Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Kent Johnson scores 2 goals, the Blue Jackets beat the Blackhawks 5-1 to end a 4-game losing streakFeb 22, 2025 9:22 pm - Zach Werenski scored and had two assists and Kent Johnson scored twice for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks to end a four-game losing streak. Craig Smith scored and Petr Mrazek made 16 saves for the Blackhawks.
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Fire falters in Berhalter’s debut, return to ColumbusFeb 22, 2025 9:13 pm - Diego Rossi scored two goals, Jacen Russell-Rowe added a goal and the Columbus Crew beat the Chicago Fire 4-2 in the season opener for both teams. Brian Gutiérrez scored two goals — the 21-year-old homegrown's first multi-goal game in MLS — for Chicago and Jonathan Bamba had two assists in his MLS debut.
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Aldrich Potgieter hangs on to 1-shot lead in Mexico OpenFeb 22, 2025 7:04 pm - Aldrich Potgieter has a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open. He had reason to hope for a larger margin going for his first PGA Tour victory. The big hitter from South Africa led by three shots for so much of the back nine until a bogey from the bushes on the 17th hole and having to scramble for par after hitting 7-iron for his second shot on the par-5 18th.
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Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta raceFeb 22, 2025 6:27 pm - A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Even so, Briscoe insists he feels no new pressure. He says he already felt an urgency to win this week because those are the expectations at Joe Gibbs Racing, his new NASCAR home.
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Eddie Fisher, an All-Star reliever with the White Sox in 1965, dies at age 88Feb 22, 2025 6:19 pm - Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88.
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Three things for the Bears to accomplish at the NFL Scouting CombineFeb 22, 2025 10:00 am - The NFL Scouting Combine begins this week in Indianapolis. Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and first-year head coach Ben Johnson are both expected to meet with members of the media during the combine.
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Lincicome: Do politicians really have to bring their fights to hockey again?Feb 22, 2025 10:00 am - Geopolitics has apparently invaded the world of sports again, usually the domain of the Olympics and of soccer but recently stirred by ice hockey, where anthems were booe...
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O’Donnell: What if they threw a Bears game and nobody came?Feb 22, 2025 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell has something to say about the Bears’ decision to raise season-ticket prices by an average of 10% for the 2025 season.
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Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal tied to payroll minimumFeb 21, 2025 9:44 pm - New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal as long as it contains a provision mandating minimum payrolls. The Yankees had Major League Baseball's highest payroll for 15 straight years through 2013 but have not been the biggest spender since then.
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Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller has no fracture or significant bruising after getting struck by linerFeb 21, 2025 3:12 pm - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller still has a bit of a headache, but manager Dave Roberts says the 25-year-old right-hander slept fine and feels much better a day after getting hit on the head by a line drive.