Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Blackhawks’ 10 most important positive developments from another lost seasonMar 21, 2025 8:12 am - We all understand the Blackhawks’ situation by now. It’s not a secret. But is it really as bleak as things seem? As things feel? Are we missing the forest for the trees? Yes and no.
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Matt Shaw makes uneven debut as Cubs get swept in memorable Tokyo SeriesMar 21, 2025 6:00 am - The Athletic debuts in the Daily Herald with a feature from Tokyo on Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw and a look at his first games in Major League Baseball.
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Coby White scores 35 points to lead the Bulls to a 128-116 win over the KingsMar 21, 2025 12:24 am - Coby White scored 35 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 128-116. Kevin Huerter scored 25 points while adding five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 14, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 24 points.
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Bedard scores in second straight game, but Blackhawks skid hits sixMar 20, 2025 10:28 pm - Trevor Moore and Alex Turcotte scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games. Joel Edmundson fired from deep in the Kings' zone and scored into an empty net with 19 seconds left to seal the win. Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves. Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game for Chicago. Spencer Knight stopped 30 shots.
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White Sox pitcher Thorpe leaves mound with elbow sorenessMar 20, 2025 8:12 pm - White Sox pitcher Drew Thorpe experienced another setback in his recovery from elbow surgery, while another pitcher officially made the Opening Day roster.
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Browns sign former Bears offensive lineman Teven JenkinsMar 20, 2025 4:59 pm - Offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has signed with the Cleveland Browns. Jenkins, who will be entering his fifth NFL season in 2025, spent the past four years with Chicago. He was a second-round pick by the Bears in 2021 and appeared in 45 games at left tackle, left guard and right guard, including 38 starts.
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NBA champion Boston Celtics to be sold for a record $6.1 billion to group led by Bill ChisholmMar 20, 2025 10:56 am - The Boston Celtics are being sold for what would be a record-setting initial valuation of $6.1 billion to a group led by Symphony Technology Group managing partner William Chisholm. The sale, if approved by the NBA's board of governors after a thorough vetting process, would be the richest in U.S. major pro sports history.
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Silvy: Crossing my fingers for a boring Bears draft, especially at the topMar 20, 2025 6:00 am - I understand the temptation of looking at Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and wanting the Bears to round out their skill group with the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Jeanty rushed for an incredible 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns last college season and it has some Bears fans dreaming of what Johnson had with Jahmyr Gibbs.
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Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL and NHLPA will begin CBA talks in early AprilMar 19, 2025 8:40 pm - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the Players' Association will sit down to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement the week of April 1. Bettman said he did not expect either side to be pushing for fundamental changes and hopes to get a deal done quickly and quietly.
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Ohtani and the Dodgers keep the Cubs and their rich history in the shadows in JapanMar 19, 2025 5:46 pm - Chicago Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a 107-year drought between championships. They are right at home in Tokyo facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and megastar Shohei Ohtani in a two-game series to open the Major League Baseball regular season.