14 teams, 14 questions: Big Ten talking points heading into media days
And the band played on. For the first time in its four years, the College Football Playoff bypassed the Big Ten last season, with Alabama snagging the No. 4 seed...
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What’s wrong with baseball — and 18 ways to fix it
As Major League Baseball heads into the All-Star break, it’s time to look at what’s ailing the game. Attendance is down approximately 6.5 percent, strikeouts are up and many say...
Modern love: Twitter brings @MichaelKopech5 and @VanessaMorgan together
White Sox pitching prospect Michael Kopech and actress Vanessa Morgan met in the most 2018 way possible. “She found me on Instagram,” Kopech told the Tribune. “And then she followed...
Season-high 11 strikeouts for White Sox prospect Michael Kopech in Durham
This was the night Nuke LaLoosh looked more like Roger Clemens. Pitching a few hundred feet from the giant snarling beast made famous in “Bull Durham,” Michael Kopech showed 9,811...
BMW Championship on the move from September to August in 2019, sources say
It wasn’t just a thing for Chicago sports fans. The Western Open, when played over the July 4 weekend at Cog Hill, was the thing, a staple of the summer...
Chicago’s version of Augusta National plays host to inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Some golf clubs host tournaments with the aim of boosting membership or selling gear. Others do it to gain prestige. Chicago Golf Club had a different agenda in agreeing to...
Ageless Bernhard Langer brings his game to Exmoor in Highland Park for Senior Players Championship
Bernhard Langer still would look good in a Speedo, and he might be able to shoot his age on your home course. Despite being born nearly 61 years ago, he’s...
Ryan Greer recounts ‘whirlwind’ path from 2019 high school recruit to 2018 Northwestern point guard
Northwestern coach Chris Collins showered point guard Ryan Greer with compliments: “He’s solid. He’s strong, very heady. He’s competitive and hard-nosed.” And decisive. Don’t forget that. Greer originally planned to...
First words: Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson talks ACL prognosis, marriage and why he ‘can’t skip steps’
Clayton Thorson sees a friendly face and a familiar logo. His interviewer is wearing a shirt with a johnnie-O emblem, a surfer with his board. It reminds him of being...
Real Sammy Sosa revealed in SI piece: Ernie Banks ‘has a statue, and I don’t have nothing.’
Read Sammy Sosa’s quotes in Sports Illustrated’s “Where are they now?” piece on the great home-run chase of 1998 and you’ll think: Yup, that’s him. The story opens with Sosa...