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Bulls

A long offseason begins as Bulls fall to Heat in final play-in game

The Heat jumped on the Bulls midway through the first quarter and never let go the rest of the night. With this Bulls roster falling short yet again, there is some serious soul-searching to do, starting with free agent DeMar DeRozan.

By Joe Cowley

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams

Bears

Once the Bears land Caleb Williams, the real work — and pressure — begins

White Sox

Nothing good — not even Garrett Crochet — in White Sox' loss to Phillies

Cubs

Jameson Taillon allows one run in season debut as Cubs beat Marlins

Sports Media

With Stadium, Jerry Reinsdorf can create something he couldn’t 40 years ago

From our columnists

White Sox

Tim Anderson on his rise and fall with the White Sox and trying to 'get back to the player I used to be'

Anderson talked smack, flipped bats and became the coolest thing about a Sox team seemingly headed for great things. Then it all went “poof.” In town with the Marlins, he discussed it on Thursday.

By Steve Greenberg

Kamilla Cardoso wears a T-shirt and ballcap that both read "National Champions" as she stands on a ladder next to a basketball net and holds a piece cut from it.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Sky earn a B- for draft: They got big names, but they're big projects

Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese will fill seats, but their games need further development.

By Annie Costabile

Bulls

One question about the Bulls and Hawks meeting in a play-in game: Do they have to?

The very concept that a Bulls team frozen in borderline irrelevance, let alone a Hawks squad that’s even worse, could eventually give the top-seeded Celtics any sort of difficulty in a best-of-seven series is farcical.

By Steve Greenberg

Rendering of a proposed new White Sox ballpark at The 78.

Sports

Chicago stadiums, arenas and real estate make for a playground for the wealthy

We all love sports teams, but regular people don’t own the buildings or the land they frolic upon. We just pay homage to the teams — and to the power-laden who own them.

By Rick Telander

White Sox

If only the White Sox had what the Reds have, instead of having … nothing

Not to tell new Sox general manager Chris Getz how to do his job, but he probably should go out and find at least one superstar talent who actually can stay on the field. You know, just a thought.

By Steve Greenberg

College Sports

DePaul's Chris Holtmann got off the mat and went back to work — like never before

After being fired for the first time in his career, Holtmann wanted to unplug from basketball. Instead, he plugged back in.

By Steve Greenberg

A crowd of pedestrians react as they watch the Jumbotron television screen in New York's Times Square, Oct. 3, 1995, and the news that O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Columnists

O.J. Simpson is gone, but the division his life reflected remains

The legacy Orenthal James Simpson leaves behind is painful, a study of what truly drives American culture.

By Scoop Jackson

Columnists

The varied memories of O.J. Simpson come busting through

Has there ever been an athlete — I could almost say, has there ever been a man? — who rose to such a peak in life and then descended into such a valley?

By Rick Telander

Sports Media

What are the top 5 streaming sports add-ons for Chicago fans?

The Cubs and White Sox return to Apple TV+ this month, but fans might not get the bang for their buck. However, a few other streamers that air our teams are worth the money.

By Jeff Agrest

White Sox

There's nothing surprising about the White Sox' awful start — not the losses, not the injuries

Bad players and an owner who doesn’t care are a recipe for disaster.

By Rick Morrissey

College Sports

2005 Illini head our list of Big Ten's best men's basketball teams since Michigan State won it all in 2000

The Big Ten’s national-title drought is nearing the quarter-century mark, but the conference has seen lots of elite teams since young Tom Izzo led the Spartans to the mountaintop. Here are the top 10.

By Steve Greenberg

College Sports

Caitlin Clark scored more than everyone, but context is needed

Records come, records go. Clark is deserving of plaudits, but an explanation of the scoring record requires a deeper dive.

By Rick Telander

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship

College Sports

In the year of the favorite, South Carolina beats Iowa, Caitlin Clark for a national title

Women’s and men’s tournaments come down to the best teams.

By Rick Morrissey

College Sports

Final Four brings women's basketball to one defining moment

Not since Magic vs. Bird has the sport been so redefined.

By Scoop Jackson

Top sports headlines

Bettors knew White Sox would be bad, but they’re worse than expected

Solid FX doc 'Broken Horses' offers answers on why the animals keep dying young

Chicago outdoors: Turkey and shed story along with record youth turkey harvest

Bulls coach Billy Donovan sees plenty of room for a healthy Lonzo Ball

White Sox veteran Martin Maldonado 'trusting' process while battling awful start

USC quarterback Caleb Williams aims to exceed Texans star C.J. Stroud's rookie season for Bears

Jed Hoyer hopes resiliency is a hallmark for Cubs

Former Bears executive Bill Tobin dies at age 83

High school sports

Homewood-Flossmoor's Bryce Heard (2) lines up a three during the Vikings' IHSA Class 4A state championship victory.

Highlights and observations from RecruitLook, the first major high school basketball event of the spring

By Joe Henricksen

Cubs

Polling Place: Is it time for the Cubs to pull Kyle Hendricks from the rotation?

Other poll questions: Do you wish Tim Anderson were still with the White Sox? And how sure are you that Caleb Williams is the best QB in next week’s NFL draft?

By Steve Greenberg

Northwestern football helmets at an NCAA college football against Stanford in Evanston, Ill, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.

College Sports

NCAA approves helmet radios for next football season

An NFL-style two-minute warning was also OK’d.

By Associated Press

Blackhawks

Analyzing most encouraging, discouraging aspects of Blackhawks’ 2023-24 season

From Connor Bedard to Lukas Reichel, from Alex Vlasic to Arvid Soderblom, from leadership to coaching, the Hawks’ just-finished season was full of both good and bad signs for the future.

By Ben Pope

A boatload of people, including two children in life vests, enjoy an outing with Chicago No Limits Fishing on a boat last.

Outdoors

This Chicago fishing group opens the outdoors for people with disabilities

Chicago No Limits Fishing provides boating and fishing experiences around downtown on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River.

By Dale Bowman

Blackhawks

Blackhawks rally, then crumble, in season-ending loss to Kings

The Hawks finished their season 23-53-6 — with the most losses in franchise history — after a 5-4 overtime defeat Thursday in Los Angeles. They ripped off three third-period goals to take the lead, but conceded late in regulation and then six seconds into overtime.

By Ben Pope

Blackhawks

With ACL recovery on track, Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall used lost season to ‘refresh mentally’

Hall participated in Hawks morning skate Thursday — on the last day of the season — for the first time since his surgery in November. He expects to be fully healthy for training camp next season.

By Ben Pope

Blackhawks

Connor Bedard assesses rookie season with Blackhawks: 'I was OK'

Bedard entered the season finale Thursday with 61 points in 67 games, making him the most productive Hawks teenager since Patrick Kane in 2007-08, but he’s not entirely pleased with his performance.

By Ben Pope

White Sox

You can put it on the board ... no! Numbers don't look so good for White Sox

A bevy of low averages glares in the first weeks of the season.

By Daryl Van Schouwen

Cubs

Opening game of Marlins-Cubs series postponed; split doubleheader scheduled for Saturday

The Cubs still made a series of roster moves, activating right-hander Jameson Taillon and Patrick Wisdom from the IL.

By Maddie Lee

Cubs

Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr.'s family makes history, while he starts season strong in pivotal role

Leiter’s cousin Jack debuted for the Rangers on Thursday.

By Maddie Lee

Bulls

Bulls get chance for revenge against Heat in Miami

The Heat lost to the 76ers on Wednesday and have lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury. The Bulls could take advantage of Butler’s absence Friday.

By Joe Cowley

Arizona Coyotes fans sit in their seats long after the team's NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers ended, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. The Coyotes won 5-2.

NHL

NHL approves Coyotes' move from Arizona to Salt Lake City

The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise’s move to Utah next season.

By Associated Press

Olympic Sports

Simone Biles thought 'world is going to hate me' after she left team final at Tokyo Games

The four-time Olympic gold medalist revealed what was going through her mind in the 2020 Summer Olympics on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast posted on Wednesday.

By USA TODAY

Bears

Simone Biles: 'Nothing foul' about comments made by her husband, new Bear Jonathan Owens

She thought the backlash from her fans was “hilarious at first — and then they hurt my feelings.”

By Patrick Finley

Diamond DeShields models the Chicago Sky's rebel jersey.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Sky release new Rebel edition uniform

The new uniform features light-blue coloring, silver piping and a white gradient throughout, meant to exemplify “infinite possibilities.”

By Annie Costabile

Outdoors

Go & Show: Decoys and sporting collectibles show and a film festival are things to see

The North American Decoys & Sporting Collectibles Show opens Tuesday and runs through April 27 while the One Earth Film Festival is going at varied sites through Tuesday, April 23.

By Dale Bowman

Bulls

Bulls dominate Hawks to advance in play-in tournament

Coby White led with a career-high 42 points, and the Bulls will face the Heat on Friday for the No. 8 seed in the East.

By Joe Cowley

Sports Media

Jerry Reinsdorf’s timing for new RSN isn’t great, but it shouldn’t stop him: expert

“It may be the best option available,” Marc Ganis, the co-founder and CEO of Chicago-based Sportscorp Ltd., said Wednesday. “Sometimes you just have to take the best option available, even if it’s not ideal.”

By Jeff Agrest

Blackhawks

Blackhawks' Joey Anderson quietly enjoyed career breakthrough by not obsessing about it

Anderson became a full-time NHL player for the first time on the 2023-24 Hawks, and he did so by not focusing so singularly on that exact objective.

By Ben Pope

Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals

White Sox

A 'surreal' start for Jonathan Cannon marks two good debuts in a row for White Sox pitchers

Cannon, who allowed three hits, struck out three and walked one, threw 54 pitches for strikes.

By Daryl Van Schouwen