Fred Mitchell – Page 15

For starters, Northwestern needs a quarterback

August 23, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

While defending national champion Ohio State flaunts a trio of proven exceptional starting quarterbacks, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is hoping for significant "separation" among his three less experienced quarterback candidates...

Sox legend Billy Pierce at a 2004 game against the Twins.

Former White Sox great Billy Pierce dies

May 8, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

Billy Pierce, one the most dominant left-handed pitchers in White Sox history died Friday in Palos Heights at 88. The cause of death was gallbladder cancer, his son Robert said....

Big Ten media days roundup: Heat may be on for Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz

May 25, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.

As the longest-tenured head coach in the Big Ten, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz can be the subject of good-natured ribbing from his younger colleagues. "The term that gets occasionally used is...

Mike Pyle as "Big T" in a Tasty Freeze advertisement from the mid-1970s.

Mike Pyle, captain of 1963 Bears, dies at 76

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Mike Pyle, the center and captain of the 1963 NFL champion Bears, died Wednesday morning at Silverado Memory Care Community in Highland Park, his wife, Candy, confirmed. He was 76....

The Phillies' Odubel Herrera slides into third base with a triple in the first inning.

David Ross provides Cubs’ highlights with perfect inning, home run

May 15, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.

Joe Maddon walked over to catcher David Ross in the dugout before the ninth inning Sunday and asked him if he wanted to make his Wrigley Field pitching debut. With...

Phillies embarrass struggling Cubs with rout to cap sweep

May 15, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.

It would be convenient to identify Saturday's no-hit loss by the Cubs as an omen to Sunday's dreadful 11-5 loss to the last-place Phillies. But the Cubs have been scuffling...

Sunday’s recap: Phillies 11, Cubs 5

May 15, 2019 at 8:49 p.m.

The Phillies rapped out 17 hits, including eight for extra bases, in Sunday's 11-5 victory to sweep the Cubs at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2009. On the...

Cubs’ Kris Bryant: ‘I guess we’re part of history now … the wrong side’

May 15, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.

Kris Bryant was asked about Cole Hamels' no-hitter against the Cubs Saturday and if he was aware of Sandy Koufax's 1965 perfect game against the Cubs. "I am too young...

Cole Hamels had ‘great stuff’ against Cubs, just like Sandy Koufax

August 23, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Billy Williams and Glenn Beckert were on the phone minutes after Cole Hamels tossed the first no-hitter against the Cubs in 50 years Saturday. "Beckert and I were talking, and...

If Cubs acquire some new players, it’s all about fitting in

August 23, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

The decision to add players to the Cubs roster before the trade deadline is not simply a matter of evaluating talent. Manager Joe Maddon says he and the Cubs management...

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