Sports

NFL Innovates for Safety: New Helmet Add-On Approved for Upcoming Season

Chicago, IL - In a landmark decision aimed at enhancing player safety, the NFL has authorized the use of Guardian Caps, a new helmet add-on, for in-season games. These...

Celebrating National High Five Day: Former Marine, World Series Champ, Credited with the Iconic Gesture Creation

Chicago, IL - When was the last time you celebrated with a high five?  On National High Five Day,...

Unprecedented: Niles Notre Dame’s Tully First Non-Boundaried School Leader to Head IHSA

BLOOMINGTON, IL â€“ The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) elected Dan Tully, principal of Niles Notre Dame College Prep,...

Illinois Football Camps Face Air Quality Concerns: IHSA Monitoring Situation

CHICAGO, IL - As football training camps gear up across the country, a new concern looms over young athletes:...

Illinois Football Star Soared to New Heights in Space, Leaves NASA with a Stellar Legacy

CHAMPAIGN, IL - After an impressive career spanning 14 years at NASA, former Illinois football player and Missouri native,...

Opinion: Four reasons Chicago as an NHL host city would be amazing, if not for a pandemic

We officially have a format for the NHL playoffs, 24 teams, four byes in each conference, (those teams will play in a round robin...

Coal City, Herscher coaches get dream convo with NFL Super Bowl Champ, Wade Phillips

Anthony Engelman has grown up in the area his whole life and has developed a passion for football. Now post college, he coached on...

NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play...

Lessons from 1918: Old pandemic is a murky guide for sports

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with...

MLB Reopen Plan is Producing Fireworks

Unlike the other big sports in the United States, baseball season wasn't paused due to COVID-19 because it never got started. However, the owners...

NASCAR back on track at Darlington as season restarts

The Chicago Blackhawks sounded the horn on March 11 after a win over the San Jose Sharks not knowing that it would be the...
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