Home team: Tracking Illinois Olympians Saturday
Kevin Bickner Ski jumping/Wauconda Bickner grew up in Wauconda and attended Wauconda High School until moving to Park City, Utah, to train. He has been downhill skiing since he was...
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Olympics winners and losers: NBC, Tara and Johnny, Shani Davis and more
The Winter Olympics are under way in Pyeongchang, South Korea. We have seen plenty of good and just enough bad. Let's review. Winners: Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski Yes, they...
12 things to know about new Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish
Get to know new Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish, who inked a six-year, $126 million deal on Saturday. 1. Yu Darvish was born in Habikino, Japan on Aug. 16, 1986. His...
Super Bowl winners and losers: Prince, Tide pods, Cris Collinsworth and more
The Super Bowl has a little something for almost everyone, good and bad. Let’s review. Loser: Bears general manager Ryan Pace Every time the Eagles’ Alshon Jeffery made a catch,...
13 questions for Olympic hockey player Hilary Knight, who grew up in Lake Forest
Hilary Knight, who grew up in Lake Forest, is a 5-foot-11 forward on the U.S. women’s hockey team competing in Pyeongchong. It’s the third straight Winter Games for Knight, who...
Bastian Schweinsteiger re-signs with Fire for 2018 season: ‘I love this city, this sport and winning’
Bastian Schweinsteiger is back. The Chicago Fire on Wednesday re-signed the German midfielder to a one-year deal with no option. The amount of the contract was not disclosed. He is...
OK, hold on, so how do you pronounce Nagy?
Three days after the Bears hired Matt Nagy as their new coach, pronunciation of his name remains scrambled. Thursday morning, for instance, on a local sports radio station, a Bears...
Winners and losers from Matt Nagy’s Bears press conference: ‘Naggy,’ Ryan Pace’s hair, Jon Gruden, neckties and more
Matt Nagy held his first press conference Tuesday as the news Bears coach. Here are the winners and losers. Winner: Well-dressed children. Nagy’s four sons — Brayden, Tate, Jaxon and...
Fire open 2018 season on March 3; still no decision on Bastian Schweinsteiger
The Chicago Fire will open the 2018 season on March 3 against the Rapids in Colorado. A week later, the Fire have their home opener at Toyota Park against Sporting...
Billionaire Ken Griffin, Chicago Fire lead effort to build 50 new mini soccer fields
Ken Griffin describes himself as a “big-time soccer fan.” “I’ve played soccer pretty much my entire life,” said Griffin, the richest person in Illinois. “I’m a huge fan. I’ve been...