Robin Ventura has vivid memories of 9/11 aftermath in New York
Fifteen years later, bagpipes still make Robin Ventura choke up. A member of the Mets when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11,...
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Chris Sale reaches milestones in White Sox loss to Royals
Just 27 and already among the greatest pitchers ever to play for the White Sox, Chris Sale made some team history on Sunday. With the eighth of his 12 strikeouts,...
Illinois State topples Northwestern 9-7 on field goal as time expires
Western Michigan wasn't going to define Northwestern's season. Losing to a MAC team? At home? On opening day? Sure the loss to Western Michigan was embarrassing, but it was nothing...
Mike Helfgot’s notes: Barrington sends a message by topping Maine South
Barrington has waged toe-to-toe playoff battles with some of the best programs in the area the last two seasons, beating Maine South and Oak Park and losing heartbreakers to Glenbard...
No. 1 Loyola holds off No. 4 Mount Carmel’s comeback
John Holecek told his Loyola team it probably wasn't really No. 1 in the Chicago area just yet. But if Friday night's performance wasn't quite the powerful statement Loyola appeared...
Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Northern Illinois at South Florida
TV/radio: 6 p.m. Saturday, CBS Sports Network, WIND-AM 560. Line: South Florida by 15.5. Records: NIU 0-1; USF 1-0. Last meeting: The second of Jerry Kill's three seasons as Huskies...
Mike Helfgot’s blog: Loyola’s defense gets another big test tonight
After seven weeks of its 2015 Class 8A championship season, Loyola had allowed a total of 38 points. Maine South topped those seven teams by itself Saturday, still lost a...
Game of the week: No. 1 Loyola at No. 4 Mount Carmel
A weakness was exposed, a possible glitch in the system, a reason to suspect that No. 1 Loyola is not the same machine that won the Class 8A championship game...
Talent well far from dry at Homewood-Flossmoor
He had two scholarship offers with two years of high school remaining, a sure sign that Justin Hall will be a coveted player throughout the remainder of 2016 and well...
Illinois State’s Jake Kolbe ready to face ex-high school rivals at Northwestern
A case of Clayton Thorson envy would have been easy for Jake Kolbe to catch. Thorson was taller, ranked higher, recruited by more prestigious schools — and led Wheaton North...