Pro Sports
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Vikings eliminate Lions with defense-dominating 23-10 victory, racking up 6 turnovers and 5 sacks
Dec 25, 2025 9:15 pm - Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory on Thursday.
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Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler lead the way as Warriors beat Mavericks 126-116 on Christmas Day
Dec 25, 2025 6:57 pm - Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Thursday.
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Spurs beat Thunder 117-102 for 3rd win over defending NBA champs in 2 weeks
Dec 25, 2025 5:38 pm - De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on Thursday for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two weeks.
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Dak Prescott throws for 307 yards and 2 TDs to lead Cowboys past skidding Commanders 30-23Dec 25, 2025 3:36 pm - Dak Prescott threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys blew most of an 18-point lead before squeezing past the Washington Commanders 30-23 Thursday.
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Brunson and the reserves lead a Christmas comeback as the Knicks beat the Cavaliers 126-124
Dec 25, 2025 2:05 pm - Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year.
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Martha Stewart joins Snoop Dogg as minority owner of Swansea soccer club
Dec 25, 2025 12:55 pm - Martha Stewart has joined pal Snoop Dogg as a minority owner of Welsh soccer team Swansea.
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Greenberg: Are the White Sox and Munetaka Murakami a match made in desperation or potential?
Dec 25, 2025 11:45 am - No one was expecting the White Sox to sign 25-year-old Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year, $34 million deal this past weekend. After all, The Athletic’ s Tim Britton projected Murakami would earn an eight-year deal worth $158.5 million before free agency began, and he wasn’t alone among those predicting Murakami would sign a long-term deal that reached nine figures.
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Silvy: When it comes to celebrating this Bears team, don’t hold back
Dec 25, 2025 7:00 am - How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.
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Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports treeDec 24, 2025 5:50 pm - Is Chicago sports on an upswing? Well, there was nowhere to go but up after a dismal 2024, and there are enough young stars to provide hope.
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Sorry, NFL fans, the NBA has better Christmas games this year
Dec 24, 2025 4:02 pm - The NBA finally caught a break in its annual Christmas battle with the NFL: Thursday’s holiday slate of football is marred by losing teams, while basketball’s quintuple-header on ABC and ESPN features a deep batch of title contenders.