Chicago Tribune: Sports

Time to free up your fall Sundays. And a couple of Monday nights. And a Thursday and Saturday too. The NFL’s regular-season schedule was released Thursday night, offering the Bears a detailed look at how they’ll march through their 2016 campaign.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Coach securely. Despite acknowledging Fred Hoiberg's learning curve, that's one of the dominant themes Bulls management sent with Wednesday night's hastily announced postmortem of a season gone awry. Two messages stood out: •Top basketball executive John Paxson didn't rule out a total rebuild.

Kobe Bryant put on quite a show in his final game before retirement Wednesday night at Staples Center. Because of the late start time, many of his fellow NBA players were able to catch the action.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

As the NFL draft nears, we're taking a 10-day position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need. Here's our assessment at wide receiver. Bears status On paper, at least, receivers Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White could be a dynamic pairing that threatens defenses all over the...

The collective mood of the Blackhawks after their 1-0 loss in overtime to the Blues in Game 1 Wednesday was about as happy as you might think. The Hawks were without suspended defenseman Duncan Keith and goaltender Corey Crawford was making just his second start after recovering from an upper-body...

The Blackhawks were without defenseman Duncan Keith, who was suspended for Wednesday night's playoff opener against the Blues. Their goaltender, Corey Crawford, was making just his second start after coming back from an upper-body injury.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Every year MLB teams don special uniforms for various holidays, and this year is no different -- aside from the addition of Mother's Day and Father's Day uniforms. Those jerseys and caps will feature lettering and logo accents in pink and blue, respectively.  While the barrage of themed uniforms...

Adam LaRoche spent several nights deciding whether he should leave baseball, and ultimately he told his teammates he was choosing his son over them, the former Sox designated hitter revealed in a lengthy interview with ESPN the Magazine.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

As the NFL draft nears, we're taking a 10-day position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need. Here's our assessment at running back. Bears status Matt Forte's eight-season run as the Bears' top tailback ended abruptly in February when general manager Ryan Pace informed him...

Matt Albers burst forward off the mound to catch Kurt Suzuki's popped-up bunt Monday afternoon and then rifled the ball to first base to double off a Twins runner. As the White Sox reliever was completing the key play during the seventh inning in a two-run game, he could hear the reaction from...