INDIANAPOLIS – Miami's Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers.
PARIS – Rafael Nadal’s white T-shirt carried specks of rust-colored clay and his white socks were smothered with the stuff during a practice session on Court Philippe Chatrier in the steamy early afternoon Thursday.
CONCORD, N.C. – After months of wondering when any Hendrick Motorsports car would win again, NASCAR’s powerhouse program is on a major roll heading into the Coca-Cola 600.
CONCORD, N.C. – It’s been a while, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte.
WASHINGTON – NFL players union chief DeMaurice Smith says his group’s claim of collusion will stand up in court.
ST. LOUIS – Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis’ go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Philles beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-9, on Thursday night.
CHICAGO – The White Sox treated 20,167 fans and 20,448 empty seats to a fun-filled win Thursday against the Minnesota Twins.
CHICAGO – Alejandro De Aza simply wanted to put the ball in the air. Knocking it out of the park was a nice added bonus.
CHICAGO – White Sox starting pitcher John Danks hoped to generate momentum from his recent win in a scoreless outing against the Cubs.
PHILADELPHIA – Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the tough-and-determined Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics, 82-75, on Wednesday to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7.
SEATTLE – Alex Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player since Detroit’s Reno Bertoia on May 7, 1958, and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win against the Rangers on Wednesday.
NEW YORK – Ryan Carter snapped a tie with 4:24 left, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers after blowing a three-goal lead in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
CHICAGO – Chris Sale pitched seven sharp innings and Paul Konerko and Alex Rios backed him with home runs, leading the White Sox to a 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
HOUSTON – The Cubs hoped a road trip to Houston would get them back on track.
CHICAGO – A bulging disk forced Brent Morel to the disabled list for the first time in his career, but the White Sox third baseman won’t need surgery to correct the issue.
Crystal Lake South junior Megan Greenfield vaguely remembers her start in gymnastics at age 3.
LAKE FOREST – Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall lined up across from cornerback Jonathan Wilhite on Wednesday and quickly went to work.
LAKE FOREST – Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox has not watched the replay of the hit that broke a vertebra in his lower back and put his NFL career on hold.
LAKE FOREST – Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox has not watched the replay of the hit that broke a vertebra in his lower back and put his NFL career on hold.
MIAMI – Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards.
CHICAGO – Any momentum the White Sox built over the weekend with their sweep of the crosstown rival Cubs was quickly erased Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field.
CHICAGO – White Sox third baseman Brent Morel hasn’t produced the offensive numbers he expected this season.
Junior Seau’s suicide is troubling NFL players.
HOUSTON – After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Thunder haven’t found any shortcuts as they try to climb to the top of the Western Conference.
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers’ final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.
Athlete of the Week
Crystal Lake South senior Lexi Dahl always enjoyed competing in track and field, but there was one problem.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles, 106-90, in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the p ...
NEWARK, N.J. – Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chin by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 4-1, on Monday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming Lotus. Toss in $275,000 in fines against 13 teams, and IndyCar has a real soap op ...
LOS ANGELES – A minor fender bender in a Dodger Stadium parking lot over the weekend led to the beating of a driver and the arrest of four people more than a year after a San Francisco Giants fan was left with brain damage after an attack on Opening ...
WASHINGTON – Brian McNamee finally got to name names in front of the jury. Andy Pettitte. Chuck Knoblauch. Mike Stanton. Roger Clemens’ accuser also apologized for the medical condition that caused him to take frequent breaks. He came across as a sym ...
NEW YORK – Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees, 6-0, on Monday night.
JERUSALEM – With a pair of Jewish ex-major leaguers on his roster, the new coach of Israel’s team in the World Baseball Classic said his squad already is a legitimate contender.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday for a draft pick and signed former Colts star Dallas Clark to replace him.
HOUSTON – The way Bud Norris has been pitching lately, the Houston Astros figure scoring two runs will be enough when he's on the mound.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – His passes were hitting receivers in stride and right between the numbers, not skipping off the ground or whizzing behind their heads like so many of Tim Tebow’s.
With the Saints bounty case moving to grievance hearings and court, NFL owners will talk about player safety when they meet today.
BOSTON – Brandon Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter on Monday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers to win 101-85 and take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
ORLANDO, Fla. – For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise as internal team issues quickly affected the product on the floor.
LOS ANGELES – Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals.
CHICAGO – Mother Nature seemed to urge the Cubs and White Sox to score runs Sunday with a steady wind that blew from home plate toward the outfield bleachers.
CHICAGO – If White Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy had his way, baseball’s interleague series format wouldn’t change.
Not more than 15 minutes after Jacobs’ win over Crystal Lake South on Friday, the Golden Eagles’ attention turned to their next matchup.
The résumé Crystal Lake South has compiled sparkles already, but is not complete.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by Commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL's Western Conference champions. The Los Angeles Kings' long-suffering fans gathered downtown short ...
Amanda Hoglund has absorbed all of the bumps, elbows, bruises and holds that opposing defenses have thrown her way in the state playoffs.
INDIANAPOLIS – The coveted NBA championship, the one LeBron James needs to validate everything, was vanishing.
There are times when I receive so much good information from news releases that it’s enough to make up a column, possibly two.
