Terrin Waack –

Where 50 Chicago sports greats are buried

August 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Often, before games at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans will make a special stop at Graceland Cemetery to visit Ernie Banks' gravesite, which is about a mile away from his statue...

Lovie Smith arrives at the Bielfeldt Athletics Administration Building in Champaign for his introduction as the new Illini football coach on March 7, 2016.

Big Ten preview: West Division teams at a glance

June 2, 2018 at 10:19 p.m.

Team-by-team previews of the Big Ten West. Illinois 2016: 3-9, 2-7 Big Ten, sixth in West. Reason to believe: Players are more familiar with Lovie Smith's system in his second...

Commissioner Jim Delany thought his Friday night lights plan would be a hit. Nope. New Indiana coach Tom Allen spoke for many when he called Friday "high school night." Eyeball-seeking Illinois will play twice on Fridays, but Northwestern got two Friday games moved to Saturday. Penn State and Michigan also appear to have no interest.

Big Ten preview: East Division teams at a glance

June 2, 2018 at 10:19 p.m.

Team-by-team previews of the Big Ten East. Indiana 2016: 6-7, 4-5 Big Ten, fourth in East. Reason to believe: Coach Tom Allen takes over after a promotion from defensive coordinator....

Indiana linebacker Tegray Scales finds his voice as production skyrockets

June 2, 2018 at 11:32 p.m.

Not a good day, but a great day. That's the mindset Indiana linebacker Tegray Scales lives by. He learned the motto from Tom Bolden, his coach at Colerain High School...

Purdue’s David Blough poised to break out under new coach Jeff Brohm

June 2, 2018 at 11:29 p.m.

David Blough's mother knew best. If she hadn't been sneaking around behind his back when he first started playing football, the Purdue quarterback would have been a wide receiver or...

Vanessa DiBernardo, Katie Naughton, Sarah Gorden, Casey Short and Michele Dalton at Toyota Park on July 20, 2017.

Homegrown talent fuels first-place Red Stars

June 3, 2018 at 2:12 a.m.

The Red Stars — with five Illinois natives on the team — have created their own version of home-field advantage. "The reality of it is that there have always been...

Wrigley Field usher Nirav Thakkar says his journey with the Cubs began after looking for game tickets. His first season was in 2016, also the year the Cubs won the World Series.

‘I could talk all day about my job’: Meet Cubs and White Sox ushers on the front line

May 20, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

The customers are always right. Unless they're sitting in the wrong seat. "I march them back up," Cubs usher Diane Lahalih said. "They know better." That's a common infraction at...

Cubs celebrate ‘Rookie of the Year’ arrivals

May 16, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

Nine months later, celebration of the Cubs' World Series championship continues. A mini baby boom has occurred at Advocate Illinois Masonic, and on Wednesday, the Cubs recognized some of the...

Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee warms up before the annual Red-White spring game, in Lincoln, Neb., on April 15, 2017.

Big Ten notes: New Nebraska QB Tanner Lee already earning recognition

June 3, 2018 at 4:16 a.m.

Tanner Lee had not yet stepped on Nebraska's campus when he realized the intensity of Cornhuskers fans. As he walked through the Lincoln airport on his way to a recruiting...

Step aside, journalists: Blackhawks host kids-only press conference

May 9, 2019 at 3:31 a.m.

Take a glimpse into the future of sports journalism. The Blackhawks Convention at the Hilton Chicago featured a kids-only press conference on Saturday. It was an hour long. Patrick Kane,...

All Stories