High School Tennis: Lisle vs. Downers Grove South
Lisle High School senior Eli Candler returns a ball in doubles play at Downers Grove North Monday.
York senior pitcher, Ryan Sloan, ready
By Bobby Narang One of the top high school pitchers in the country resides roughly 30 miles away from Wrigley Field. York senior right-hander Ryan Sloan, a Wake Forest University recruit, oozes potential. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Sloan buzzes his 98-mile per hour fastball past hitters, or attacks via
Connecticut, Purdue, men’s top picks
By Woodrow Carroll Each of the four teams, Connecticut, Alabama, North Carolina State, and Purdue, that made it to the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament semifinals Saturday, April 6, presents a different picture of previous success. The championship game will be Monday, April 8 at 8 p.m.
NBA Eastern Conference standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Boston 59 16 .787 – Milwaukee 47 27 .635 11.5 Cleveland 45 30 .600 14.0 N.Y. Knicks 44 30 .595 14.5 Orlando 44 31 .587 15.0 Indiana 43 33 .566 16.5 Miami 41 33 .554 17.5 Philadelphia 40 35 .533 19.0 Chicago Bulls 36
No surprise in fan base in women’s basketball
To those of us who pay attention to college tournament basketball it comes as no surprise that the women’s game has been elevated, is competitive, interesting, growing with the fan base. It is due in part to scoring machine Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa, LSU’s Angel Reese, a
Hamlin runs to Richmond Raceway victory
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Toyota Owners 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va., Easter, Sunday, March 31. Denny Hamlin won the race by getting out of the pits first, and on last caution of the race. Following in second place was Joe Logano, Kyle Larson third, Martin Truex, Jr, fourth,
Chicago Bulls Schedule/results
Sat, March 16vs. Washington, W 127-98Mon, March 18vs. Portland, W 110-107Thu, March 21at Houston, L 127-117Sat, March 23vs. Boston, L 124-113Mon, March 25vs. Washington, L 107-105Wed, March 27vs. Indiana, W 125-99Fri, March 29at Brooklyn, L 125-108Sun, March 31at Minnesota, W 109-101Mon, April 1vs. Atlanta, L 113-101Fri, April 5, 7 p.m.,
Aurora City Council honors National, State, champion Patrick Hilby
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored Aurora Central High School senior, Patrick Hilby, at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, March 26. He won the National championship for the 800-meter run at the New Balance National Indoor Championship Meet. In addition, Hilby won the 2024 National championship for Indoor
Benet Academy talented in high school soccer
By Bobby Narang Entering the final week of March, the high school girls soccer season is in full swing. The season kicked off in the second week of March, with the three-class format culminating in the State tournament at North Central College in Naperville, May 20-June 1. O’Fallon is looking
MLB Preseason Standings
Cactus League W L PCT GB L.A. Dodgers 14 6 .700 – San Francisco 15 11 .577 2.0 Colorado 16 12 .571 2.0 Milwaukee 16 14 .533 3.0 Chicago Cubs 16 14 .533 3.0 Seattle 14 13 .519 3.5 Cleveland 14 14 .500 4.0 Kansas 13 13 .500 4.0 L.A.
University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball
Tue, Feb. 13vs. Michigan, W 97-68Sat, Feb. 17at Maryland, W 85-80Wed, Feb. 21at Penn State, L 90-89Sat, Feb. 24vs. Iowa, W 95-85Wed, Feb. 28vs. Minnesota, W 105-97Sat, March 2at Wisconsin, W 91-83Tue, March 5vs. Purdue, L 77-71Sun, March 10at Iowa, W 73-61Big Ten TournamentFri, March 15vs. Ohio State, W 77-74Sat,
Northwestern Men’s College Basketball
Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L 63-60Sun, Feb. 18at Indiana, W 76-72Thu, Feb. 22vs. Michigan, W 76-62Wed, Feb. 28at Maryland, W 68-61Sat, March 2vs. Iowa, L 87-80Wed, March
Loyola Chicago Men’s College Basketball
Tue, Jan. 30vs. Saint Louis, W 77-62Sun, Feb. 4vs. Davidson, W 76-63Wed, Feb. 7at George Mason, W 85-79Sat, Feb. 10at George Washington, W 81-73Wed, Feb. 14vs. Saint Joseph’s, W 64-59Sun, Feb. 18at Rhode Island, W 77-67Sat, Feb. 24vs. George Mason, W 80-59Tue, Feb. 27at St. Bonaventure, L 79-64Fri, March 1vs.
Late Joe Ruklick offers cheers for Northwestern
Northwestern University men’s basketball can be determined a success the last two seasons with two March Madness NCAA tournament berths. Each season the Wildcats won one game in the tournament and bowed out with a loss in the second game. Success can be relative. Prior to last season Northwestern accomplished
College Basketball Results
Men’s Big TenSunday, March 17Illinois 93, Wisconsin 87Sunday, March 16Illinois 98, Nebraska 87Wisconsin 76, Purdue 75Friday, March 15Illinois 77, Ohio State 74Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61Purdue 67, Michigan StateThursday, March 14Michigan State 77, Minnesota 67Wisconsin 87, Maryland 56Ohio State 90, Iowa, 78Indiana 61, Penn State 59Wednesday, March 13Maryland 65, Rutgers 51Penn
Final College Basketball Standings through March 18
Men’s Big Ten W L W L Purdue 17 3 29 4 Illinois 14 6 26 8 Nebraska 12 8 22 9 Northwestern 12 8 21 11 Wisconsin 11 9 22 13 Indiana 10 10 19 13 Michigan St. 10 10 19 14 Iowa 10 10 18 14 Ohio State
High school baseball talent starts the season
By Bobby Narang High school baseball is in full swing. After a mild Winter, the first two weeks of the season is being hit with a cold wave that led to several cancellations. The Chicagoland area is filled with talented teams and players. St. Charles East (27-5 last season) is
MLB Preseason Schedule/results
CubsSun, March 10, at Texas, W 5-1Tue, March 12, vs. Milwaukee, W 6-5Wed, March 13, at Cleveland, W 8-3Thu, March 14, vs. Oakland, W 3-1Fri, March 15, at Chicago Sox, L 3-2Sat, March 16, vs. Kansas City, W 7-6Sat, March 16, at Los Angeles, W 4-3Sun, March 17, vs. Texas,
MLB Preseason Standings
Cactus League W L PCT GB L.A. Dodgers 13 5 .722 – Colorado 14 7 .667 0.5 Chicago Cubs 15 8 .652 0.5 Kansas City 13 10 .565 2.5 San Diego 9 9 .500 4.0 L.A. Angels 11 12 .478 4.5 Cincinnati 9 10 .474 4.5 San Francisco 9 10