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Sports flashback: Big Ten was born 120 years ago at the Palmer House

June 15, 2018 at 12:42 p.m.

The Big Ten took center stage at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel Thursday and Friday for its football preview extravaganza. But it was at another Chicago hotel 120 years...

Comparing the Blackhawks’ celebrations: 2010 vs. 2013 vs. 2015

August 19, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

These Blackhawks parades/rallies are getting to be routine in Chicago. Routine, yet each has its own something. Let's compare. Most inappropriate remark: 2010: "For all the cab drivers out there,...

Affirmed on the inside with jockey Steve Cauthen, wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown ahead of Alydar and jockey Jorge Velasquez in Elmont, N.Y., in this June 10, 1978, file photo.

The last Triple Crown, starring one the greatest rivalries in sports

August 19, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

For the first half of the 110th Belmont Stakes, Alydar and Affirmed ran neck and neck as they pulled away from the field. Then Alydar gradually edged ahead and suddenly...

Paula Radcliffe celebrates with her daughter Isla after winning the 2007 ING New York City Marathon.

Flashback: Great mom moments in sports

August 18, 2019 at 11:38 a.m.

To mark Mother's Day, we flash back — and a bit forward — to the remarkable sporting accomplishments of three moms. Paula Radcliffe Nine months after giving birth to her...

Jack Dempsey (left) is waved to a neutral corner after flooring Gene Tunney during their fight at Soldier Field in 1927.

Sports flashback: Most controversial fight Chicago ever has seen

June 15, 2018 at 6:17 p.m.

Chicago has had its share of breathlessly hyped boxing matches, but none was bigger than the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey heavyweight title bout on Sept. 22, 1927. And certainly none was...

Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester delivers in the fifth inning.

Wrigley’s new video board: A review

August 19, 2019 at 8:22 a.m.

The Cubs' much-ballyhooed rookie in deep left field debuted on national TV Sunday night. How did it do? Context: Without a doubt, the sight of the 42-by-95-foot board is jarring....

The Speedway Wrecking Co. demolishes old Comiskey Park on Sept. 12, 1991. Only the famed exploding scoreboard, the center-field bleachers and portions of the outfield grandstands remained.

Sports flashback: The story behind Bill Veeck’s exploding scoreboard

August 19, 2019 at 8:21 a.m.

The idea for one of baseball's greatest spectacles came while Bill Veeck was watching Jimmy Cagney in "The Time of Your Life." "This character in the film was always playing...

Ohio State's John Schick goes up to tip in a shot over Oregon's Lauren Gale (28) and Teammate Dick Baker during the first NCAA title game. It was held at Northwestern's Patten Gym in Evanston, on March 27, 1939.

Sports flashback: Northwestern hosts first NCAA tournament final in 1939

August 19, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

Northwestern never has made the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But one could argue Northwestern helped make the NCAA tournament. After the National Invitational Tournament had its first postseason affair in...

DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer is mobbed by fans upon his team's arrival at O'hare Airport after they defeated UCLA to advance into the Final Four of the 1979 NCAA tournament.

DePaul played key role in most important Final Four ever

August 19, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

Note to DePaul fans: With your basketball program mired in mediocrity and the school searching yet again for a coach to turn it all around, it might be encouraging to...

Who coined the phrase ‘March Madness’? It was an Illinois man in 1939.

August 19, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

For more than 40 years, "March Madness" was confined to Illinois. The state's high school basketball tournament started in 1908 (Peoria beat Rock Island 48-29 for the title) and continued...

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