in singles in New York since 1981.
Cubs pitcher Cade Horton reflects on trying to be a two-sport college athlete

By Mike McGraw
Aug 23, 2025 7:01 pm - Before being drafted by the Cubs in 2022, pitcher Cade Horton had his sights set on starting at quarterback for Oklahoma.
Final Bears 53-man roster projection: Deeper team puts a few draft picks on the bubble

By Kevin Fishbain
Aug 23, 2025 11:54 am - Breaking down what the Bears’ 53-man roster might look like after cut day Tuesday.
Ryne Sandberg remembered for how he played the game and treated people on way to Hall of Fame

By Patrick Mooney
Aug 23, 2025 11:30 am - Priests wore vestments adorned with the Cubs logo and 23, the jersey number the franchise had retired 20 years ago to honor the late Ryne Sandberg. A contingent of Cubs officials from the business and baseball sides of the organization — including Tom Ricketts, Jed Hoyer, Carter Hawkins and Crane Kenney — gathered in the pews near the front. A group of Sandberg’s beloved teammates — including Larry Bowa, Bob Dernier, Rick Sutcliffe, Andre Dawson and Shawon Dunston — sat to the side of the altar.
Lincicome: Maybe Arlington Heights is willing to meet Chicago halfway for the Bears?

By Bernie Lincicome
Aug 23, 2025 10:00 am - Pop quiz. What do Chicago and Arlington Heights have in common? Well, let’s see. Both are collateral in the stubborn stadium hustle of the Bears, often identified as a professional football team. And this just in. Both are in Cook County.
Chicago Dogs clinch fifth straight playoff berth with victory

Daily Herald Report
Aug 22, 2025 11:41 pm - The Chicago Dogs are back in the Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season after defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 8-4.
Memories flow for Cubs, with Sandberg memorial and Hendricks reunion

By Mike McGraw
Aug 22, 2025 11:06 pm - This was an eventful day for the Cubs, with the memorial service for Ryne Sandberg in the morning, then a reunion with Kyle Hendricks in Anaheim.
For starters, a tough night: Bears reserves battle back in second half to win in final seconds

By Michal Dwojak
Aug 22, 2025 11:05 pm - The Bears had trouble stopping the Chiefs’ first-team offense in the first half, but they fared better against the backups in the second half. Quarterback Tyson Bagent rallied the Bears to a victory in the third and final preseason game.
Schaumburg Boomers secure playoff berth with victory at Lake Erie

Daily Herald Report
Aug 22, 2025 10:07 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers celebrated on Friday night in Ohio, securing the team’s fourth Frontier League playoff appearance in five years by dispatching the Lake Erie Crushe...
What makes Bears coach Ben Johnson’s attention to detail different

By Kevin Fishbain
Aug 22, 2025 11:30 am - The Bears’ new head coach is obsessed with details. That in itself doesn’t make him unique among professional sports coaches. It’s not a rare quality when someone reaches the pinnacle of the profession to be so focused on the margins. In his seven months on the job, though, Ben Johnson is testing that theory. He does seem different. He says it, and he lives it.

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