Phil Rosenthal – Page 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski and quarterback Tom Brady celebrate the Super Bowl win together.

Super Bowl LV winners and losers, including Tony Romo’s extra enthusiasm, Reddit’s commercial message and Paramount+’s untimely crash

February 8, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

With all due respect to Tom Brady, the real most valuable player of Super Bowl LV on Sunday was CBS' James Brown. Hosting the NFL championship showcase for an unprecedented...

NL All-Star Ryan Braun speaks with ESPN's Pedro Gomez before the MLB All-Star Game on July 14, 2015.

Pedro Gomez, a longtime ESPN baseball reporter, dies at age 58

February 8, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.

Pedro Gomez, an ESPN baseball reporter since 2003, died Sunday, the network said. He was 58. "He died unexpectedly at home this afternoon," Gomez's family said in a statement. No...

Prince performs during the rainy halftime show at Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4, 2007, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Super Bowl bests and worsts: From games and MVPs to anthems, commercials and halftime shows (no one beats Prince in the rain)

February 7, 2021 at 8:47 a.m.

When the NFL dubbed its championship game the Super Bowl and gilded it with Roman numerals, it was an invitation for people to judge every aspect of what has become...

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, right, congratulates Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes after their game Nov. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla.

Super Bowl LV: Everything you need to know about Sunday’s coverage on TV and radio

February 6, 2021 at 7:28 p.m.

There's no way you haven't caught wind of the hype for Super Bowl LV — or 55 for non-Romans — which is set to kick off at 5:34 p.m. Sunday...

Naperville Central's Candace Parker poses for pictures in the basement of the United Center on March 24, 2004, in Chicago.

Candace Parker talks of her love for Portillo’s and Harold’s Chicken Shack on TNT. So fellow Chicagoan Dwyane Wade ensures the new Sky star doesn’t go hungry.

February 3, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

While WNBA standout Candace Parker's decision to come home has been a boost for the Chicago Sky, other beneficiaries include Portillo's and Harold's Chicken Shack. Thanks to Parker and fellow...

Bill Veeck, front row, center, officially signs over the sale of the Chicago White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf, right, on Feb. 3, 1981, at the Sears Tower in Chicago. Andy McKenna is on Veeck's right.

Recalling Jerry Reinsdorf’s come-from-behind victory 40 years ago for control of the Chicago White Sox: ‘I’ve never celebrated anniversaries of this sort’

January 29, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox have had plenty of come-from-behind victories in their history, perhaps none bigger than the one 40 years ago Friday. That's when American League owners approved the...

What’s BetQL Audio Network? It’s a new sports gambling-focused ‘wagertainment’ service — and a rebranded version of Joe Ostrowski’s ‘Bet Sweats.’

January 26, 2021 at 2:48 p.m.

Placing a wager on sports gambling's popularity, WSCR-AM 670 parent Entercom Communications is launching BetQL Audio Network, the company announced Monday. The "wagertainment" service, primarily streaming live and on demand...

Chicago sports radio veteran George Ofman is launching a podcast, asking Michael Wilbon and others to ‘Tell Me a Story I Don’t Know’

January 25, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

Two of the bigger trends in media are layoffs and podcasts. A victim of the former last summer after 47 years in radio, Chicago sports reporter and anchor George Ofman...

Fox Sports NFL host Curt Menefee attends the NFL Honors on Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta. Menefee, 55, is pursuing a graduate degree in public policy and public administration from Northwestern.

Curt Menefee, Fox’s NFL host, is also a Northwestern grad student hoping to change the world: ‘This is what I need to do and what I should be doing’

January 24, 2021 at 10:58 a.m.

When others were trying to make sourdough bread or upping their social media game last year, Curt Menefee decided it was time to go back to school. The political system...

A microphone with NBC Sports is held by an unidentified person before an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts, in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019.

NBC Sports Network — home to national NHL and Premier League games — is shutting down at the end of the year. Here’s how that affects you in Chicago.

January 24, 2021 at 7:25 p.m.

NBCUniversal has told some distributors, leagues and employees it plans to shut down NBC Sports Network at the end of the year. This naturally begs the questions of which channel...

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