Articles filed under Sports Types
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Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks opens up on terminal diagnosis: ‘I’m going to be here fighting’Apr 19, 2025 12:30 pm - Nowadays, Bobby Jenks, the once-elite White Sox closer is living in Portugal with his wife and her family. His days are a mixture of hospital visits and constant exhaustion.
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Lincicome: When it comes to the Bears and the NFL draft, expectations are anything but greatApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - I see by the uninvited calendar on my desktop that another NFL draft is nigh, an annual ritual where teams replenish themselves by pointing and saying, “We’ll take one of those.”
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O’Donnell: Jeanty and Arlington Park loom as a winning exacta for the BearsApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - THE FELLOW ASKING THE QUESTION was smart, professionally accomplished and as savvy as any fan with the intellect to properly process hyper-opinionated modern sports media...
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Herro scores 30 points to lead Heat past Hawks 123-114 in OT in play-in and into NBA playoffsApr 18, 2025 11:02 pm - Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA Play-In Tournament history. Miami will play at Cleveland on Sunday night in the opening game of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
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Chicago Wolves shut out in Milwaukee in final road game of regular seasonApr 18, 2025 10:22 pm - The Chicago Wolves took the ice for their final road game of the 2024-25 American Hockey League regular season when they faced the Admirals on Friday night in Milwaukee.
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Trevor Story has 2 HRs, 6 RBI to lead Red Sox to 10-3 win over White SoxApr 18, 2025 9:15 pm - Trevor Story went 3 for 4 with 2 homers and 6 RBI, Hunter Dobbins pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-3. Story had his 20th career multi-homer game. Both were 3-run shots and came with Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman — the two players directly ahead of him in Boston's lineup — on base.
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Variety of options doesn’t pay off for Cubs at third baseApr 18, 2025 9:10 pm - Vidal Brujan got his first start for the Cubs at third base Friday and committed an error on his first chance. Gage Workman wasn’t charged with an error but misplayed a ball that could have ended the eighth inning. All in all, third base has become an adventure for the Cubs.
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Easy queasy: Cubs ride a wild wind to comeback victory at Wrigley FieldApr 18, 2025 7:03 pm - The top of Friday’s eighth inning was one of the low moments in recent Cubs history. They had a 7-1 lead and watched Arizona put up 10 runs in the inning, then the Cubs came back and won 13-11.
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Chicago Wolves defenseman Joakim Ryan is ready for another playoff opportunityApr 18, 2025 5:21 pm - Defenseman Joakim Ryan adds NHL playoff experience to a Chicago Wolves team heading into the AHL playoffs next week.
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Lake Zurich’s Svanson makes MLB debut with CardinalsApr 18, 2025 4:36 pm - Local minor-league roundup has a Lake Zurich grad making his Major League Baseball debut and a surprising start in Double-A for a former Libertyville pitcher.