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Mikal Smith, son of former Bears coach Lovie Smith, indicted on charges of sex trafficking and operating a prostitution ring

September 15, 2020 at 9:20 a.m.

Mikal Smith, who coached alongside his father, Lovie Smith, with the Chicago Bears, faces multiple charges related to sex trafficking and operating a prostitution ring. According to an indictment issued...

Kimathi Johnson, who now attends Illinois State, running in the preliminaries of the Class 3A 4x800-meter relay during the IHSA state meet on May 27, 2016.

‘There’s some anger and I understand that.’ Embattled Illinois State AD pledges change after ‘All Redbirds Lives Matter’ comment sparks athlete boycott and protest

September 4, 2020 at 10:02 p.m.

Illinois State athletic director Larry Lyons said a turbulent week on campus, which was sparked when he made a controversial statement, will result in positive changes. Athletes across nearly every...

Kimathi Johnson running in the preliminaries of the Class 3A 4x800-meter relay during the IHSA state meet on May 27, 2016.

Illinois State athletes sit out practices after athletic director said, ‘All Redbird Lives Matter,’ during a video call about race

September 4, 2020 at 10:03 p.m.

Illinois State athletes messaged each other after their first video conference of the semester with athletic director Larry Lyons, during which they said he commented, "All Redbird Lives Matter," in...

In this image from video, Lou Holtz speaks from Orlando, Fla., during the third night of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday.

Column: ‘Not my coach.’ Notre Dame icon Lou Holtz risks estrangement from the university and his former players with his tone-deaf RNC speech.

August 31, 2020 at 8:35 a.m.

Notre Dame's stern rebuke of former football coach Lou Holtz's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night was a warranted stiff-arm. Given Notre Dame's political straddling as a...

DePaul basketball coach Dave Leitao looks on during a game against Marquette at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.

New athletic director DeWayne Peevy acknowledges DePaul basketball needs a culture change, but ‘that’s not something you have to change coaches to do’

August 25, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.

If there was any question about DeWayne Peevy's ambitious goals as DePaul's new athletic director, he answered them with his bold scheduling request to his longtime colleague and friend, Kentucky...

Cardinals players in the auxiliary dugout watch Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo at Wrigley Field on Aug. 19, 2020.

The strangest thing has been _. Zoom calls with coaches and athletes are _. 9 writers answer 4 topics about covering Chicago sports during COVID-19.

February 1, 2021 at 11:01 a.m.

It goes without saying that 2020 has been anything but normal. And like the rest of the world, the Chicago sports scene has been greatly affected — and altered —...

Craig Robinson and his sister, former first lady Michelle Obama, have a conversation with journalist Isabel Wilkerson during the opening session of the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit meeting at the Kaplan Institute at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago on Oct. 29, 2019.

Q&A with Craig Robinson: New NABC director shares his vision for college basketball and compares his sister Michelle Obama’s DNC speech to a classic 1970s funk-soul performance

August 24, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.

Craig Robinson was a two-time Ivy League player of the year at Princeton. He's been a college coach at Brown and Oregon State and worked on the Knicks and Bucks...

Sister Stephanie Baliga stands outside the convent of the Mission of Our Lady of Angels before training on her treadmill for her virtual marathon Wednesday Aug. 19, 2020. She is running Sunday to raise funds for her community.

Sister Stephanie Baliga will run a marathon on a treadmill Sunday with the hope of breaking a world record and raising funds to help her West Humboldt Park mission

August 22, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

In a West Humboldt Park convent basement Sunday morning, Sister Stephanie Baliga will hop onto a treadmill in front of a television and web cameras with a statue of Mary...

Ohio State football parent Candace Wilson speaks during a news conference asking for more transparency and communication by the Big Ten outside of their headquarters in Rosemont on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Parents from Ohio State, Iowa and Wisconsin were just some on-hand for the protest.

Column: ‘Dear Parents, listen to reason.’ How Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren should address football parents who want their way more than they want answers.

August 23, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

Maybe the reason Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren hasn't spoken publicly much is he has been biting his tongue. Warren was far too quiet while parents started firing off angry...

Sister Jean's personalized bobblehead doll on display at the Gentile Center on March 2, 2013.

On her 101st birthday, Sister Jean preaches sacrifice, faith and — ‘wear those masks, wash those hands, keep that distance’

August 21, 2020 at 12:19 p.m.

A year ago, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt enjoyed 10 birthday parties — one for each decade. Students, faculty and athletes gathered into a crowded Loyola University student center in Illinois...

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