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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Andrew Benintendi has hit 20 home runs in each of his last two seasons with the White Sox, but the left-handed hitting outfielder believes he might help the team more as an on-base maven. “Obviously the last …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — After arriving at his new spring home in a different country with a misspelled name plate, learning a new position and a foreign language, Munetaka Murakami appeared calm Saturday while facing about 40 reporters and camera operators. …

Technically, Kenwood is the defending city champion. But all five starters from that team are gone, and the group this season has been learning how to win varsity games for the last four months. The Broncos have built a tough, …

MESA, Ariz. — The Cubs already have one player who used the World Baseball Classic to take a leap forward in his development. Right-hander Javier Assad was coming off his debut MLB season, with only nine games under his belt, …

Moon Alert After 12:45 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Friendships are unpredictable today. Someone might do something that catches you off guard, or …

With another road construction season fast approaching, a suburban contractor with ties to the Palumbo family is still not allowed to work on Illinois Department of Transportation projects. But not for a lack of trying. Builders Paving LLC continues to …

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating “Rita” for four months. We peck on the lips, hug and hold hands, but we have had only one real kiss so far. Rita was first married for 22 years to an emotionally abusive …

Two people died in a fiery car crash in the West Loop neighborhood early Sunday, Chicago police said. The car crashed into a highway support column and caught fire around 2 a.m. in the 400 block of South Jefferson Street, …

A CTA bus crashed into a Near West Side apartment building Saturday night after a driver with a baby in her car ran a red light and struck the bus, according to authorities. The bus was traveling south on Damen …

You can believe something all your life and then, confronted with new evidence, suddenly realize how ridiculous your thinking was. Well, I can anyway. Many people cling to error as if their lives depend on it. Maybe they do. To …

A 19-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a shooting last November in a Bronzeville Jewel Osco, Chicago police said. Elijah Theodore of Washington Park was arrested in Phoenix on Friday and extradited back to Chicago and charged with …

Can any team in the Public League beat Curie? The Condors opened the season with high expectations and ranked No. 11 in the Super 25 but they have outperformed everyone’s expectations. Coach Mike Oliver’s team is 24-1 and will play …

Some 430 years after his death, Shakespeare’s son Hamnet is having a moment. Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 book about the Bard’s first wife, Agnes Hathaway, and the plague death of their 11-year-old boy Hamnet is the basis of both an Oscar-nominated …

MESA, Ariz. — Left-hander Justin Steele isn’t used to this pacing in spring training. He has been a regular in the Cubs’ rotation since 2022. Two years ago, he was the Opening Day starter. Last year, he pitched in the …

Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidaldo, a Chicago teen who successfully fought for her father’s release from federal immigration detainment, died Friday after battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer, according to a news release. Ofelia, a junior at Lake View …

MESA, Ariz. — Five days into official workouts for pitchers and catchers, Cubs backstops Moises Ballesteros and Christian Bethancourt (a non-roster invitee) were still away from the team because of visa issues. “It’s not great news,” manager Craig Counsell said …

There must’ve been orange in the NBA waters the first week of February, when rookie guards Kasparas Jakucionis of the Heat and Will Riley of the Wizards — the Nos. 20 and 21 picks, respectively, in last year’s draft and …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Contentment isn’t something that is part of White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery’s repertoire. ‘‘I’m still trying to prove myself,’’ Montgomery said Sunday, despite producing 21 home runs and 53 RBI after making his major-league debut on July …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Perhaps no one with a White Sox connection knows slugger Munetaka Murakami better than Shingo Takatsu. Takatsu, a sidearm closer who earned 27 saves with the Sox in 2004-05, was Murakami’s manager in Japan for the last …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner, too. Tyler Reddick won “The Great American Race” on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic …