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Blackhawks Ready for Playoff Push Without Kane

Blackhawks Ready for Playoff Push Without Kane

Julio De León March 31, 2015

On Feb. 26, the city of Chicago drew into a panic as it lost two of its best players to injury: Derrick Rose of the Bulls to a torn meniscus and Patrick Kane to a fractured clavicle. While an injury to...

Major College Sports Continue to Drop the Ball on Rape Allegations

Hailey G. Boyle, Arts and Life Editor March 10, 2015

Rasheed Sulaimon of Duke University has become the latest college athlete to be accused of sexual assault. He was dismissed from the team earlier this year, but if history shows us anything, he will walk...

Who Won Chaotic NBA Trading Deadline?

Andrew Pappas, Writer February 25, 2015

It was an active trade deadline in the NBA last week. A record amount of players, 39 in total, changed teams in an explosion of transactions that left fans and media in a frenzy in the waning hours before...

Paxson-Thibodeau Rift Could Prove Disastrous

Andrew Pappas, Writer February 25, 2015

The Chicago Bulls and head coach Tom Thibodeau may be parting ways at the end of the season. The well-documented power struggle between Thibodeau and front office duo John Paxson and Gar Forman may have...

Restraining Order Dismissed, Cubs Continue Construction

Restraining Order Dismissed, Cubs Continue Construction

Alejandra Franco, Sports Editor February 25, 2015

The Chicago Cubs are at their spring training home in Mesa, AZ, but meanwhile at their summer home, Wrigley Field, renovations are still underway. The renovation of Wrigley Field is coming down to even...

Last Dance With Jay Cutler

Last Dance With Jay Cutler

Larry Thigpen February 25, 2015

There was a ton of blame to go around at the Chicago Bears headquarters, Halas Hall, after last season’s embarrassing 5-11 season. Regarding front-office staff, a number of names could have been thrown...

Vegas On Ice: NHL Explores Option for a New Franchise

Nick Bianchi February 25, 2015

Construction is already under way on the Las Vegas Ice Arena, but is creating a Las Vegas pro hockey team really a good idea? Adding a new team to the NHL would be a game changer. It would bring about...

Pitchers, Catchers Report. Cubs, Sox Hopeful

Andrew Pappas, Writer February 23, 2015

Baseball is back in Chicago. Not literally, yet, as pitchers and catchers just reported to their spring training camps in Arizona last week, but figuratively, as expectations are elevated on both sides...

Mike Ramsey (#5 with puck) was the youngest member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team in Lake Placid.

Do You Believe In Miracles?

Julio De León February 10, 2015

In a sporting culture that revolves around the success of franchises such as the New York Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys and the impact of icons such as Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, it was a game that...

Korver’s Historically Hot Hand Helping Hawks Soar

Andrew Pappas, Writer February 10, 2015

NBA basketball is faster and more explosive than ever – that is, except in Atlanta, where the Hawks have been the Eastern Conference’s best team throughout the first few months of the season with a...

First Look at the Bears Draft Prospects

Larry Thigpen February 10, 2015

The 2014 NFL season was definitely one to forget for the Chicago Bears, who ending the season with a 5-11 record, and the seventh overall selection in the upcoming NFL Draft. There are a number of areas...

With negotiations still up in the air, MLS fans are beginning to fear a lost season.

MLS Future In Question As Negotiations Continue

Alejandra Franco, Sports Editor February 10, 2015

For the second time in five years, the future of Major League Soccer (MLS) is in jeopardy as the league’s offseason closes out. The best thing an offseason can bring fans is the hope and excitement...

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