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Cubs can end the noise around Joe Maddon with a contract extension by October

May 31, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

For reasons difficult to comprehend, Joe Maddon’s job security continues to create conversation around Wrigleyville. The latest buzz came courtesy of USA Today, which cited anonymous baseball executives in speculating...

Bears quarterback Tyler Bray throws a pass during the second half.

Matt Nagy’s decision to rest starters passed on much-needed chance to improve

May 31, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

If the Bears offense unveils something beautiful to behold in the season opener against the Packers, coach Matt Nagy’s decision not to play his starters in Saturday’s second-to-last preseason game...

Chris Ousley, right, lands a punch on fellow boxer Sam Ross during a sparring match at the Robert Taylor Park boxing gym, 39 W. 47th St., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Boxer who fled South Side as teen to escape violence still proud to represent Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Growing up at 52nd and Carpenter on the South Side regularly exposed Chris Ousley to the dangers of the streets, but the promising Chicago boxer found the most powerful examples...

Swagger ensures the Cubs won’t stagger

May 31, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

The longer Ben Zobrist argued with umpire Phil Cuzzi the other day, the more entitled the Cubs appeared. Zobrist, after all, had been called out on strikes two innings before...

Roquan Smith’s holdout will be forgotten quickly — as long as he lives up to his billing on the field

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

As Bears Chairman George McCaskey rode a scooter to practice Tuesday outside Halas Hall, the familiar blue-collar rock of Bachman-Turner Overdrive blared through the speakers. Takin’ care of business, every...

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton throws during the first half.

First glimpse of Mitch Trubisky a good reminder that nobody has more to prove in 2018

May 31, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.

Overreaction to the Bears preseason annually falls between funny and frustrating in Chicago, with the middle ground typically vacant and light traffic for those who take the high road. And...

Bryce Harper (from left), Kris Bryant and Buster Posey at the 2016 All-Star Game.

Bryce Harper is a $300 million fantasy the Cubs can’t afford

May 31, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

Once upon a time, two Little Leaguers from Las Vegas grew up to be baseball superstars, home-run hitters who shared a hometown and occasionally dropped hints about playing for the...

Retired players Stan Mikita, from left, Denis Savard and Bobby Hull share a laugh during the opening ceremonies of the Blackhawks Convention at the Hilton Chicago in 2013.

Mike Ditka on pal Stan Mikita: ‘I was lucky to be his friend’

May 31, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

They liked to carouse at the Cottage, a hangout on Clark Street in the 1960s that attracted the biggest names Chicago sports had to offer. Mike Ditka and Stan Mikita,...

Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan (59) signs items following a training camp practice on July 26, 2018.

Raised by his grandparents, rookie Bilal Nichols is the type of high-character player Bears need

May 31, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

On the night Bilal Nichols graduated from Hodgson Vocational Tech High School in Newark, Del., he left a ticket for the biological father he hadn’t seen in years. Bilal hadn’t...

A huge football player balloon is carried through the streets of downtown Canton, Ohio during a parade to honor the new inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 4, 2018.

Hall of Fame speech was best 19 minutes Chicago has seen from Brian Urlacher

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

At the first mention of his late mother, Lavoyda, Brian Urlacher interrupted his Hall of Fame induction speech and thwarted the emotion threatening to overwhelm him like he once stopped...

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