‘Tommy’s Honour’ links film’s Highland Park producer to golf’s origin
Keith Bank is living out a different type of dream about golf. Bank, an avid golfer who runs a venture capital business in Highland Park, currently is in Scotland for...
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Cubs’ TV and radio ratings surging
This year's good timing award goes to ABC-7 and WBBM-AM 780. In December, ABC-7 signed on for a five-year package of Cubs games despite the team's TV ratings sinking to...
Many in media upset with Bears limiting live training camp coverage
Mark Giangreco was fuming Thursday. In previous years, WLS-7 would shoot extensive footage of drills during the Bears' first day of training camp. However, the team's new media policies limited...
Bulls, White Sox deals put WLS-AM back in the game in a big way
The upcoming radio rights deal with the White Sox and Bulls was nearly 90 years in the making for the WLS-AM 890. According to longtime Chicago sportswriter Tim Cronin, a...
Fox’s Pete Rose, Joe Buck: Play All-Star Game like it really matters
The All-Star Game didn't determine home-field advantage in the World Series when Pete Rose was a regular participant in the '60s and '70s, but he recalled league pride placed a...
Pete Rose should boost Fox’s All-Star ratings
Pet Rose's presence should help Fox's ratings Tuesday. Even though he still is banned from baseball, he and other former Reds greats will be honored in pregame ceremonies. Rose joined...
Comcast Sports Net’s Jen Lada joining ESPN
Jen Lada is leaving Comcast Sports Net to join ESPN, where she will be featured as a contributor on Colin Cowherd's radio show. While her exact role hasn't been determined,...
Sports roundup: ‘Men in Green,’ and more
Men in Green by Michael Bamberger, Simon & Schuster, 263 pages, $27 This is the golf version of Roger Kahn's classic "The Boys of Summer" on the old Brooklyn Dodgers....
Fox Sports looks to avoid traps of U.S. Open golf debut
A prediction on Fox Sports' coverage of its first U.S. Open: It won't matter if Fox produces the best Open ever. Golf fans still will complain about a lack of...
Blackhawks clincher sets new mark for TV ratings
The Blackhawks are the undisputed ratings kings of hockey. In fact, the Chicago rating for Game 6 likely set a record with the most households watching in one market. NBC...