Articles filed under Sports
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Stayin’ alive: Cubs score only in first inning but hang on to win Game 3Oct 08, 2025 7:30 pm - Scoring runs only in the first inning is not generally a formula for success. But with their backs against the wall, the Cubs made it work Wednesday. They crossed the elu...
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Bears’ Stevenson facing questions about last season’s defining playOct 08, 2025 6:35 pm - A year has passed and there’s a new coaching staff in town. Bears’ cornerback Tyrique Stevenson has addressed the Commanders’ Hail Mary play often and has tried to move on with his career.
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Tigers force Game 5 against Mariners in ALDS with 9-3 winOct 08, 2025 5:32 pm - Riley Greene and Javier Báez homered in a four-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers kept their season alive with a 9-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
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Blackhawks’ youth shows in season-opening loss to champion Panthers: ObservationsOct 08, 2025 5:28 pm - Going up against an experienced team like the Florida Panthers, who had just raised another Stanley Cup banner, what transpired for the Blackhawks shouldn’t have been completely surprising. Over the first 20 minutes, the Blackhawks compiled turnovers and penalties and the Panthers added up shots and goals.
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JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women's basketball season with UCLA a favoriteOct 08, 2025 5:05 pm - Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance last season. If the Trojans want to match that success this year, they'll need to do it without her.
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Two St. Charles athletes selected for USA Swimming’s Select CampOct 08, 2025 5:04 pm - St. Charles Swim Team’s Thea Bike and Thomas McMillan were selected to participate in USA Swimming’s 2025 National Select Camp.
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Ziehm: Butler National head pro Svoboda still enjoying chances to competeOct 08, 2025 2:30 pm - Andy Svoboda had the reputation of being a very good player when he took the head professional’s job at Butler National in Oak Brook in 2024, and the former PGA Tour player continues to prove it.
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Sarley: What makes the Illinois fall trout season so specialOct 08, 2025 9:30 am - The Illinois Catchable Trout Program is funded by the sale of inland trout stamps. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where trout fishing is permitted during the fall season. An additional 80,000 trout are stocked for the spring season that begins each April.
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‘The quarterback of the offensive line’: Hoffman Estates center Manley in constant pursuit of perfectionOct 07, 2025 8:11 pm - Hoffman Estates High School center Connor Manley is in constant pursuit of perfection.
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After pitching plan backfired, Cubs face long odds against BrewersOct 07, 2025 6:41 pm - The Cubs are back at Wrigley Field, but need a victory over Milwaukee in Wednesday’s NLDS Game 3 to keep their season alive.