Bill Jauss

Alicia Ratay had just played the kind of game that could earn her votes as freshman of the year in women's college basketball. The 5-foot-11-inch Notre Dame guard from Lake...

Senior Danielle Green proved Monday night that she can be more valuable to Notre Dame's women's team coming off the bench than starting. Green, from Roosevelt High School in Chicago,...

How good are the No. 2-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols? While some say it could be coach Pat Summitt's best team, the Vols are adjusting to the graduation of Chamique Holdsclaw...

At a midcourt ceremony before Friday night's game in Alumni Hall, associate athletic director Jean Lenti and coach Doug Bruno of DePaul presented Pat Summitt with a dozen long'stemmed red...

Illinois coach Theresa Grentz has always sidestepped what she calls "Mickey Mouse opponents" and scheduled tough non-conference teams. "The whole idea," Grentz explained, "is to get my team ready for...

The 1998-99 high school sports year can be summed up in two words: St. Charles. The Saints dominated like no school before them, capturing a state-record six state championships. The...

When Weber High School recently closed due to dwindling enrollment, it left a legacy of rich memories for Bill "Moose" Skowron, Richard "Chico" Kurzawski and Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski--as well...

The speaker was 18-year-old J.J. Tubbs, the 5-foot-10-inch, 165-pound leadoff man and shortstop of Rock Island. The Rocks had just knocked Chicago Public League champion Simeon from the state baseball...

The respected guest of honor was tossed out of his own party Wednesday. This was the amusing social sidebar to the 13-3 five-inning drubbing that Buffalo Grove's hard-hitting, fourth-ranked Bisons...

Memo to the White Sox: While you were getting ready to play in Yankee Stadium on Friday, a 17-year-old South Sider who aspires to play for you someday showed why...