Athletics
Meet The Man Behind Roosevelt’s Athletics Program
While many colleges are cutting back on sports, tiny Roosevelt University in the Loop is building an athletic program from the ground up in a big way.
Your Chicago: Metro Squash
Squash in this case is not a vegetable. It’s a sport that helps inspire young people. CBS 2′s Rob Johnson reports on a Hyde Park-based program.
IHSA: No Games For CPS During Teachers Strike
The state’s governing body for high schools has rejected a request from Chicago Public Schools that would have allowed athletic programs to continue during the teachers strike.
Dunn, Konerko Homer In White Sox Rout
Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko each hit two-run homers and the Chicago White Sox spoiled the debut of Oakland interim manager Bob Melvin.
Athletics Fire Manager Before Starting Series With White Sox
On Thursday, the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics will start a four-game series in Chicago. When the two teams square off, the Athletics will do so without the manager they started the season with.
Bernstein: Sox Bullpen Off To Bad Start
Ten games into a major-league season is no time to declare a crisis. There will be normalization of underperformance, just as there is in the other direction. In time, players will be who they are.
Will Oakland A’s Become San Jose A’s?
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff knows right where he wants the new ballpark for his team to be located, it’s just not in Oakland.
Former Cub Breaks Ichiro’s Record In Japan
TOKYO — Former-major leaguer Matt Murton broke Ichiro Suzuki’s record for the most hits in a single season in Japanese Professional Baseball on Tuesday. Murton achieved his 211th hit of the season with a two-run […]
Cubs Take Series from A’s
On Thursday, Kosuke Fukudome’s game-winning single in the bottom of ninth gave the Cubs a 3-2 victory over the A’s and sealed the first series win for the Cubs since May 27th against the Dodgers. […]
Just Plain Ugly
Four fielding errors–two by Tyler Colvin and two by Derrek Lee–cost the Cubs a game Tuesday night at Wrigley field. The errors lead to four unearned runs for the Athletics who took the game 9-5. […]
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- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
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- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
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- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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