Cubs' Kris Bryant wants to take a simpler approach to hitting this season
In his relentless search for improvement last season, Kris Bryant admits he might have suffered from brain overload. “Just almost too much information,” Bryant said of his effort to hit to the...
View ArticleGreen card veteran facing deportation placed on suicide watch, advocates say
A U.S. Army veteran and green card holder with a felony drug conviction has been denied an opportunity to see his doctor and placed on suicide watch as he enters his fourth week of a hunger strike to...
View ArticleAttorney: Deputy thought gunfire was from outside Florida high school
The sheriff's deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from...
View ArticleWhite Sox's Jake Burger suffers Achilles tendon injury and Eloy Jimenez...
It was a rough day on the injury front for White Sox prospects. Not long after manager Rick Renteria revealed that Eloy Jimenez, the No. 4 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America, has a...
View ArticleA former stripper wants a pardon from Missouri governor after they were...
A former stripper convicted of secretly recording women while he was having sex with them has a request for Missouri's embattled governor, who he says is waging a similar fight against the same law:...
View ArticleGeorgia's Republican lieutenant governor threatens Delta over cutting its NRA...
Georgia's lieutenant governor on Monday threatened to prevent Delta Air Lines from getting a lucrative tax cut after the company ended its discount program with the National Rifle Association, in the...
View ArticleBlackhawks have eyes on future after dealing Ryan Hartman and Tommy Wingels
Ryan Hartman wasn’t on the ice for the last two-plus periods of the Blackhawks’ loss against the Blue Jackets on Saturday because of a costly penalty that drew the ire of coach Joel Quenneville. He...
View ArticleNervous Tyler Chatwood gets job done in spring debut with Cubs
Tyler Chatwood admitted to being nervous before making his spring training debut Monday with the Cubs. “It was awesome,” Chatwood said after pitching a scoreless first inning against the Mariners. “I...
View ArticleBig Ten tournament primer: 10 compelling reasons to watch
Big Ten basketball at Madison Square Garden makes as much sense as giardiniera slathered onto a bagel. That said, there’s a reason a Google search of “the world’s most famous arena” yields a picture...
View ArticleTrump says he's willing to buck NRA; but Republican Congress prefers modest...
President Donald Trump declared Monday he's willing to take on the National Rifle Association over gun legislation, but Republicans who control Congress aren't so sure. They prefer to consider only...
View ArticleNFL plans to fine Cowboys owner Jerry Jones more than $2 million
The NFL plans to seek payment of more than $2 million from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for his actions last year related to Commissioner Roger Goodell's contract extension and the suspension of...
View ArticleNorth Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists
The sun won't rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it's normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this...
View ArticlePernell McPhee feels 'disappointment in myself' after Bears release...
Pernell McPhee was known for making grandiose comments at times but one of the things that made him valuable to the Bears was that his teammates stopped to listen when he spoke. It was the outside...
View Article'Every day ... it’s a living nightmare:' Mikey Duarte on sister’s death in...
Mikey Duarte is broken. The 23-year-old never will be the same person he was before the life-shattering night of Oct. 1. His parents, Michael and Barbara, never will be the same either. The White Sox...
View ArticleVinnie Hinostroza wanted to give lifelong friend Ryan Hartman a hug after...
Vinnie Hinostroza just wanted to give his friend a hug. The Blackhawks forward sat somewhat stunned in his locker stall after practice Monday morning, hoping Ryan Hartman hadn’t yet left town after...
View Article3 charged in Loop CTA pedestrian tunnel robbery
Three people, including a man on probation in a robbery to which he pleaded guilty earlier this month, have been arrested and charged in connection with one of a spate of robberies in Loop subway...
View ArticleSupreme Court declines to decide fate of 'Dreamers' just yet
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federal appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds...
View ArticleMichigan bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church
A Michigan bill inspired by the Larry Nassar scandal that would retroactively extend the amount of time child victims of sexual abuse have to sue their abusers is drawing concerns from the Catholic...
View ArticleIndictment links more alleged members of Latin Dragon Nation gang to...
More alleged gang members join a Hammond man in a federal indictment linking them to two area murders, records show. Manuel Diaz, 26, was charged last fall with murder in aid of racketeering,...
View ArticleA TV reporter in a hijab, a black novelist, a Muslim fashion blogger: What...
When you hear the word “American,” which of the following pops to mind: 1. A woman with brown skin who wears a hijab 2. A black-skinned woman with curly hair 3. A white-skinned man in a baseball cap...
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