Ohio police: 2 officers killed responding to 911 call; suspect held
Two Ohio police officers responding to a 911 hang-up call were fatally shot on Saturday after entering a townhome in a Columbus suburb and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said....
View ArticleBlackhawks GM Stan Bowman still focused on turning around disappointing season
The Blackhawks aren’t getting the job done on the ice, leading to questions about whether some jobs off it are in jeopardy. General manager Stan Bowman understands that line of thinking, but he said...
View ArticleAs domestic abuse claims roil White House, Trump says lives are being ruined...
President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to side with men accused of domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, following a week of turmoil surrounding allegations of spousal abuse against two male aides...
View ArticleAmerican teenager Red Gerard wins slopestyle snowboarding for USA's 1st gold
Red Gerard and his brothers built their own snowboarding features park in the backyard of their Colorado home as kids, one that provided them a gateway into a sport that is an equal mix of technical...
View Article'Time's up': Women ski jumpers still battle for equality
They were the Cinderella story of the Sochi Olympics, the women ski jumpers who were finally allowed to compete in the Games after a years-long struggle for equality. They had survived a court battle,...
View ArticleGus Kenworthy embracing LGBT flag-bearer role in Pyeongchang
At the Sochi Games, he was the medal-winning athlete who overshadowed that achievement by rescuing five stray dogs. In Pyeongchang, he's vacuuming up attention with his "We're here. We're queer. Get...
View ArticleMeet Russian figure skating star Evgenia Medvedeva, whose world record...
Like other successful athletes, Russian figure skating star Evgenia Medvedeva lists her athletic accomplishments on the bios of her social media accounts. "Two times World, European and Russian...
View ArticleAirliner crashes near Moscow after takeoff; killing 71
A Russian airliner that had just taken off from the country's second-busiest airport crashed Sunday, killing all 71 people aboard and scattering jagged chunks of wreckage across a snowy field outside...
View ArticleSWAT situation in Lowell ends peacefully
A domestic situation Sunday in Lowell that sparked the morning deployment of the Lake County Sheriff's Department SWAT team ended with no injuries and no immediate arrests, according to police....
View ArticleTrump to unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan; both parties find flaws
President Donald Trump is poised to unveil a long-awaited plan Monday that aims to stimulate $1.5 trillion in new spending on the country's ailing infrastructure over the coming decade, but many...
View ArticleScout on Yu Darvish: Cubs must get him to pitch aggressively
On perhaps the last tranquil morning at the Cubs’ spring training complex, a few support staff members moved luggage and unloaded boxes Sunday while fewer than a dozen fans awaited the arrival of Yu...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines runs out of de-icer, cancels all flights from Midway
For at least the second time this winter, Southwest Airlines had trouble de-icing planes at Midway Airport, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. On Sunday, the Chicago Department of Aviation’s...
View ArticleNoah Vonleh’s time at Indiana was short. Will he find a long-term home in...
Your coach is always your coach. Tom Crean and Noah Vonleh were united at Indiana for a mere seven months, but Crean remains eager to offer advice to a player he said “has a work ethic of the highest...
View ArticleCan White Sox finish second in division? Who will start opening day?
Pitchers and catchers are set to report this week in the warmth of the Arizona sun, so it’s the perfect time to answer some burning questions about the White Sox. When you look at the AL Central, do...
View ArticleNumbers suggest Blackhawks are likely waiting till next year
Math suggests the Blackhawks have a better chance of winning the top pick in the NHL draft lottery than winning a spot in the playoffs. Those odds — 5.4 percent for the No. 1 pick, according to...
View ArticleMcCarthy offers campaign preview during fundraiser: Emanuel's Chicago 'a mess'
Former Chicago top cop Garry McCarthy is not formally running for mayor yet, but he held a Northwest Side fundraiser Sunday afternoon that might as well have served as a campaign kickoff. “McCarthy...
View ArticleKyle Schwarber calls Cubs' addition of Yu Darvish 'the cherry on top'
Kyle Schwarber doesn’t dwell too much on what Yu Darvish did last season. So even though Schwarber was one of the few Cubs to solve the marquee free-agent pitcher in the 2017 National League...
View ArticleTales from spring training never really go away
Spring training stories always seem to take on a life of their own. They tend to get embellished over the years, but the retellings never get old. I learned that lesson in high school reading...
View ArticleBlackhawks confident they will sign a few key restricted free agents
All signs point toward some important signings for the Blackhawks in the coming months. General manager Stan Bowman said he expects to ink Anthony Duclair, Ryan Hartman and Vinnie Hinostroza, all...
View ArticleMan shot to death in West Englewood home after dispute
A man was killed about noon Sunday in a shooting in a home on the city’s South Side, officials said. Officials said a call came in for a report of a man shot in the 7300 block of South Bell Avenue in...
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