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Michael Jordan
'Holy grail' Michael Jordan card sells for $350,100, setting an eBay record
Chicago Tribune - Phil Thompson
'Holy grail' Michael Jordan card sells for $350,100, setting an eBay record A winning bid of $350,100 secured a rare Michael Jordan basketball card Wednesday night on eBay after a flurry of bids raised
Chicago White Sox
White Sox reach contract terms with 27 players, including Reynaldo Lopez and Yoan Moncada
Chicago Tribune - Paul Sullivan
White Sox reach contract terms with 27 players, including Reynaldo Lopez and Yoan Moncada The White Sox came to terms with 27 players Friday, all of whom have less than three years of experience. Topping
Chicago Cubs
Cubs make changes in team's player development department
Chicago Tribune - Mark Gonzales
Cubs make changes in team's player development department The Cubs have promoted Double A-Tennessee manager Mark Johnson to minor league catching coordinator. Johnson’s appointment highlights a series
Chicago Blackhawks
Patrick Kane's friendship with Jimmy Buffett comes full circle with the Blackhawks' 'Margaritaville' game tonight
Chicago Tribune - Phil Thompson
Patrick Kane's friendship with Jimmy Buffett comes full circle with the Blackhawks' 'Margaritaville' game tonight Patrick Kane had no idea what he was starting when he brought the Stanley Cup onstage a
Sports
Ryan Howard joins ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight' crew
Chicago Tribune - Associated Press
Ryan Howard joins ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight' crew Former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard has joined ESPN as an analyst on "Baseball Tonight." The network said Thursday that Howard will start early
College Sports
DePaul basketball rallies around their 20-year-old student manager who is battling cancer: 'Aameer is getting what he put
Chicago Tribune - Shannon Ryan
DePaul basketball rallies around their 20-year-old student manager who is battling cancer: 'Aameer is getting what he put out' In the Northwestern Memorial Hospital room, there is one frequent sound. the
Sports
Charles Barkley's advice to Jussie Smollett: 'If you're going to break the law, do not write a check'
Chicago Tribune - Timothy Bella
Charles Barkley's advice to Jussie Smollett: 'If you're going to break the law, do not write a check' It started with the host of TNT's "Inside the NBA" asking which of their panelists' predictions about
College Sports
NCAA needs to rethink amateurism because the next Zion Williamson was watching
Chicago Tribune - Jerry Brewer
NCAA needs to rethink amateurism because the next Zion Williamson was watching In the fight against NCAA amateurism rules, in the fight against the overall financial hypocrisy of our athlete breeding Zion
Chicago Cubs
Despite their best efforts, the Brewers know they can't stop Cubs fans from invading Miller Park
Chicago Tribune - Paul Sullivan
Despite their best efforts, the Brewers know they can't stop Cubs fans from invading Miller Park The Brewers recently held their second annual presale of Cubs game tickets for Wisconsin-residents only,
Chicago Bulls
Bulls' draft lottery watch: 4th from the bottom with 24 games to go
Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune Staff
Bulls' draft lottery watch: 4th from the bottom with 24 games to go The Bulls enter their game Friday night against the Magic with the fourth-worst record in the NBA. Because of a format change in the
Chicago Bears
Antonio Brown's future and Kyler Muray's outlook: 7 storylines to watch as the NFL offseason starts to heat up
Chicago Tribune - Brad Biggs
Antonio Brown's future and Kyler Muray's outlook: 7 storylines to watch as the NFL offseason starts to heat up The Steelers made what had been long rumored official earlier this week when they hung a Elite
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks, winners of 11 of their last 13, hosting wild-card contenders Avalanche and Stars this weekend
Chicago Tribune - Jimmy Greenfield
Blackhawks, winners of 11 of their last 13, hosting wild-card contenders Avalanche and Stars this weekend No doubt a month ago the Avalanche and Stars thought they'd waltz into Chicago this weekend to
Sports
From marketing standpoint, Elk Grove Village scored big in sponsorship of Bahamas Bowl college football game, mayor says
Chicago Tribune - Clifford Ward
From marketing standpoint, Elk Grove Village scored big in sponsorship of Bahamas Bowl college football game, mayor says Elk Grove Village’s decision to sponsor a college football bowl game was an “unprecedented”
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks playoff tracker: 1 point out of a wild-card spot with 21 games to go
Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune Staff
Blackhawks playoff tracker: 1 point out of a wild-card spot with 21 games to go Several of the Blackhawks’ Western Conference rivals took care of business Thursday, dropping them into fifth place in the
Sports
Source: NBA, union in talks to end 'one-and-done' rule
Chicago Tribune - Tim Reynolds
The NBA and its players are continuing to move forward on plans to eliminate the "one-and-done" rule in college basketball, something that the sides have been working toward for months. The league has
College Sports
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hit and killed a man who was walking on the interstate
Chicago Tribune - John Kekis, Michael Hill
Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man along an interstate late Wednesday as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say. Syracuse police say Jorge
Chicago Cubs
5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including a familiar role for Albert Almora Jr. and options without Ben Zobrist
Chicago Tribune - Mark Gonzales
Here are five takeaways from Cubs spring training Thursday: Shortly before Joe Maddon said Almora was “going to have a great year,” the Cubs manager intimated that Almora’s chances for more playing time
Chicago White Sox
Omar Vizquel on White Sox prospect Nick Madrigal: 'Love the guy'
Chicago Tribune
Double-A Birmingham manager Omar Vizquel discusses White Sox prospect Nick Madrigal during spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Teddy Greenstein/Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cubs might need to use a collection of closers, even after Brandon Morrow returns
Chicago Tribune - Mark Gonzales
Pedro Strop and his fellow Cubs relievers aren’t thinking about seizing the full-time closer role while Brandon Morrow recovers from right elbow surgery. “It is his role,” Strop said. “He’s the closer
Sports
Video of North Central College's Blaise Meredith hitting head on backboard while trying to block shot goes viral
Chicago Tribune - Paul Johnson
North Central College’s Blaise Meredith was just doing his job. The sophomore guard chased down Augustana’s Chrishawn Orange on a fast break in a Jan. 2 game in Rock Island. While leaping to block Orange’s
Chicago White Sox
5 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including a soggy photo day
Chicago Tribune - Teddy Greenstein
Five takeaways from a soggy Thursday at White Sox camp: 1. The Sox said cheese. Photo day meant an early-morning arrival for players to pose for pictures, ham it up for videos and record promotional spots.
Joe Maddon
Joe Maddon on Albert Almora Jr.: 'He's going to have a great year'
Chicago Tribune
Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses how Albert Almora Jr. has looked so far in spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Bulls
Otto Porter Jr.'s strong start made practice look optional. But now he's ready to be integrated more into Jim Boylen's system
Chicago Tribune - K.C. Johnson
After Wednesday’s practice, the Bulls’ first following the All-Star break, Zach LaVine excitedly revealed how coach Jim Boylen plans to utilize some offensive wrinkles to take advantage of his and Otto
Squash
Squash court built at Union Station's Great Hall
Chicago Tribune
Workers work on building a glass squash court in Union Station's Great Hall on Feb. 21, 2019. The World Squash Championship begins Saturday.
Patrick Kane
50 goals? Most Valuable Player? There seems to be no limit to what Patrick Kane can do this season
Chicago Tribune - Jimmy Greenfield
We interrupt the Blackhawks’ most thrilling playoff race in years to focus exclusively on the extraordinary feats of one player. Gee, who could that be? Patrick Kane has shared the limelight with the during
Chicago Bears
Tracking the Bears' offseason: Bears release TE Dion Sims
Chicago Tribune - Colleen Kane
After a first-round playoff loss to the Eagles on Jan. 6, the Bears’ offseason started with assembling a new defensive staff, extending a key offensive player and creating competition at kicker. Here the
Chicago Bears
Bears make it official, release Dion Sims, creating $6 million in salary-cap space
Chicago Tribune - Brad Biggs
The Bears made it official Thursday afternoon, terminating the contract of veteran tight end Dion Sims. It’s not a surprise the Bears elected to part ways with Sims, who turned 28 on Monday. The move been
College Sports
Zion Williamson’s injury puts scare into Bulls’ hopes — but he shouldn’t have been playing anyway
Chicago Tribune - Phil Rosenthal
Thanks a lot, Nike. The Bulls have a slender strand of hope for redeeming this awful season, and it threatened to rip like a badly made shoe. Watching No. 1 NBA draft pick Zion Williamson of Duke go down
Chicago White Sox
White Sox players pose on photo day
Chicago Tribune
White Sox players pose for the cameras Feb. 21, 2019 on photo day during spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)