College Sports

Lawsuits in Northwestern hazing scandal are consolidated

Seven lawsuits filed by former football players will be temporarily consolidated with a lawsuit filed by former head coach Pat Fitzgerald during the pretrial process.

By Kade Heather

College Sports

Heisman Trust returns trophy to USC's Reggie Bush

The Trust said in its statement that its decision followed a “deliberative process” in which it closely monitored changes in the college athletics landscape.

By Associated Press

High School Basketball

College basketball transfer portal chock full of area players

Once again, there are dozens of players with local ties moving on from their previous college stops in search of a better or different opportunity.

By Joe Henricksen

Northwestern football helmets at an NCAA college football against Stanford in Evanston, Ill, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.

College Sports

NCAA approves helmet radios for next football season

An NFL-style two-minute warning was also OK’d.

By Associated Press

NFL

Thanks partly to NIL, fewer underclassmen enter NFL Draft

This month’s draft features 58 early entrants, the lowest number of players to enter the draft with college eligibility remaining since 2011.

By Associated Press

College Sports

Michigan gets probation, fine for football recruiting violations

The NCAA said it had reached a negotiated resolution with the school involving five former and current coaches and staffers, but it did not include allegations that Jim Harbaugh failed to cooperate with investigators. That is now a separate case.

By Associated Press

Chicago Sky and WNBA

WNBA Mock Draft: Who will be selected after Caitlin Clark goes No. 1?

This year’s draft class had the potential to be a total bust because several stars, including Clark, could have opted to return to college for a fifth season.

By Annie Costabile

College Sports

DePaul's Chris Holtmann got off the mat and went back to work — like never before

After being fired for the first time in his career, Holtmann wanted to unplug from basketball. Instead, he plugged back in.

By Steve Greenberg

A crowd of pedestrians react as they watch the Jumbotron television screen in New York's Times Square, Oct. 3, 1995, and the news that O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Columnists

O.J. Simpson is gone, but the division his life reflected remains

The legacy Orenthal James Simpson leaves behind is painful, a study of what truly drives American culture.

By Scoop Jackson

College Sports

Polling Place: How will No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark fare in the WNBA? And should the Sky draft Angel Reese?

Also, we asked how excited you are to see the Bulls in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Let’s just say voters didn’t struggle to contain themselves.

By Steve Greenberg

College Sports

BYU's Mark Pope replaces John Calipari as Kentucky men's basketball coach

Pope was 110-52 in five seasons with the Cougars and went 23-11 in their first season in the Big 12 Conference.

By Associated Press

Columnists

The varied memories of O.J. Simpson come busting through

Has there ever been an athlete — I could almost say, has there ever been a man? — who rose to such a peak in life and then descended into such a valley?

By Rick Telander

Sports Media

What are the top 5 streaming sports add-ons for Chicago fans?

The Cubs and White Sox return to Apple TV+ this month, but fans might not get the bang for their buck. However, a few other streamers that air our teams are worth the money.

By Jeff Agrest

News

O.J. Simpson dies at 76

A message posted Thursday on Simpson’s official X account — formerly Twitter — said he died after battling cancer.

By Ken Ritter | AP

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Caitlin Clark's impact on WNBA is already apparent

With the Indiana Fever anticipating Clark as their No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, the team will have 36 of their 40 games featured on national broadcasts or by the league’s streaming partners, up from 22 last season.

By Annie Costabile

College Sports

Northwestern to play most home football games in temporary on-campus stadium the next 2 years

Ryan Field, which housed the football team for almost 100 years, is in the process of being demolished.

By Patrick Finley

College Sports

Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer announces her retirement

The winningest basketball coach in NCAA history announced her retirement Tuesday night after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women’s team and 45 years overall.

By Associated Press

College Sports

John Calipari officially becomes new Arkansas coach

Calipari signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $7 million through April 2029 with a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA Tournament appearances that would extend the contract to 2031.

By Associated Press

APTOPIX NCAA Iowa South Carolina Basketball

Sports Media

TV viewership for NCAA women's basketball final outdraws men's game

UConn’s 75-60 victory over Purdue in Monday night’s men’s final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday afternoon’s women’s final on ABC and ESPN.

By Associated Press

College Sports

UConn tops first post-March Madness AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

Purdue comes in at No. 2, Illinois at No. 6.

By Associated Press