Bob Sakamoto

*—oral commitment POS. PLAYER, SCHOOL HT., WT. TOP CHOICES QB Brad Bower, Hinsdale Central 6-2, 190 *Illinois DT Kambium Buckner, Morgan Park 6-4, 260 Mich. St., Miami, Nebraska DB Tristan...

Pierre Thomas was hemmed in along the sideline as five Richards defenders?including All-State linebacker Duran Johnson?took a crack at him. A couple of spin moves and the raw power that...

This season's football recruiting class can be summed up in three words: Offensive linemen rule. Coaches from such national powers as Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Florida and Tennessee have spent time...

Toughness emanates from Buffalo Grove quarterback Tom Zbikowski's face, and it starts with a nose that has been broken three times. When Zbikowski was 9, his face stopped a 16-inch...

After winning three straight state football titles, Joliet Catholic coach Dan Sharp has been rewarded with a six-year contract, the longest the school has ever given out. "We did this...

Maybe the reason everything happens so fast in Daniel "Dee" Brown's life is because he embraces the immediacy of every moment. He walks fast, talks faster and dribbles a basketball...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan will announce his proposal for a new playoff format for the Public League in state competition Thursday morning at Young. Duncan's proposal is expected...

Basketball fans are already looking forward to some intriguing potential matchups in the early rounds of the Class AA tournament that tips off Feb. 25. If the playoffs follow form,...

Two-time All-State running back J.R. Zwierzynski of Joliet Catholic made an oral commitment Sunday to Penn State. The 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound running back, who rushed for 2,340 yards and 39 touchdowns...