Sports
13 hours ago
France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé
Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.
17 hours ago
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season
“My excitement was a little short-lived,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell quipped after his team scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 win.
17 hours ago
Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after an illness
Calder played 608 regular-season and playoff games as a winger in the league from 1999-2009. The Manville, Alberta, native spent a majority of that time with Chicago.
17 hours ago
Chicago Bulls hire former NBA center Tiago Splitter as coach
Splitter is replacing Billy Donovan, who resigned after six seasons.
20 hours ago
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season
Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.
20 hours ago
Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90
Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more.
2 days ago
Cape Verde stuns Spain with a surprising 0-0 draw in the country’s World Cup debut
So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer's biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday.
2 days ago
Bulls finalizing hire of Tiago Splitter as coach, AP source says
Splitter played for San Antonio, Atlanta and Philadelphia during his seven seasons as an NBA player.
2 days ago
The Knicks made a championship run that will be remembered in New York and in NBA history
By the time Jalen Brunson and the Knicks returned home, it was as easy to find something orange around New York as at Halloween. The city was caught up in this championship run for nearly two months and the party will last at least a few days more, with the Knicks' first parade through New York — they didn't have one in 1970 or '73 — scheduled for Thursday.
3 days ago
Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki leaves game against Giants with right knee discomfort
Suzuki was hurt while attempting to make a reaching catch on a flyball from Matt Chapman, coming up limping and grabbing at his right leg.
5 days ago
Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries
Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning.
5 days ago
Hurricanes’ top-line performers come through as Carolina moves within a win of claiming Stanley Cup
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour spent weeks answering the same question about needing more goal-scoring pop from top-line forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho.
5 days ago
Coby Bryant brings his fiery intensity to a new-look secondary for the Chicago Bears
“I'm a true competitor,” he said. “I don't care if it's walking down the street, I want to walk faster than somebody else. I don't care what it is.”
5 days ago
White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery hasn’t calmed down after his historic walk-off MLB debut
Montgomery was still buzzing hours after his 343-foot, opposite-field shot cleared the fence in left field.
5 days ago
Caleb Williams credits Bears coach Ben Johnson as a stabilizing factor in his improvement
“There’s so much to unlock, there’s so much to get better at, there’s so much left of ball for me and us and accolades that we’ll have as a team and things like that,” Williams said Thursday.
5 days ago
Chicago White Sox trade veteran outfielder Derek Hill to the Philadelphia Phillies
White Sox manager Will Venable praised Hill for his contribution to the team on and off the field.
6 days ago
World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match
The largest World Cup in tournament history kicked off Thursday with co-host Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening match.
6 days ago
Serena Williams’ comeback at the Queen’s Club is over after injury to doubles partner
Serena Williams' much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match. The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw on Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolina Pliskova in the last 16 on Wednesday.
6 days ago
Knicks complete record rally from 29 points down and beat Spurs 107-106 for 3-1 NBA Finals lead
A record-breaking comeback, capped off by what could go down as a legendary play. The long road back to the top of the NBA is almost complete for the New York Knicks, and the step they took Wednesday night was unforgettable.
7 days ago
Republicans hope to reengage Bears with new proposals
Pritzker says he’s open to special session as he takes calls from Bears.