Will college athletics be next for the #MeToo movement?
The Notre Dame priest called on Sunday nights, always after 9. During the first call, the good father shared his account of consoling a female student who alleged sexual misconduct...
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Evanston freshman who hit once-in-a-lifetime shot grounded enough to handle hoopla
Moments after hitting the year's most breathtaking basketball shot Friday night, Evanston freshman Blake Peters found himself at the bottom of a pile of pandemonium literally gasping for air. "I...
One-armed Bowen girls basketball coach inspires players with perseverance
The one-armed man raised his right fist in the middle of the Bowen High School gymnasium on the South Side, a universal gesture of strength and unity the girls basketball...
Rejuvenated Tim Anderson ready for big year after reflective offseason
All of a sudden, Chicago Police Lieutenant Laura West stopped talking Thursday inside the 7th District’s Strategic Support Center in Englewood. One of the ShotSpotters in the room full of...
Will Cubs’ biggest offseason addition be a 35-year-old catcher who lures Yu Darvish?
When star Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish finished his first career shutout with the Rangers on June 11, 2014, Chris Gimenez greeted him at the mound to celebrate after catching all...
Max Strus stayed close to home to give DePaul a long-range shooting threat
Things went so well for Max Strus on a recruiting trip to Xavier that his parents figured the process was over. “We told Max that he didn’t have to make...
Alshon Jeffery heads to the Super Bowl: Why didn’t the Bears ever replace him?
To be fair, Alshon Jeffery never specified which team would make his prediction on the first day of 2017 come true. Only that he would be on it. “I guarantee...
With or without Corey Crawford, end of Blackhawks dynasty looms
As the mystery surrounding Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford commands Chicago’s attention, an unsettling reality goes mostly unnoticed. With or without Crawford returning this season, the end of the Hawks dynasty...
Niklas Hjalmarsson tries to move on after regrettable trade from Blackhawks
Two minutes into a conversation at Gila River Arena, Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson sounded as if he misses the Blackhawks as much as his former team clearly misses him. “I...
At White Sox hitters camp, Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert providing plenty of smiles
Chicago’s next baseball superstar thought it was funny the other day when he passed White Sox manager Rick Renteria in the hallway at Camelback Ranch. “He saw me with my...