Reid Hanley

Three Chicago-area standouts made oral commitments this week in preparation for the NCAA's early-signing period in November. Lockport's three-time All-State softball player, Samantha Findlay, made a commitment to Michigan, and...

It might look like this year's IHSA volleyball pairings are an improvement for Naperville North because they are not in the same sectional as defending champion Downers Grove South, which...

Q: What was the best part of playing in the World Championships? A: "Playing against girls that were as good as the teams in Europe, teams from everywhere." Q: What...

Michigan State coach John L. Smith has seen the BCS from both sides and he certainly likes the view he has now. The Bowl Championship Series, which is made up...

The opening week of the season proved one thing: Parity lives. Mother McAuley looks to be a solid, cohesive team that is improved over last year. Will the Mighty Macs...

After the summer Rosary star volleyball player Maggie Griffin had, you'd think it would be tough for her to get excited about high school volleyball. Not so. Griffin, a setter,...

When Indiana's game at Connecticut was scheduled it looked like a guaranteed Hoosiers victory. Instead, Indiana found an improving Huskies team that is now Division I-A and was opening a...

It was almost too much to believe. Butler National Golf Club looked like Lake Michigan with flagsticks. The 1987 Western Open was unlike any in the tournament's 100 years. The...

The Phil Mickelson major watch continues. It's now 44 and counting. Mickelson, who has won 21 times on the PGA Tour, carries the burden of being called the best player...

Stephen Leaney was unable to add the U.S. Open to his list of national championships. But he left Olympia Fields on Sunday with some lovely parting gifts. The 34-year-old Australian,...