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DePaul Blue Demons head coach Doug Bruno yells to his players in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies at Wintrust Arena Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in Chicago.

DePaul’s dogged Doug Bruno epitome of what Chicagoans appreciate in coaches

May 31, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

Back in 1976, when Title IX was closer to a revelation than a revolution for women’s sports, a 26-year-old DePaul assistant athletic director named Doug Bruno didn’t see it coming...

Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks (96), keeps himself lose, during a break in the action, during the second quarter of their game against the Detroit Lions, at Ford Field, at 2000 Brush St., in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, Dec 11, 2016.

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Kyle Fuller move paints a promising offseason picture for Bears

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

Franchise cornerbacks matter too. Nobody needs to suggest Kyle Fuller means as much to the Bears as quarterback Mitch Trubisky. But if applying the transition tag on Fuller — a...

Hot start makes Ian Happ obvious choice for Cubs’ leadoff spot

May 31, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

When Cubs manager Joe Maddon arrived for spring training, framing art posed a more obvious challenge than filling holes in the lineup. Maddon appeared to enjoy fitting Salvador Dali and...

Loyola's Marques Townes holds the championship trophy after his team beat Illinois State to win the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Loyola’s NCAA statement sends different message to everyone in the Illinois basketball community

May 31, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Around Chicago sports over the years, perhaps only Bears fans fixated on 1985 more than Loyola basketball followers. So when the Ramblers ended 33 years of waiting Sunday by returning...

For Loyola, all Alfredrick Hughes wants is a shot (naturally)

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Perspective greets sales consultant Alfredrick Hughes every day he walks into his office at Homewood Chevrolet. Framed pictures of his son, Alan, in an Army uniform, and Hughes’ wife, Michelle,...

The Predators' Ryan Hartmanr tries a wrap-around on Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with Dmitry Kulikov trailing during the Predators' 6-5 victory in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018.

Why should we accept what the Blackhawks once deemed unacceptable?

May 31, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

Not that long ago, Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman railed about things he considered unacceptable for a championship organization. This was last April after a 109-point season that preceded a...

Ryan Pace sounds like a GM starting a new job more than guy returning to old one

May 31, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

In a stylish blue ski vest over a long-sleeved shirt and designer jeans, Ryan Pace and his perfectly coiffed hair looked comfortable Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center during his...

White Sox glad Adam Engel turned down Wisconsin football scholarship to play baseball

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

White Sox outfielder Adam Engel wanted to be the next Brett Favre, but football’s loss was baseball’s gain. “My dream always was to play in the NFL,’’ Engel said. The...

Fans in the Oregon student section hold up a sign making fun of the controversy surrounding Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the first half of Saturday's game between the Ducks and Wildcats.

College basketball’s latest scandal makes it clear: It’s time to let players be paid what they’re worth

May 31, 2019 at 9:15 p.m.

In a Chicago market dominated by professional sports, big-time college basketball often sounds like a misnomer, so the sport’s latest brush with NCAA hypocrisy probably produced somewhere between an eye...

Corey Ray during a game at Louisville in 2015.

Hope still shines for Corey Ray after disappointing year in Brewers system

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

Stillness surrounds the bungalow at the end of Bloomfield Drive, where the rattling wind chimes break the silence to announce a gentle breeze keeping temperatures unseasonably cool. The gold Mercedes...

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