Sports

United Center eases COVID-19 requirements for fans to enter arena

March 22, 2022 10:55am CDT

The United Center is lifting its COVID-19 requirements for fans to catch a game or event as Chicago continues to dial down mitigation measures.

DeRozan, LaVine propel Bulls to 113-99 win over Raptors

March 22, 2022 7:46am CDT

DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 113-99 on Monday night.

Chicago all-girls travel baseball team gets support from White Sox

March 21, 2022 5:17pm CDT

The White Sox welcomed the members of "Chaneyville" — one of Chicago’s only all-girls travel baseball teams — to Guaranteed Rate Field over the weekend.

Shauna Green hired as Illinois' coach following success at Dayton

March 21, 2022 12:50pm CDT

Illinois hired Shauna Green is its women’s basketball coach on Monday, hoping she can lift a struggling program following a winning tenure at Dayton.

Wild acquire Marc-Andre Fleury; Johansson back to Caps

March 21, 2022 10:49am CDT

The NHL playoffs just wouldn’t be the same without Marc Andre-Fleury being somewhere in the mix.

Jets' Harkins scores twice in 6-4 win over Chicago Blackhawks

March 20, 2022 10:35pm CDT

Jonathan Toews, Dylan Strome, Taylor Raddysh and Philipp Kurashev each scored for Chicago.

Bears sign Colts defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, Chiefs kick returner Byron Pringle

March 20, 2022 3:14pm CDT

The Bears also re-signed safety DeAndre Houston-Carson to a one-year contract.

Illinois ousted in opening weekend for second straight year with 68-53 loss to Houston

March 20, 2022 2:40pm CDT

The Fighting Illini were led by All-American Kofi Cockburn's 19 points.

Przybylko's 2 goals to propel Chicago Fire past Sporting KC 3-1

March 19, 2022 9:00pm CDT

The Fire are now 2-0-2 after the win and Sporting KC fell to 1-3-0.

Chicago Cubs, LHP Drew Smyly agree to 1-year contract

March 19, 2022 4:27pm CDT

The Cubs also announced one-year deals with infielder Jonathan Villar and left-hander Daniel Norris.

Hartman gets winner late in 3rd, Wild beat Blackhawks 3-1

March 19, 2022 4:21pm CDT

Seth Jones scored his first goal in 36 games for the Blackhawks, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves.

Alfonso Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53

March 18, 2022 8:35pm CDT

The Illini didn’t panic. They dug in behind Cockburn and guard Alfonso Plummer, whose go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go helped them pull out a 54-53 NCAA Tournament win that maybe they didn’t deserve but will certainly take.

Clark, Czinano lead Iowa past Illinois State 95-58 in NCAA

March 18, 2022 8:25pm CDT

The sound of Caitlin Clark hitting the floor and the sight of her limping when she got up was enough to quiet a sellout home crowd.

Blackhawks deal Hagel to Lightning for first round picks, pair of forwards

March 18, 2022 3:52pm CDT

On Friday, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks, a 23-year-old forward who is under contract for two more seasons after this one.

Ohio State puts clamps on Loyola Chicago in 54-41 NCAA win

March 18, 2022 1:47pm CDT

E.J. Liddell scored 16 points, Big Ten Freshman of the Year Malaki Branham added 14 and seventh-seeded Ohio State shut down 10th-seeded Loyola Chicago from start to finish, winning 54-41 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Chicago Cubs reach deal with outfielder Seiya Suzuki on a 5-year major league contract

March 18, 2022 1:40pm CDT

The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms on Friday with outfielder Seiya Suzuki on a five-year major league contract, according to a news release from the team. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

Ogunjobi fails physical, deal with Bears is negated

March 18, 2022 1:21pm CDT

Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi failed a physical Thursday, undoing Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ first big free-agent deal.