I thank God for letting me continue this run that I’m on right now. Before the game, there were several things Ortega had never accomplished in the big leagues. When the Cubs needed a big hit, his spot in the order came up, and he delivered. “I’ve never had a feeling like I have right […]
Rodgers’ return — for one season, at least — means the balance of power in the NFC North will remain where it has been for most of the last 30 seasons: with the Packers. General manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy are under pressure to win this season, but the Bears’ timeline changed dramatically […]
Humboldt Park musician Scott Morrow was hit by a stray bullet June 20. Fields — with his fellow rookies and quarterbacks — will arrive to camp at Halas Hall on Saturday. Those same fans made Fields’ navy jersey the NFL’s third-most popular, in terms of sales, in the month after the draft. In 2017, Fields […]
“Sweden was a very good team and we didn’t play our best, and when you do that up against a top opponent, they’re going to punish you. Rose Lavelle scored off a well-placed pass from Tobin Heath in the ninth minute to give the United States an early lead — and the team’s first goal […]
‘‘I’ve just been trying to keep busy outside, whether it’s putting on the rollerblades, going for a skate, or playing volleyball or basketball with my siblings,’’ he told the Sun-Times in April 2020. It was a banner day for Michigan’s hockey program, with current or future Wolverines representing four of the top five picks. Matthew […]
In a draft-day blockbuster, the Hawks acquired the 26-year-old star from the Blue Jackets. Bowman also committed a massive chunk of the Hawks’ future cap space to Jones. He became a face of the otherwise obscure Jackets franchise after he was acquired from the Predators in 2016, finishing fourth in Norris Trophy voting in 2018 […]
In 2008, the City Council borrowed $85 million to buy the shuttered hospital, hoping to put an Olympic athletes village there for the 2016 Games. “This is a mega-development that will truly impact the entire city — and, of course, the Bronzeville and Douglas community more specifically. A Bronzeville welcoming center with a digital museum” […]
Hendricks left Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals trailing by a run, but his teammates bailed him out. ST. Hendricks left Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals trailing by a run, but his teammates bailed him out, rallying in the ninth inning for the second straight night. The Cubs’ offense had gotten nothing going and entered the […]
Instead, the Kraken assembled a roster that barely eclipsed the $48.9 million salary cap minimum. Forwards Jordan Eberle should all be solid pieces. The Golden Knights executed 10 side deals during the 2017 expansion draft, acquiring many of their eventual stars through that process, and the Kraken were reportedly asking sky-high prices in side-deal negotiations […]
There were those inimitable World Series winners — Cubs icons — whipping those famous fans into a frenzy while shining under the bright lights of the Show. Davis, a 6-4, 210-pound outfielder and right-handed hitter, was honored that night at Wrigley as the Cubs’ minor league player of the year. Anyone who doubts that can […]
Rookie third baseman Jake Burger, who’s 6-for-17 in six games since his call-up from Triple-A, doubled off the wall for an RBI in the sixth and also singled and made two good defensive plays. …Read the full story
But before we put the trio of young superstars in another sentence with the only three players in major league history to be All-Stars 20 or more times, we should probably at least let them make their All-Star Game debuts. A hard-to-believe eight starting position players — based on fan voting that ended Thursday — […]
The 22-year-old was struck in the back of the neck and was picked up by paramedics at a Green Line Station in the 300 block of East 51st Street, police said. …Read the full story
“We’ve played the tougher part of our schedule are in the back end of that right now,” Ross said. In 2017, the Cubs were 40-41 after 81 games and 52-29 the rest of the way. Bryant had just been helped off the field with a sprained ankle, joining Kyle Hendricks, Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist […]
Jackson stopped the attack after battering Mixon to the ground amid shouts for him to stop by other mid-morning CTA riders. In closing arguments Thursday, George Jackson talked to the jury for more than hour and claimed his brother was defending himself when he beat Mixon because Mixon had stared at him. Only one of […]
Dolson, who will be a first-time Olympian, is currently in New York with her Sky teammates for a two-game series against the Liberty that concludes on Thursday. “I’ve been trying to make the 5×5, which we all know is a very hard team to make,” Dolson said. The quarterfinals will be on July 27, and […]
Be careful because the energy of today’s full moon can make this an accident-prone day for you. It might also relate to your debt or your involvement with the wealth of someone else, perhaps your partner. Perhaps you are the only one who feels this tension and you are projecting it onto others? This is […]
The notorious mobster Meyer Lansky was the inspiration for the Hyman Roth character in “The Godfather” and Max Bercovicz in “Once Upon a Time in America,” and actors from Richard Dreyfuss to Mark Rydell to Dustin Hoffman to Anatol Yusef to Patrick Dempsey to Ben Kingsley have played fictionalized versions of Lansky in various movies […]
This is wonderful because the mind creates its own ease or difficulty depending on how it approaches things. Today the sun is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, which is great news because it gives you feelings of peace and harmony when dealing with others. Today you are more inclined to see your life […]
Bird, Taurasi and Staley’s Olympic experience together goes way back. Staley said Taurasi, who expects to be back playing for the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, has always been able to beat the odds when it comes to injury. …Read the full story