Mike Conklin

- Speaking out: Former Loyola coach Gene Sullivan, a man who has been there, had sympathy for De Paul. ''They`re a young team and were coming on strong at the...

What do other players think of the PGA Championship? Curtis Strange: ''People talked a lot last year about it not remaining a major, but I don`t see it happening. They`re...

Curtis Strange-In successfully defending his U.S. Open championship this year, Strange showed he has to be a favorite in any major tournament. He isn`t in love with the Kemper Lakes...

1951 Champion: Sam Snead Site: Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa. Snead became the the third player in history to win the PGA more than twice by defeating Walter Burkemo 7 and...

1916 Champion: Jim Barnes Site: Siwanoy C.C., Bronxville, N.Y. The first championship was an all-foreign affair, with Barnes, an Englishman, edging Jock Hutchinson, a Scot, 1-up in the finals. Barnes...

- More new faces: Loyola basketball coach Will Rey`s staff has been completed with the additions of Willie Cox as a full-time assistant and Tom Crews, brother of Evansville coach...

Three good bets: - Curtis Strange, 34. He may have the best chance to become a U.S. Open repeater since 1983, when Tom Watson finished as runnerup to Larry Nelson...

It starts with a 440-yard, par-4 hole with a stream crossing the fairway in front of the green. That`s the easy part. It ends with three potent par-4 holes carved...

- Scouting: The Loyola basketball coaches can take a peek at Brian Wolf, an incoming freshman from Rock Island Alleman, at Sunday`s Quad City All-Star Basketball Classic at North Scott...

Aleks Mihailovic, who conducts successful soccer training camps in the Chicago area, has come to a conclusion while conducting clinics for a second year at the Cabrini-Green housing project. ''There...