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High school basketball is more fun with big men. High quality guards will always rule the high school game, but when a skilled and exciting tall player showcases his skills, the gym feels like a special place. DePaul Prep senior …

If Amazon is trying to keep millions of people home on Black Friday to shop from its wares, it might have devised the best way to do it. Three words: free live sports. On Friday, Amazon’s Prime Video will broadcast …

Since Lovie Smith and Dave Toub left the Bears after Smith was fired following the 2012 season, two high-level coaches in particular have been able to rise above the dysfunctional muck at Halas Hall to be the best version of …

Cubs general manager Carter Hawkins admits that he was the “low guy” on right-handed pitcher Cade Horton when the team was preparing for the 2022 MLB Draft. That wasn’t a knock on Horton himself, or his standout performance in the …

Caleb Williams peeled himself off the ground after yet another sack, signaled to his receivers and, with 15 seconds left and the Bears trailing by three, stood behind the center. The clock ticked, and coach Matt Eberflus, despite owning a …

President Donald Trump says six members of Congress are “traitors to our Country” who “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL” because they produced a video reminding members of the armed forces that they “can refuse illegal orders.” Trump’s over-the-top …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) A so-so day Many times, you have a short fuse …

ANKARA, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts …

Only two NHL teams have spent fewer than 300 minutes trailing this season: the Blackhawks and the Avalanche. The latter team won again Wednesday to improve to a league-leading 16-1-5 this season. The former lost again Wednesday — their fourth …

Armani Floyd would’ve been bundled up and handing out turkeys alongside his father in Roseland on Wednesday to families in need ahead of Thanksgiving. Though Armani, 14, was killed in one of two shootings in the Loop last week that …

A driver was arrested after hitting a Chicago police officer and another car Wednesday night in Washington Park, according to Chicago police. Officers pulled a vehicle over in a traffic stop in the 5700 block of South State Street at …

Hundreds of excited parade-goers — from young children to the elderly — cheered with rosy cheeks and runny noses as a giant inflatable turkey slowly made it’s way down State Street Thursday morning, marking the beginning of the 91st Thanksgiving …

It would seem like dark days for organizations like Indiana and Dallas. After all, both entered Thursday sitting firmly in the projected draft lottery with a combined seven wins between them. Dark days couldn’t be further from the truth, however. …

No defense wants to be a roller coaster, but the Bears have been a nonstop thrill ride on that side of the ball. They’ve had as many twists, curves, plunges and rises as anything at Six Flags a few minutes …

A winter storm watch is in effect for northern and central Illinois and northwest Indiana from late Friday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. A regional winter storm is expected to move across the lower Great Lakes on …

Most NHL players claim they avoid looking at the standings, but there’s one trope they have begrudgingly memorized: the standings are largely set by American Thanksgiving. “I know that’s usually the indicator: 80% of the teams that are in usually …

Starting cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon will face the defending champion Eagles after the Bears activated both from injured reserve Thursday. Slot cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson tipped the team’s hand for Johnson when he praised him Wednesday, calling him one …

The IHSA state football championships will be played Friday and Saturday at Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium in Normal. Friday, Nov. 28 CLASS 1A Lena-Winslow vs. Brown County, 10 a.m. CLASS 2A Wilmington vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 1 CLASS 3A Byron vs. Tolono …

In a couple months, Kendall Griffin will travel a thousand miles to his new home for the next four years. But the transition from Chicago to Laramie, Wyoming, will be eased by the presence of a familiar face. Griffin, one …

A 48-year-old man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA train Thursday morning in Fuller Park, Chicago police said. He was on a Red Line train about 11:40 a.m. near the 200 block of West 47th Street when three unknown …