Sports
8 hours ago
Premiering Friday … Scheels Sports Park
Softball tournament inaugurates dome during "soft opening."
13 hours ago
Illinois High School Football Poll
Class 8A Rank School Total Points Previous 1. Chicago (Mount Carmel) (11) (9-0) 110 1 2. Park Ridge (Maine South)…
16 hours ago
IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.
16 hours ago
Dodgers’ 18-inning victory averages 11.31M viewers in US, falls short of “Monday Night Football”
Monday night's 18-inning marathon between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series averaged 11.31 million viewers in the U.S. according to Nielsen, Fox and MLB.
16 hours ago
Led by Wembanyama, youthful Spurs on verge of setting best start in franchise history
The San Antonio Spurs can open the season 5-0 for the first time in franchise history.
16 hours ago
From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani
Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseball superstar starring again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
1 day ago
Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say
NBA guard Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups will not receive their salaries while on leave for their arrests on federal gambling-related charges, two people with knowledge of the matters told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
2 days ago
Manny Pacquiao hints at possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao has hinted a rematch of his 2015 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the cards next year. "Right now we have a lot of negotiations about my next fight — there's a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather," Pacquiao told a news conference Wednesday.
2 days ago
Michael Jordan criticizes load management in latest installment of NBC conversation
Jordan addressed the topic of NBA players missing games in the second installment of a series that NBC is calling “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” which aired Tuesday night between games of a doubleheader on the network.
2 days ago
Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4
Dodger Stadium was still shaking with joy when Monday turned to Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays trudged into their clubhouse. Their 18-inning loss in Game 3 felt like a monumental setback that might have already decided the World Series.
3 days ago
Mahomes, Hunt lead Chiefs to dominant 28-7 win over Commanders, their 9th straight in the series
Patrick Mahomes wound up throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Kareem Hunt found the end zone twice, and the Chiefs' defense was just as dominant as their high-flying offense over the final 30 minutes, helping Kansas City pull away from a halftime tie for a 28-7 victory over the Commanders on a cold night at Arrowhead Stadium.
3 days ago
Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic
Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.
3 days ago
Serbian point guard receives eligibility approval for the 2025-26 season after NCAA review
Petrovic joins Illinois after a successful stint in Europe.
4 days ago
LSU fires coach Brian Kelly in the 4th season of his 10-year, $100 million deal
LSU fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night.
4 days ago
Hall and Fields help the Jets edge the Bengals 39-38 for their 1st win of the season
The winless start for the New York Jets took a toll on Justin Fields. At one point in the runup to Sunday's game in Cincinnati, he found himself laying down in his closet and crying.
5 days ago
IHSA Football playoffs — seedings and pairings
Check out who will be playing who in the first round of the IHSA football playoffs.
5 days ago
Illini falters in 42–25 loss to Washington
Turnovers and missed stops doom Illinois as Huskies rack up nearly 450 yards in road defeat.
6 days ago
Terry Rozier’s arrest leaves the Miami Heat stunned, and trying to figure out what happens next
The reality began setting in for the Miami Heat on Friday when they gathered for a morning shootaround practice and Terry Rozier wasn't with the team. And that almost certainly won't change anytime soon.
7 days ago
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami complete new contract. He’ll remain with the club at least into 2026
Lionel Messi has finally agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, a deal that required several months to complete and ensures that the sport's biggest icon will be with the Major League Soccer club for its planned move into a new stadium next year.
1 week ago
Rookie Trey Yesasave to start World Series opener for Blue Jays, just his 7th big league game
Rookie Trey Yesasave will start Friday night's World Series opener for the Toronto Blue Jays against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Blake Snell, giving the 22-year-old more postseason starts than career regular-season outings.
