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Seasons change, but Chicago sports still tough to watch

By Mike McGraw
Apr 28, 2025 8:19 pm - A couple local pro teams ended their seasons, others are just getting started. Mike McGraw takes a lap around the city with observations that may not have been available with your TV package.
Bucks confirm Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon

By STEVE MEGARGEE
Apr 28, 2025 7:17 pm - MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon, confirming the Milwaukee Bucks’ worst fears after the seven-time all-NBA guard was helped off the court Sunday...
NBA acknowledges a foul that wasn't called at end of Pistons-Knicks game

By TIM REYNOLDS
Apr 27, 2025 8:11 pm - Detroit's Tim Hardaway Jr. said he got fouled on the game's final play. The NBA agreed with him. It didn't matter. Referees missed Hardaway getting fouled while shooting ...
Packers focus on defense on final day of NFL draft

By GREG BATES
Apr 26, 2025 9:42 pm - After opting to use their first three picks on offense, the Green Bay Packers focused predominantly on defense on the third day of the NFL draft. The Packers, hosting the draft for the first time in their franchise history, stocked up on defensive talent. They used their fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round picks on guys who stood out in college as major pass rushers.
Youth sports participation on the rise, while pickleball continues setting the pace for adults

By Brendan Preisman
Apr 26, 2025 1:02 pm - In 2024, for the third year in a row, pickleball saw the largest increase in participation. This is the third consecutive time that the NSGA’s Sports Participation in the U.S. report has tracked a growth in pickleball participation of at least 50% year-over-year.
Stevenson High School graduate Brunson wins award as NBA’s clutch player

By TIM REYNOLDS
Apr 23, 2025 7:31 pm - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is the recipient of the Jerry West Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
NCAA passes series of rules that sets table for schools to pay players directly

By EDDIE PELLS
Apr 21, 2025 7:10 pm - The NCAA passed rules Monday that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expect...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick

By AARON BEARD
Apr 21, 2025 2:52 pm - Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg's move in a social media post Monday following...
It’s a 3-peat: ‘Cancun’ Bulls didn’t throw in beach towel, but where do they go from here?

By Jon Greenberg
Apr 19, 2025 7:58 pm - Yes, the Bulls played with more intensity in the second half, but a 24-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome and their season is now mercifully over thanks to a 109-90 drubbing at the hands of their Play-In nemesis, the Miami Heat.
Herro scores 30 points to lead Heat past Hawks 123-114 in OT in play-in and into NBA playoffs

Associated Press
Apr 18, 2025 11:02 pm - Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA Play-In Tournament history. Miami will play at Cleveland on Sunday night in the opening game of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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