Articles filed under Sports
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O’Donnell: Fantasy football players are ‘in’ as NFL ’25 approachesAug 09, 2025 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell has some thoughts on Sports news so far in August.
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Cardinals shut out Cubs, who lose fourth in last six gamesAug 08, 2025 10:16 pm - Michael McGreevy tossed six scoreless innings, Jordan Walker homered and drove in a pair of runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-0 Friday night.
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Boomers set another attendance record in comeback winAug 08, 2025 10:06 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 5-0 deficit en route to a 9-8 victory over the New York Boulders, the 27th comeback victory of the season in front of a franchise record-setting 8,189 fans at Wintrust Field on Friday night.
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Lions’ Norris taken off the field in an ambulance, with preseason stopped with 6:31 to goAug 08, 2025 9:10 pm - Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions' preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run.
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How does the WNBA deal with sex-toy throwers? What to know about arrests and securityAug 08, 2025 8:11 pm - In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Aug. 1, Los Angeles on Aug. 5 and Chicago again on Thursday night, with the most recent object hitting the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream's victory over the Sky.
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Alex Palou’s unstoppable season: Will he clinch his fourth IndyCar title at Portland?Aug 08, 2025 8:04 pm - Alex Palou is on the brink of winning his fourth IndyCar championship. He can clinch the title Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou leads Pato O'Ward by 121 points and needs to leave Portland with a 108-point lead to secure the championship. Despite his dominance, Palou insists the title isn't his yet. O'Ward admits it would take a major collapse from Palou for him to win. Palou has eight wins this season, including the Indianapolis 500. He could tie the record for most wins in a season with two more victories. Palou is enjoying the ride and credits his team for his success.
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Tommy Fleetwood finds his groove and builds a big lead at PGA Tour playoffs openerAug 08, 2025 7:21 pm - Tommy Fleetwood had another big closing stretch Friday with four straight birdies, giving him a 6-under 64 and the 36-hole lead in the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship with his sights set on an elusive PGA Tour title.
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Indiana Fever to face Chicago Sky without Caitlin Clark, 2 other key injured playersAug 08, 2025 7:17 pm - The Indiana Fever will face the rival Chicago Sky on Saturday without Caitlin Clark and two other key players who sustained season-ending injuries in Thursday's loss at Phoenix.
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Garcia, Johnson shoot matching 67s to take lead at Bolingbrook LIV Golf eventAug 08, 2025 6:22 pm - Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson shot 4-under-par 67s to take the lead after the first 18 holes and six players, most notably Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, were just 1 stroke behind.
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Williams among Bears starters who will sit out Sunday’s preseason opener against the DolphinsAug 08, 2025 6:03 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that quarterback Caleb Williams and some starters won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field.