Out of thin air, Tyler Chatwood hardly a fifth wheel for the Cubs
Everybody knows the fab four of the Cubs’ starting rotation: Yu, Q, Kyle and Jon. Meet Tyler Chatwood, the fifth Beatle, the No. 5 starter and not-to-be-forgotten member on a...
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White Sox look ahead of schedule, but Rick Hahn still wisely sees need for patience
To the untrained eye, White Sox prospects Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert provided several did-you-see-that moments during batting practice Tuesday at Camelback Ranch, confirming their prodigious power and enormous talent....
Everybody’s in: Tom Ricketts sets World Series-or-bust tone for Cubs
Tradition calls for Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to welcome the team back every spring with a talk that establishes expectations for the upcoming season. Ricketts made news Monday reasserting the...
Anthony Rizzo’s visit to school shooting site ‘hardest thing I ever had to do’
With a heavy heart and weary soul, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo spoke to a roomful of reporters Monday about his weekend grieving back home in the Parkland, Fla., community...
Ban the racist jerks who embarrassed the Blackhawks and Chicago from all future sporting events
On Saturday at the United Center, a beautiful night on the ice coincided with ugliness in the stands when four racist jerks embarrassed themselves, the Blackhawks, the sport of hockey...
What is Loyola basketball’s ‘Wall of Culture’? It’s a guide to team’s remarkable season
In the middle of the Loyola basketball locker room, Aher Uguak sat quietly dressing for practice until his coach put the player on the spot. “Shadow,’’ Porter Moser shouted to...
Joe Maddon is Chicago’s most colorful and confident manager
Baseball history always will laud manager Joe Maddon for changing the culture with the Cubs. Now Maddon supplies it. Creating a bizarre backdrop for the start of spring training in...
Heart of the matter: Fred Hoiberg copes well as Bulls coach because of healthy perspective
One enduring sound helps Fred Hoiberg block out all the noise. The rhythmic clicking comes from the pacemaker implanted in Hoiberg’s left shoulder 13 years ago, loudly enough some nights...
For different reasons, seasons can’t end soon enough for Blackhawks and Bulls
Blissfully, baseball beckons Tuesday in Arizona as Cubs and White Sox pitchers and catchers report for spring training — and just in time for the winter co-tenants of the United...
Where does Yu Darvish rank among Chicago’s 25 most notable free agents this century?
When Yu Darvish’s intentions became known Saturday, many observers — including this one — declared the Cubs legitimate World Series contenders. Free agency tends to bring out the bold in...