Chicago Sports

Cubs Sign Pitcher B.J. Ryan To Minor League Deal

AP | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — The Chicago Cubs signed former Toronto closer B.J. Ryan to a minor league deal Thursday, hoping to add another left-hander to their...

Ex-Blackhawks GM Tallon Denies Rift With McDonough As Cause Of Demotion

ESPN Chicago | Roman Modrowski | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago


Former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon said he's comfortable with his new position as the team's senior adviser of hockey operations, a...

Bulls Buying Out Tim Thomas

AP | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Forward Tim Thomas and the Chicago Bulls have agreed on a contract buyout, ending the veteran's second stint with the Bulls. The team...

Cubs Red-Faced After Kicking Longtime Equipment Manager Out Of Wrigley Field

STNG | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago


The Chicago Cubs will reach out to longtime former equipment manager Yosh Kawano after the team icon known for his floppy white hat was asked by secur...

Dale Tallon Out As Blackhawks GM, Stan Bowman Taking Over

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have ousted general manager Dale Tallon. The decision comes after the NHL Players Association filed a grievanc...

Cubs May File Bankruptcy To Help Sale, Would Be First MLB Bankruptcy In 39 Years

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hast...

White Sox GM Williams: Smaller Crowds Could Prevent Big Trade

AP | Posted 08.08.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Tuesday he may not be able to make a big trade this season because of smaller crowds at U....

Ryan Dempster Put On Disabled List With Fractured Toe

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Just when the Chicago Cubs figured they were getting healthy, a freak accident landed right-hander Ryan Dempster on the disabled list ...

Obama Touts Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid In Video To African Leaders

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago


LONDON — President Barack Obama renewed his support for Chicago's Olympic bid Tuesday, telling African Olympic leaders in a video message the 20...

Cubs Trade Ryan Freel To Royals For Player To Be Named

AP | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals are hoping that Ryan Freel can provide the speed and versatility that they've been missing. The Royals acquire...

MLB All-Stars: Ted Lilly, Mark Buehrle Only Chicago Players

ESPN Chicago | Posted 08.05.2009 | Chicago


Left-handed starting pitchers Ted Lilly and Mark Buehrle are the sole representatives of the Cubs and White Sox, respectively, in the 2009 MLB All-Sta...

Former Bears Kicker Paul Edinger Hawking 'Kickin' It In Costa Rica' Camp

ESPN Chicago | Nick Friedell | Posted 08.03.2009 | Chicago


Paul Edinger had one of the strangest kicking routines of all time -- now he has the strangest kicking camp I've ever seen in my life. For the low, l...

Cubs Get Jeff Baker From Rockies For Minor League Pitcher

AP | Posted 08.02.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque an...

Eddy Curry Sues Former Manager As Foreclosure Looms

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 08.02.2009 | Chicago


Former Bulls player Eddy Curry, whose suburban mansion is in foreclosure, is suing his onetime business manager for a "thorough accounting" of the sta...

Ben Gordon Agrees To Deal With Detroit Pistons, Leaving Bulls

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 08.01.2009 | Chicago


DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons wanted to add talent and get younger this offseason. On the first day of free agency, Detroit did both....

Ozzie Guillen, Lou Piniella Top List Of Managers Players Least Want To Play For

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago


Sports Illustrated's player survey in the upcoming issue had some interesting results for Chicago fans as 380 players were asked which manager they wo...

NBA Player Eddy Curry's Suburban Chicago Mansion In Foreclosure

AP | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago


BURR RIDGE, Ill. — Court records show that former Chicago Bulls player Eddy Curry's suburban Chicago mansion is in foreclosure. It's the same h...

Chicago Slaughter Win CIFL Championship To Cap Undefeated Season

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.30.2009 | Chicago


The Chicago Slaughter finished the season in perfect fashion on Saturday, defeating the Fort Wayne Freedom 58-48 in the Continental Indoor Football Le...

Cubs Sale Negotiations Back On Track With Ricketts Family: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 07.28.2009 | Chicago


The Ricketts family's bid to buy the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. is gaining momentum, a week after the media company said it was "assessing other al...

Piniella Backs Soto On Marijuana Test: 'Look, I Have Smoked Dope'

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella on Friday defended catcher Geovany Soto, who tested positive for marijuana during the World Baseball Classic, by adm...

Baseball Writers: No New Guidelines For Steroid Era Hall Of Fame Candidates

AP | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — When it comes to the electing players to the Baseball Hall of Fame, no new guidelines are needed to deal with the so-called Steroid Er...

Geovany Soto Tested Positive For Marijuana

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto said he has been informed by the International Baseball Federation that he tested positive for marijuana at the Worl...

Jeff Jordan, Michael Jordan's Son, Ending Basketball Career

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michael Jordan's son, Jeff, will not be playing basketball at Illinois next year. The second-year player who walked on with t...

Ryne Sandberg: Sosa Shouldn't Make Hall Of Fame

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg said his former teammate Sammy Sosa does not belong in the Hall because of integrity issues associated with t...

Conversation About Ron Santo Blacked-Out Of U Of I Documents

Chicago Tribune | Stacy St. Clair | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago


In records released last week, U. of I. officials blacked out Cubs broadcaster Ron Santo's name in an e-mail discussion about one of his Hall of Fame ...