Day: July 11, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s Museum Campus recommended. The panel’s work marks Lightfoot’s attempt to keep the Chicago Bears, who are exploring a possible move to Arlington Heights,…

No team is ever the same, as executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias made sure to point out. But if they’re not identical, there are at least similarities — the kind that can be seen when rebuilds approach fruition. Be it in Houston, where Elias served as the Astros’ amateur scouting director in…

The Chicago Cubs are still a week away from the All-Star break, yet two pitchers are already on the verge of reaching career-high workloads. Right-hander Keegan Thompson and left-hander Justin Steele are among the highlights of an otherwise dismal season for the Cubs. Through the first three-plus months, the consistent pitchers both feature an ERA+…

As the Ravens trudged off the practice fields in Owings Mills last month, headed for their summer break, it was easy to imagine what the team could be in January but harder to project who it might have in September. The Ravens’ top offensive tackle was missing. So were their top two running backs. And…

With the Ravens’ season opener just two months away, the aftershocks of an injury-filled 2021 are still rippling through the team. Until there’s clarity on which rehabilitating Ravens will be cleared for training camp later this month, it’s hard to know just who might be ready for Week 1. Quick recoveries and good health this…

This was a good old-fashioned pitching duel, but that’s nothing new for Taijuan Walker. A couple of weeks after dueling against Astros right-hander Justin Verlander, Walker went toe-to-toe with one of the best starting pitchers in the game right now in Sandy Alcantara. Walker, in another outstanding performance, dazzled across seven shutout innings in the…

LAS VEGAS — The last thing anyone wants in the last game of the day at Las Vegas Summer League: overtime. The Lakers plunged into extras on Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets. They wound up losing in the sudden death overtime when Hornets forward JT Thor launched a three from the corner in front…

Q: Ira, do you agree that Pat Riley and Andy Elisburg have done a poor job in upgrading the 2023 Heat roster? They now don’t have the money to seriously sign another star to play with the current core. Only option is a trade that could decimate the Heat’s younger players. The Heat’s competitors in…

An emotional Ian Happ dropped his head into his hands as he digested the news Sunday morning in the visitors clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross called a pregame meeting to go over the team schedule and plans for the upcoming All-Star break. But then Ross had one additional detail to share,…

An emotional Ian Happ dropped his head into his hands as he digested the news Sunday morning in the visitors clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross called a pregame meeting to go over the team schedule and plans for the upcoming All-Star break. But then Ross had one additional detail to share,…

LAS VEGAS — The last thing anyone wants in the last game of the day at Las Vegas Summer League: overtime. The Lakers plunged into extras on Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets. They wound up losing in the sudden death overtime when Hornets forward JT Thor launched a three from the corner in front…

As the Ravens trudged off the practice fields in Owings Mills last month, headed for their summer break, it was easy to imagine what the team could be in January but harder to project who it might have in September. The Ravens’ top offensive tackle was missing. So were their top two running backs. And…

This was a good old-fashioned pitching duel, but that’s nothing new for Taijuan Walker. A couple of weeks after dueling against Astros right-hander Justin Verlander, Walker went toe-to-toe with one of the best starting pitchers in the game right now in Sandy Alcantara. Walker, in another outstanding performance, dazzled across seven shutout innings in the…

The Chicago Cubs are still a week away from the All-Star break, yet two pitchers are already on the verge of reaching career-high workloads. Right-hander Keegan Thompson and left-hander Justin Steele are among the highlights of an otherwise dismal season for the Cubs. Through the first three-plus months, the consistent pitchers both feature an ERA+…

Sarah Sponcil and Terese Cannon win against Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint in the AVP Pro Series Hermosa Beach Open women’s final on Sunday, July 10, 2022. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Sarah Sponcil and Terese Cannon win against Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint in the AVP Pro Series Hermosa Beach Open women’s final…

Not so long ago, the errors seen at Camden Yards in the fifth inning would’ve likely been seen with the Orioles in the field rather than at the plate. On Sunday afternoon, though, the myriad mistakes were courtesy of the Los Angeles Angels, part of a second consecutive four-run inning for Baltimore. There was the…

BOSTON — The Yankees left here Sunday night with a commanding lead in the division. That is the consolation after some sloppy Yankees play and concerning pitching had the Bombers blowing leads in games and in the series. The Red Sox rallied from four-runs down Sunday night to pull out an 11-6 win over the…

The Orlando Magic signed second-round pick Caleb Houstan, the team announced Sunday. The Magic, like all NBA teams, didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, citing team policy. Orlando drafted Houstan with the No. 32 pick in the June 23 draft. Houstan, a 6-foot-8 forward of out of Michigan, averaged 10.1 points (35.8% on 3s),…