Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Epic loss to Pistons just one of many bad memories for BullsFeb 12, 2025 9:37 pm - The Bulls got a chance to face the Detroit Pistons again Wednesday, just 24 hours after a monstrous 40-point loss, which included the largest halftime deficit in team history.
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Baseball welcomes another season, with most pitchers and catchers reporting WednesdayFeb 12, 2025 7:50 pm - There's a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees' rotation behind Gerrit Cole. A familiar face is getting a fresh start leading the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani & Co. are preparing title defense.
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Quick return to Torrey Pines brings familiar setting with a lot more of golf’s best playersFeb 12, 2025 6:03 pm - So much about Torrey Pines looks just like it did three weeks ago. Only it's a new tournament with a far stronger field. The Genesis Invitational typically is held at venerable Riviera. But the LA wildfires burned up so much of the Pacific Palisades community that organizers were forced to relocate.
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Monahan says bringing LIV players back into the fold is a top priority for golfFeb 12, 2025 5:39 pm - PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says the White House meeting with President Donald Trump last week gets golf closer to reunification. The tour is negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf to become a minority investor.
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NASCAR’s lone Black Cup driver Bubba Wallace ‘couldn't care less’ if Trump attends Daytona 500Feb 12, 2025 5:23 pm - Bubba Wallace said he "couldn't care less" if Donald Trump attends the Daytona 500 on Sunday, nearly five years after the president accused the NASCAR Cup Series' only Black full-time driver of perpetrating "a hoax" when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall.
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Paying their respects: Bears matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey laid to restFeb 12, 2025 4:47 pm - The Chicago Bears laid their matriarch to rest on a snowy Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs. Hundreds of friends and family, including fellow NFL owners and many former Bears players, attended the funeral of team owner Virginia Halas McCaskey.
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White Sox and CF Michael A. Taylor agree to $1.95M, 1-year contractFeb 12, 2025 2:53 pm - Center fielder Michael A. Taylor and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract. Taylor spent last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .193 with five home runs, 21 RBIs and a .543 OPS in 113 games. He struck out 105 times in 269 at-bats. Taylor, who turns 34 next month, provides another option in center field for the rebuilding White Sox if they decide to trade Luis Robert Jr. Or, the team could use Taylor to spell Roberts in an effort to keep him healthy. Taylor won a Gold Glove in 2021 with the Kansas City Royals.
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Pistons set franchise record with 42-point halftime lead in 132-92 romp over BullsFeb 11, 2025 9:57 pm - Malik Beasley made seven 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the Detroit Pistons built a franchise-record, 42-point halftime lead on the way to a 132-92 romp over...
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White Sox and CF Michael A. Taylor agree to $1.95M, 1-year contract, AP source saysFeb 11, 2025 9:40 pm - Center fielder Michael A. Taylor and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on...
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O’Donnell: Jauron a good man who couldn’t overcome Halas HallFeb 11, 2025 8:53 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Former Bears head coach Dick Jauron, who died last week at 74, was a good man who couldn’t overcome the obstacles at Halas Hall.