Sports
2 days ago
Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
“The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal," the team said in a statement.
2 days ago
WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time
A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.
2 days ago
NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.
2 days ago
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
3 days ago
Illinois Athletics rolls out new gameday parking routes for 2026 football season
Starting approximately three and a half hours before kickoff, fans will be required to follow designated routes to their assigned parking lots.
3 days ago
Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley added as assistant captains for Presidents Cup
“Both guys have incredible experience as leaders representing the United States and they've each earned the respect of players across generations,” Snedeker said.
3 days ago
Cubs RHP Cabrera optimistic after leaving game vs. Brewers with blister on middle finger
“I mean you take a guy out of a start, the next start's in question,” Counsell said.
3 days ago
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong makes another mistake on defense
Still wearing his full uniform long after the Cubs' ninth loss in 11 games, Crow-Armstrong called the pair of defensive miscues “genuinely laughable.”
3 days ago
Sinner opens French Open against wild card as he chases a career Grand Slam
With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz out injured, Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming men's favorite on the red clay of Roland Garros. The Italian is unbeaten in three months. He's won 29 straight matches and dropped just three sets.
4 days ago
Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 NFL season will be his last: ‘This is it’
Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind about a 23rd: There won't be one.
4 days ago
The Illinois House and Senate take the field
Illinois senators and representatives played in their annual softball game.
4 days ago
Bulls hire Stephen Mervis and Acie Law IV for new-look front office
Mervis was hired as senior vice president of basketball operations and Law's title is vice president of player personnel.
4 days ago
Cubs reinstate left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, designate Ty Blach for assignment
Tuesday's loss to the surging Brewers was the Cubs' fourth straight, eighth in their last 10, and allowed Milwaukee to jump over them into first place in the NL Central.
4 days ago
Rousey’s return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history.
5 days ago
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong apologizes for the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he spoke with Crow-Armstrong about what happened.
5 days ago
Big Ten on a roll at spring meetings, trying to solve playoff stalemate and other college problems
Leaders in the conference currently holding the football, men’s and women’s basketball titles opened their annual spring meeting Monday with nothing more than the future of their business on the agenda.
5 days ago
Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson tears ACL in her left knee
Jackson injured her knee in the second quarter on Sunday and an MRI revealed the tear.
5 days ago
Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes.
5 days ago
The future has arrived for the Canadiens, who won two Game 7s and advanced to East finals
Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson was no different than any Montreal hockey fan, increasingly impatient over talk of the team's promising potential. Turns out, the future has arrived perhaps a little ahead of schedule, and propelled by forward Alex Newhook's knack for scoring Game 7 playoff series-clinching goals.
6 days ago
Aaron Rodgers hits the practice field after signing 1-year deal to stay with the Steelers
The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP made a surprise appearance on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice field Monday for the start of voluntary organized team activities, jogging out in a white No. 8 jersey shortly after finalizing a 1-year deal to return to the club he guided to an AFC North championship last winter.
