Nov. 17—ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (9-10) may have fallen just short of a 1A state tournament bid, but for first-year head coach Lisa Lawrence, it was about establishing a new culture. “We tried to get the culture (and) the program back on track and provide opportunities for the players to develop both their […]
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MIAMI — There was a time when Culture wasn’t a jersey, wasn’t a court design, wasn’t more marketing than meaning. There was a time when Culture held such touchstone value that it practically stood as corporate secret at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. It was about the aura, about sacred regard. It made Culture special. It made […]
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Abdou Toure asked his classmates to react as he lifted the ballcaps lined up in front of him. UConn got a muted response, Providence a little louder, Arkansas a substantial eruption. Hmmm. The kids at Notre Dame apparently knew what Toure would confirm a couple of minutes later, when he donned the Razorbacks hat and […]
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The tenets of Izzy Style Wrestling are displayed with prominence inside the suburban Chicago gym where Israel “Izzy” Martínez has molded legions of kids into believers, and the best of them into champions. The principles hang on a banner amid the lingering smell of stale sweat and constant work, near the mats that have launched […]
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If you need a crash course on Chicago sports, Dave Shetsky’s art is the place to go. He recaptures various eras using only colored pencils. Upon entering his studio, you’re met with framed depictions of local icons. To begin a recent studio tour, he presented two drawings of Derrick Rose: one from his MVP 2010-11 […]
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FRISCO, Texas — Preseason camp is just a couple of weeks away for West Virginia football, and the roster is shaping up. The roster from 2024 will look completely different than 2025, which is expected since Rich Rodriguez wasn’t the head coach in 2024. In the era of the transfer portal, new coaches can completely […]
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Let’s start here: The Miami Dolphins won’t miss cornerback Jalen Ramsey. They won’t miss him regularly showing up for practice as the rest of the team was in the middle of stretching. They won’t miss how he constantly undermined defensive coordinator Vic Fangio two years ago and coach Mike McDaniel last season in a manner […]
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When the Chicago Sports Network went live Oct. 1, it didn’t have a deal to be carried by Comcast, the market’s largest pay-TV provider. But it touted an old school solution — broadcasting the network over-the-air — as a way to reach new fans in Chicago. The great free-TV regional sports network experiment lasted eight […]
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Fractured toe? No problem. After missing the previous two games with a fractured pinky toe, Francisco Lindor was called called upon to pinch-hit in the top of the ninth inning of a 2-2 game against the Colorado Rockies. Lindor didn’t disappoint, hitting a two-run double with two outs that eventually gave the Mets a 4-2 […]
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DETROIT — Detroit Tigers fans have been pointing to this weekend’s three-game series against the Chicago Cubs as a measuring stick. Comerica Park was buzzing Friday night as the best pitcher in baseball, Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal, faced the major league’s top-hitting offense in the series opener, while Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, one of […]
Read MoreTAMPA — In the immediate aftermath of his complete game Saturday in Houston — the Rays’ first in nearly four years — Zack Littell enjoyed praise and accolades for his work against the Astros. “Everybody around here for the next day or two kind of just kept telling me how cool it was, which it […]
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