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3 weeks ago
Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push
Senate approves bill aimed at addressing concerns, but House punts the issue.
3 weeks ago
White Sox place slugger Munetaka Murakami on IL, call up INF Jacob Gonzalez
Following Friday’s 4-3 win over Detroit in 10 innings, Venable told reporters he thought Murakami might miss “a couple of weeks" after he got hurt beating out a double play in the third inning.
3 weeks ago
Stojakovic returns to Illinois after withdrawing from NBA Draft
Illini wing gives Illinois another major boost heading into 2026-27 season.
3 weeks ago
Bears coach Ben Johnson says he is ‘buying Luther Burden stock’ going into the season
“Yeah, I’m buying Luther Burton stock right now," coach Ben Johnson said. “Just how he’s approached his offseason, it’s been electric. It showed up yesterday. He had numerous explosive plays. ... So he’s in a really good spot.”
4 weeks ago
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice continues serving jail sentence as team begins voluntary offseason workouts
While most of the Kansas City Chiefs participated in voluntary workouts this week, wide receiver Rashee Rice was back in Texas, serving his 30-day jail sentence after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured.
4 weeks ago
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
4 weeks ago
Mallory Swanson returns to the USWNT first the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics
Swanson was included on the U.S. roster for the first time since October 2024. She recently returned to her club team, the Chicago Stars, after taking time off for the birth of her daughter in November.
4 weeks ago
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
4 weeks ago
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
4 weeks ago
Summer Baseball is back
Summertime Baseball is back! Jamie Toole Chief Storyteller of The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch
4 weeks ago
White Sox place Noah Schultz on 15-day IL, recall prospect David Sandlin from Triple-A
“It's just something that you want to catch before it gets worse,” said Schultz, who added that he tried playing through a similar injury last season.
4 weeks ago
Cubs All-Star left-hander Matthew Boyd is scheduled for the first of two rehab starts on Sunday
Boyd has been on the injured list since May 4 with a torn meniscus in his left knee that required surgery.
4 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round
Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.
4 weeks ago
The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history
Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.
4 weeks ago
Cubs were the hottest team in baseball to start the season. Then mid-May hit
It's hardly time to panic.
4 weeks ago
Nishida shows off his arm and his enthusiasm in big league debut with the White Sox
Nishida is the fifth Japanese-born player to play for the White Sox.
4 weeks ago
Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999
Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's "1999." That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals.
4 weeks ago
Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.
4 weeks ago
Slumping Cubs call up slugger Kevin Alcantara, leave 4-time Gold Glover Ian Happ out of lineup
“Kevin's on the roster,” Counsell said. “You know there are spots to get him in there.”
