Dan McGrath

The late, great Red Smith always considered an admonition not to "God up" the athletes, sound advice for a young sportswriter. Still is, even for a sportswriter who stopped being...

Last week we unveiled Tribune colleague Phil Rogers' annual All-City Team, in conjunction with the 2009 City Series starting at Wrigley Field. This week, with Round 2 of the Series...

On Friday, after we'd witnessed another disturbingly sleepy Cubs loss, a guy in our house who knows baseball spoke of a baseball-free October in Chicago. He sounded the alarm a...

In an assessment of Sammy Sosa's Hall of Fame prospects last week it was noted that he never had failed a drug test "to my knowledge." From the reaction, you...

Michael Shaw recently turned 16, and he finds himself caught between being a kid and a commodity. As he completes his sophomore year at De La Salle High School, Shaw...

They missed free throws in game-tying and game-winning situations. They had some head-scratching defensive lapses. Their Rookie of the Year ace ballhandler turned the ball over seven times. And somehow...

The Blackhawks and Bulls are back at it in the playoffs Monday night, the Hawks in Calgary, the Bulls in Boston. The Cubs are off Monday, resting up for a...

My father-in-law, may he rest in peace, was a man who kept his own counsel, wise but quiet, never one to impose his views on others even as I was...

The NFL showed the Bears some love with five night games when it announced its schedule Tuesday. Of course, not so much love for the fans, with a night home...