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Jonathan Dean is competing for a starting role with the Fire. Courtesy of the Fire The USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer, has teams in several major markets, including Detroit, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Las Vegas. The level of …

Oscar Colas bats in a Cactus League game during 2022 spring training. John Antonoff/For Sun-Times If Oscar Colas is the answer in right field the White Sox have been seeking for much too long, they can’t wait to find out. …

Green and red chile ristras are on display at a roadside stand in Hatch, New Mexico. AP ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The sweet smell of green chile roasting on an open flame permeates New Mexico every fall, wafting from roadside stands …

There’s nothing doing this weekend at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. A whole other week until the Super Bowl? What a drag. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Is it nice to have a break from football this weekend? To …

Illini fans get wild at State Farm Center in 2022. Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Did you get wind of the latest Illinois-Iowa college basketball spat? It’s a pretty dumb one. Also a rather fun one, though not as fun …

A man was fatally shot early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood. Sun-Times file A man died after he was shot Saturday while sitting in a car in Austin on the West Side. The man, 41, was in the vehicle about …

Jermaine Hardaway, 7, who was accepted into the Jesse White Tumblers, performs a cartwheel while coach Anthony Cabin watches at Tuley Park, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Over the holidays, Khaya Mjumbe broke his tailbone trying to learn how …

Farragut’s Latrell Kelley (12) shoots the ball over Hyde Park’s Maasi Gibson (21). Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Saturday, February 4, 2023 Boys Basketball KISHWAUKEE RIVER Woodstock North 58, Richmond-Burton 31 Marengo at Johnsburg, 7:15 METRO SUBURBAN BLUE St. Francis at …

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. American forces shot it down Saturday off the coast of South Carolina. Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette, distributed by the Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on …

Iowa guard Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Joseph Cress/AP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Iowa …

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The CIF City Section released its boys and girls basketball playoff pairings Saturday afternoon, which included the teams selected to the Open Division, the section’s highest field …

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Notre Dame High School girls soccer coach Marcus Meakin halted a group of players mid-drill during an afternoon practice. “You hear that?” he asked them, bending to …

Mohamad Hosam and Basma Hegazy are among five arrested by Egyptian authorities for parody TikTok video ‘The Visit’ (Picture: @mohammedhossam1993) Five TikTok influencers have been arrested in Egypt over a comic sketch posted online.  Various reports identified Mohamad Hosam, Basma …

One day after requesting a trade from Brooklyn, Nets star Kyrie Irving — listed as out with right calf soreness for Saturday’s matchup against the Washington Wizards — skipped the team’s pregame walkthrough. Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said hours …