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Bears

Caleb Williams will be unlike any Bears QB ever — and that's a good thing

Painting his nails helps Caleb Williams relax.

By Patrick Finley

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Sky rookie Angel Reese's star power already being felt in Chicago

Bears

Rome Odunze: It would be 'awesome' to land with Bears, Caleb Williams in draft

Cubs

Cubs' Kyle Hendricks is approaching IL stint with mind to turn around his season

White Sox

How is White Sox' hitting coach doing? Marcus Thames is trying to stay positive, which is no small task

From our columnists

Bears

A chance to wipe out 75 years of Bears quarterback futility with one simple announcement

If presumed No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is as good as advertised, Chicago won’t know what to do with itself.

By Rick Morrissey

Cubs

Former Cub Don Kessinger watching with pride as grandson Grae arrives with Astros at Wrigley Field

“We’re kind of living through Grae right now,” Kessinger told the Sun-Times. “I’m more excited and nervous watching him play than I was when I broke in.”

By Steve Greenberg

Bears

Caleb Williams sure looks to be Bears’ guy – a true talent available at just the right time

It would be beyond shocking to this city if the Bears’ future had any other path than following Williams as a trailblazer.

By Rick Telander

Cubs

Cubs' Adbert Alzolay out of closer role for now but vows to get it back; 'I was built for it,' he says

Asked before Sunday’s series finale against the Marlins if Alzolay is his closer, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said, “I don’t think today he would be.”

By Steve Greenberg

Bulls

Bulls prove they're not worthy of your belief

The season ended the exact same way it did last season. The glaring difference this time: This season was over before the first half ended. Last year, at least they fought until the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter.

By Scoop Jackson

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

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

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

Top sports headlines

Cubs’ Cody Bellinger to IL with fractured ribs; Pete Crow-Armstrong recalled

Andrew Benintendi's struggles at center of 3-21 White Sox' woes

ESPN, NFL Network will put Bears at center stage for NFL Draft broadcasts

Caleb Williams' evaluation a test of Bears GM Ryan Poles' intuition

Caleb Williams a fan of the Bears' proposed dome

Lawsuits in Northwestern hazing scandal are consolidated

Bears have designs on the lakefront, as Mayor Johnson plays the wrong position of cheerleader-in-chief

No love for new Bears stadium from Illinois' top Democrats

High school sports

Mount Carmel QB Jack Elliott changes direction after call from Vanderbilt

By Mike Clark

Bears

2024 NFL Draft: Mock draft has 3 quarterbacks going first

Trades are likely, but unpredictable, so here’s a mock draft based on the order as it stands.

By Jason Lieser

Bears

Bears eye taxpayers for stadium-related infrastructure costs. The bill? $325 million to start, $1.5 billion overall

Two additional infrastructure phases that would “maximize the site” and bring “additional opportunities for publicly owned amenities” could bring taxpayers’ tab to $1.5 billion over about five years, according to the team.

By Mitchell Armentrout

A rendering of a proposed domed stadium on the lakefront unveiled at Wednesday's news conference.

Bears

Bears reveal plans for $4.7 billion domed lakefront stadium development: 'This is not an easy project'

The plans, according to the team, will include additional green and open space with access to the lakefront and the Museum Campus, which Bears President Kevin Warren called “the most attractive footprint in the world.”

By Fran Spielman, Mitchell Armentrout, and 1 more

Celebrities

Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll

Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win an individual figure skating gold medal, at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

By Terry Tang | Associated Press

Bears

Bears plan to play at Soldier Field throughout construction of new stadium; no transitional venue needed

The final project would turn the current Soldier Field site into a park-like area, but that wouldn’t necessitate playing home games elsewhere during construction.

By Jason Lieser

College Sports

Heisman Trust returns trophy to USC's Reggie Bush

The Trust said in its statement that its decision followed a “deliberative process” in which it closely monitored changes in the college athletics landscape.

By Associated Press

Bears

Bears give assistant GM Ian Cunningham a contract extension

Cunningham has worked for the Bears since 2022.

By Patrick Finley

Outdoors

First woman chairs Chicago fishing advisory committee

Stacey Greene-Fenlon became the first woman and first person not connected to Chicago government to chair the Chicago fishing advisory committee on Thursday.

By Dale Bowman

Quarterback Caleb Williams, wearing a T-shirt with SC and 13 printed on it, raises his arm, football in hand, preparing to throw.

Other Views

NFL draft day: How teams legally collude to restrict draftees' rights and choices

Sports leagues benefit from two technical points that allow collusion.

By Eldon Ham

White Sox

White Sox blow three-run lead to Twins, find another way to lose

It was the fifth loss in a row and 11th in the last 12 games for the Sox, who plummeted to 3-20.

By Daryl Van Schouwen

Bears

Bears’ second selection in NFL Draft is where the mystery starts

By pure circumstance, USC quarterback Caleb Williams was on the same flight to Detroit on Tuesday as Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze. Time will tell whether they’re on the same flight out of Detroit — and to Chicago — on Friday morning.

By Patrick Finley

White Sox

Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson on White Sox: 'It's been ugly, and I feel bad for our fans'

Harrelson says he feels bad for chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, too.

By Daryl Van Schouwen

Cubs

Jordan Wicks pitches 'wonderful game,' makes key adjustment as Cubs beat Astros

The Cubs also provided an update on outfielder Cody Bellinger’s midgame injury.

By Maddie Lee

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Kamilla Cardoso is looking forward to her WNBA transition with Sky

There are 13 former Gamecocks on WNBA training-camp rosters. The only program with more is UConn, which has 18 players on training-camp rosters.

By Annie Costabile

Bulls

Bulls guard Coby White finishes second in Most Improved Player voting

Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey jumped into the national spotlight this season, becoming an All-Star, leading the 76ers to the playoffs and edging out White for the league award.

By Joe Cowley

Cubs

Cubs put struggling right-hander Kyle Hendricks on IL with back strain amid flurry of roster moves

The Cubs also put left-hander Drew Smyly on the IL, DFA’d Garrett Cooper and recalled Hayden Wesneski, Matt Mervis and Luke Little from Triple-A Iowa.

By Maddie Lee

Bears

NFL Draft is final piece of Bears GM Ryan Poles' rebuild

Poles has the Nos. 1 and 9 picks, and then it’s time to test the sturdiness of his construction.

By Jason Lieser

Bears

Justin Fields trade 'tough' for ex-Bears teammates, who think he'll do well with Steelers

The Bears weren’t blindsided by the trade of Justin Fields to the Steelers last month. But that didn’t make it any easier.

By Patrick Finley

Bears

Bears GM Ryan Poles: Plan is set for No. 1 pick in draft Thursday

The Bears have been studying quarterbacks for months as they look to turn their offense around.

By Jason Lieser

USC quarterback Caleb Williams grips a football as he looks on from the sidelines during a game against UCLA on Nov. 18, 2023.

Halas Intrigue

Halas Intrigue podcast: It's almost time for Caleb Williams

All indications are the Bears are taking the USC quarterback with the first pick, but we’ll still have to wait until the NFL Draft to make it official.

By Sun-Times staff