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NEW YORK — Speaking with reporters for the first time since her confrontation with provocateur Enes Kanter Freedom, Sky guard Natasha Cloud declined to give him any more attention. ‘‘I’m not going to address an irrelevant person,’’ Cloud said. Instead, …

A Chicago man was charged Saturday in a 2025 vehicle accident that killed two people, the Chicago Police Department said. Gregory Carter, 28, was charged with two felony counts of reckless homicide, one felony count of aggravated reckless driving, one …

A suburban family is clinging to hope as they search for their loved one who went missing in the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. Poonam Dilipkumar Thakkar, 42, left her home in Bartlett for Nepal last Thursday for …

Life seems to be good for Sammy Sosa. He plays a lot of golf, travels and is firmly back in the Cubs’ good graces. “It’s like a marriage: sometimes in the marriage you get mad [at] your wife but you …

NEW YORK — Sky rookie Sydney Taylor was talking to herself during a dead ball Saturday against the Liberty. She practiced the motion of her jumper, then replayed the dribble move she just had made. The open pull-up had rattled …

Pete Crow-Armstrong is not using his words to campaign for the National League MVP, and he’s not spending much brain power on the race between him and the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani. “I’m not paying attention to it,” Crow-Armstrong said. True …

A 73-year-old man was in critical condition, and a 23-year-old man was also hospitalized Saturday after they were both shot in South Shore, Chicago police said. The men were struck along the 7100 block of South Jeffery Boulevard at about …

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s a ‘‘day-to-day operation’’ down the homestretch for White Sox manager Will Venable and his beleaguered pitching staff. Down a pair of starters and dealing with inconsistency from much of the rotation, Venable barely could sketch out his …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Caleb Williams’ exhibition season is over — the Bears quarterback will not play in the team’s finale against the Titans on Saturday. Tyson Bagent, the second-stringer, went through warmups with the starters. Williams watched from the sideline …

MINNEAPOLIS — Designated hitter Andrew Benintendi hasn’t skipped a beat since returning to the White Sox’ batting order this weekend against the Twins after a stay on the bereavement list. He went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in …

Despite a solid start, Chicago State — debuting as an independent in the Division I FCS ranks — lost its first football game in school history Saturday, falling to Division II Roosevelt 44-28 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Chicago State …

Let’s just say for 116 years, you devised a system that used and exploited young adults you allowed to play sports for you, using “free” education as collateral for what you received from them in return. Then guilt (pressured guilt, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Battles for roster spots are one of the more dramatic parts of training camp, and there will be a flurry of activity for the Bears as they cut from 90 players to 53 by the 5 p.m. …

St. Rita’s strength this season is a rugged, experienced offensive line. Bobby Rusch, Izaius Dukes, Gregory Zaber, Seamus Blake and Mitchell Street pounded away at Glenbard West on Saturday in Glen Ellyn, leading the Mustangs to 297 rushing yards. And …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Bears sat their starters for the final preseason game against the Titans on Saturday with one surprising exception: Veteran linebacker T.J. Edwards. Edwards has had a limited workload in training camp after tweaking his right calf …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyson Bagent recognized man coverage, and a pending blitz, and took the snap. The Bears’ backup quarterback backpedaled into his own end zone, watched running back Roschon Johnson block the blitzer and launched what would be the …

Chicago police are warning residents about several electric scooter thefts reported this summer in Lake View East, Uptown, Roscoe Village and Lincoln Square. In the seven incidents since June, someone carved out the ignition to bypass the scooters’ key-start function, …

SEATTLE — Dejan Joveljić scored a goal in each half of his debut with Seattle, but Maren Haile-Selassie and Robert Lewandowski answered for Chicago as the Sounders and Fire played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Seattle grabbed the lead …

Being the best athlete on the field comes with greater expectations. So it is with Morgan Park senior safety Darrell Mattison, who made the biggest defensive play in the Mustangs’ 26-10 win Saturday afternoon against Notre Dame at Hanson Stadium. …

A French couple from Martinique, a Russian artist from California, and an 8-year-old Arkansas boy traveling with his grandmother made a pilgrimage to Gary. The sacred day was Michael Jackson’s birthday, and the place of devotion on Saturday was his …