Chris Boghossian – Page 6

Jim Cornelison to sing ‘Back Home Again’ at Indianapolis 500 for a 2nd straight year

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Good thing for Jim Cornelison that the Blackhawks didn’t make the Stanley Cup playoffs this year. The renowned national anthem singer, whose booming rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been...

Pick: 22
Position: Offensive line
School: Texas

Bears have picked 5 times at No. 8 — but they’ve yet to strike gold in the NFL draft

May 31, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

For the sixth time, the Bears own the No. 8 pick in the first round of the NFL draft, which begins Thursday in Arlington, Texas. Here's a look at the...

Labeled by Sports Illustrated in 2014 as the best team never to win a title, the Illini started 29-0 before losing their regular-season finale at Ohio State by one point. Illinois won the Big Ten tournament, and then defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, Nevada and Wisconsin Milwaukee in the first three rounds of the NCAAs. In the Midwest Region final at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, the Illini trailed Arizona by 15 with four minutes remaining. But Illinois finished regulation with a 20-5 run, capped by a Deron Williams 3-pointer to force overtime, and won 90-89. In the semifinal, Luther Head and Roger Powell scored 20 points each in a rout of Louisville. But Sean May and North Carolina denied the Illini of their first title, winning the championship game 75-70.

Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook joins Loyola bandwagon: ‘Go ahead and win it’

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

Loyola has the reigning NBA most valuable player in its corner this weekend. Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder were in San Antonio on Wednesday in advance of their...

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring during the UEFA Champions League final against Juventus on June 3, 2017, in Cardiff, Wales.

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be in Chicago to face MLS All-Stars

June 3, 2018 at 3:28 a.m.

The $93 million question has been answered. Cristiano Ronaldo, the reigning FIFA player of the year and the world's highest-paid athlete, will not be in town with Real Madrid on...

The baiduhai's sports section earned a "Grand Slam" in the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors contest, earning top 10 honors for its daily, Sunday, special and online sections.

Tribune wins ‘Grand Slam’ in APSE contest

June 5, 2018 at 7:28 p.m.

When it reigns, it pours. The baiduhai sports section won the "Grand Slam" in the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors contest, placing among the top 10 in the country...

Tribune flashback: Chicago Bulls make history with 70th victory

May 13, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

The Golden State Warriors have made no secret of the fact they're chasing history. Chicago Bulls history. NBA history. The 1995-96 Bulls set the bar at 72 victories, a record...

Daniel Cartica, left, and Calum Ramm, both from the United States, cross the finish line in the seventh and final leg of the World Marathon Challenge, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Sydney, Australia.

The driving force behind Chicago’s 7-marathon man

June 11, 2018 at 6:04 a.m.

Sitting in his hotel room in Australia on Saturday morning after finishing the mother of all marathons, Daniel Cartica couldn't sleep. It was 9:30 a.m. Down Under, just seven hours...

World Marathon Challenge winners Becca Pizzi, left, and Daniel Cartica, pose with an American flag after the seventh and final leg of the World Marathon Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Sydney, Australia. The pair completed seven marathons in seven days on all seven continents.

Chicago man dedicates 7-marathon feat to Marines, sailor killed in attack

June 11, 2018 at 6:05 a.m.

A 27-year-old Chicago man was among 15 athletes who accomplished the unthinkable: run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Daniel Cartica, a U.S. Marine Corps captain who lives...

Fate hasn’t smiled on Chicago sports teams

August 23, 2021 at 6:24 a.m.

Beware, Cubs and White Sox. If a disturbing trend continues, you're headed for trouble. Heads up, Paul Konerko and Jake Peavy. You too Starlin Castro. Devastating injuries to a trio...

Fate hasn’t smiled on Chicago sports teams

December 24, 2018 at 3:13 a.m.

Beware, Cubs and White Sox. If a disturbing trend continues, you're headed for trouble. Heads up, Paul Konerko and Jake Peavy. You too Starlin Castro. Devastating injuries to a trio...

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