Articles filed under Sports
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A few things to remember as we head into the prep football playoffsOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - After watching playoff football for nearly 30 years, you learn to expect the unexpected. Even in high school, where the best football team almost always wins, upsets ha...
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MLS should do for Chicago what it did for LA: Fold the Fire, start overOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - I'm going to say the unthinkable, as hard as it is for a soccer fan to do. Fold the Fire. Start over. That hurts to even think about, but it's the right thing to do. Pro...
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Girls volleyball: Huntley tops Dundee-Crown for 7th straight regional championshipOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - After losing many impact starters to graduation, Huntley felt a little underestimated as a team with just as big of aspirations as the year before. "I feel like going in...
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Scouting Cook County first round playoff football gamesOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - Class 8A No. 30 Glenbrook South (4-5) at No. 3 Barington (9-0) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Glenbrook South 42, Glenbrook North 21; Barrington 45, Conant 19 Last mee...
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Plenty of local ties as Diamondbacks-Rangers get set to meet in World SeriesOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Cubs gave it a spirited go this season, improving from 53-53 on Aug. 1 to 72-62 a month later before running out of gas and dropping out of the playoff race. The Whi...
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Girls volleyball: Favorites prevail, setting up stacked St. Charles North sectionalOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The stage is set for one of the best girls volleyball sectionals in the state. Top seeds Benet, Glenbard West, Metea Valley and Wheaton Warrenville South all took care o...
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Scouting Lake County first round playoff football gamesOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - Class 8A Lyons Township (6-3) at Stevenson (7-2) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Seeds: LT is the No. 21 seed in the single 32-team 8A bracket; Stevenson is the No. 12 seed. Outloo...
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By daring Bulls to shoot, OKC rolls to easy win in season openerOct 25, 2023 4:00 pm - The cliché that came to mind while watching the Bulls struggle in their season opener on Wednesday contains the words, "old dogs" and "new tricks." Oklahoma City coach M...
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Breaking down this week's Top 10 football teamsOct 25, 2023 1:01 am - By John Lemon jlemon@dailyherald.com First and 10 Team (record) This week's opponent 1. Hersey (9-0) WW South, Saturday Comment: The Huskies start the Class 7A playoffs ...
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Wolves shut out by Iowa WildOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - The Wolves and the Iowa Wild locked horns in a classic goaltending duel Wednesday night in Iowa. When the dust settled, Jesper Wallstedt and the Wild had bested Keith Ki...