Mark Shapiro

With seven new players on a 15-man roster, Chicago State coach Rick Pryor figured he`d see some rough spots in practice. But after four days of workouts, Pryor says he`s...

The Cougars` women`s tennis team is two matches away from a perfect season. Coach Lonnie Wooden`s squad (18-0) closes out its dual-match season in Michigan against Ferris State Friday and...

Chicago State`s Cougars will open practice at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday ''without any hoopla,'' said coach Rick Pryor. ''We`ve got to get down to business right away,'' he said. Pryor expects...

Chicago State`s women`s tennis team has been a study in perfection this season. The Cougars have a 13-0 record, which includes victories over some of the city`s bigger schools-including De...

New York Jews know everything: They have seen everything, have experienced everything and certainly have tasted everything. That`s why this ex-New Yorker`s first seder in Sheboygan, Wis., in 1977, was...

Chicago State`s basketball team wanted to demonstrate that its most significant victory of the season-a 109-107 victory over Northeastern Illinois last month-wasn`t a fluke. ''We wanted to prove that we...

Chicago State is hot. How hot? The Cougars have won two of their last three games, but since they lost their first 16 games of the season, two of three...

Loyola freshman Kerman Ali`s education as a college pivotman began Tuesday night. Senior Keith Gailes` career as a spectacular scorer continued. But Gailes` flashy 39-point flurry was not enough to...

Wright State used a balanced attack and a pressing defense to score a 95-72 victory over Chicago State Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 2,750. The Cougars, who snapped...

A promising start, then nothing but disappointment: the story of Chicago State`s loss to Southern University Saturday night, and the story of the Cougars` season. Chicago State played perhaps its...