So you want to try ski jumping? Are you nuts?
How do you dress for your own funeral? OK, perhaps I was being a tad melodramatic as I pondered what to wear for my first time ski jumping. But just...
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Monday’s matchup: Magic at Bulls
TV/radio: 7 p.m. Monday; WGN-9, WSCR-AM 670. Storylines: This sets up as a potentially key tank game between teams that are neighbors in the standings. The Magic (18-37) have been...
Noah Vonleh’s time at Indiana was short. Will he find a long-term home in Chicago?
Your coach is always your coach. Tom Crean and Noah Vonleh were united at Indiana for a mere seven months, but Crean remains eager to offer advice to a player...
One night after starring for Bulls, all Zach LaVine can do is sit and watch
The night after he played his finest game in a Bulls uniform, Zach LaVine played the role of cheerleader. LaVine scored 35 points in the Bulls’ stunning 114-113 victory over...
Effort there for Bulls, execution not in 101-90 loss to Wizards
After their late-night victory over the Timberwolves on Friday, the Bulls were instructed to think young. Not AAU young, but college young. “I told our guys,” coach Fred Hoiberg said,...
Northwestern football’s coaching staff — the Big Ten’s oldest — has some new blood
In Pat Fitzgerald’s first year as head coach, Northwestern had the Big Ten’s youngest coaching staff. “Time flies,” he said. By last season, no Big Ten staff had orbited the...
Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald not putting a timeline on QB Clayton Thorson’s ACL rehab
Months before the 2011 season, Northwestern launched a Heisman Trophy campaign for quarterback Dan Persa. The school even sent 7-pound purple barbells to media members to promote “#PersaStrong.” The only...
Northwestern hoping signee Isaiah Bowser can fill gap left by all-time rushing leader Justin Jackson
As a boy Isaiah Bowser would keep his scarred hands in his pockets or sit on them during class. Anything to stop kids from staring and asking why they appeared...
Northwestern signing day recap: Pair added to 16 who signed in December
While you were sleeping, Northwestern completed its 2018 recruiting class, adding a pair to the 16 it signed in December. The Wildcats added a big offensive lineman in Sam Stovall...
This first-time speed skater received plenty of advice — to no avail
Have you ever thought you were kinda sorta decent at something only to learn that your performance is the equivalent of striking out repeatedly in slow-pitch softball? Welcome to my...