The draft took place June 28-29 in Nashville, Tenn.. Round 1, top 15 picks1, Connor Bedard, Center, 5-10, 185 pounds2, Leo Carlsson, C, 6-2, 1943, Adam Fantilli, C, 6-2, 1954, William Smith, C, 6-0, 1805, David Reinbacher, D, 6-2, 1946, Dmitriy Simashev, D, 6-4, 1987, Matvei Michkov, R, 5-10, 1728,...
Reflection on the sports whirl often varies from season to season, from purpose to purpose, and locale to locale. July is for conclusions of baseball and softball in our communities. On the national scene the focus includes Major League Baseball (MLB), professional golf tours, auto racing, especially NASCAR this month...
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Happy birthday and congratulations to an Aurora hero, World War II veteran Dick Miller! He celebrated his 97th birthday the recent weekend and was honored Sunday, June 25 by the Chicago White Sox as the Hero of The Game! A Navy veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart and...
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy High School sophomore Jaden Fauske is making up for some lost time. A heralded baseball player who committed to play for Louisville University before playing his first game of his high school freshman season, Fauske had to wait his turn in 2022 to become a...
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox Sunday, June 25, the Chicago White Sox put an end to a quirky losing streak. The White Sox had dropped two games of a three-game series for three weeks, an unhealthy trait the White Sox had...
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 40 40 .500 – Cleveland 37 40 .481 1.5 Detroit 34 43 .442 4.5 Chi White Sox 34 46 .425 6.0 Kansas City 22 56 .282 17 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 47 31 .603 – Houston 42 36...
1. William Byron 558 2. Kyle Busch 528 3. Martin Truex Jr. 576 4. Kyle Larson 475 5. Ross Chastain 558 6. Christopher Bell 531 7. Denny Hamlin 512 8. Ryan Blaney 502 9. Joey Logano 462 10. Tyler Reddick 437 11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 415 12. Kevin Harvick 515...
2022 Novak Djokovic2021 Novak Djokovic2020 No competition due to COVID2019 Novak Djokovic2018 Novak Djokovic2017 Roger Federer2016 Andy Murray2015 Novak Djokovic2014 Novak Djokovic2013 Andy Murray2012 Roger Federer2011 Novak Djokovic2010 Rafael Nadal2009 Roger Federer2008 Rafael Nadal2007 Roger Federer2006 Roger Federer2005 Roger Federer2004 Roger Federer2003 Roger Federer2002 Lleyton Hewitt2001 Goran Ivanišević2000 Pete Sampras1999...
2022 Elena Rybakina2021 Ashleigh Barty2020 No competition due to COVID2019 Simona Halep2018 Angelique Kerber2017 Garbiñe Muguruza2016 Serena Williams2015 Serena Williams2014 Petra Kvitová2013 Marion Bartoli2012 Serena Williams2011 Petra Kvitová2010 Serena Williams2009 Serena Williams2008 Venus Williams2007 Venus Williams2006 Amélie Mauresmo2005 Venus Williams2004 Maria Sharapova2003 Serena Williams2002 Serena Williams2001 Venus Williams2000 Venus Williams1999...
The draft was held Thursday, June 22 in New York City, N.Y.. Round 1, top 20 picks1, San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama, C, 7-4, 2372, Charlotte, Brandon Miller, F, 6-9, 2003, Portland, Scoot Henderson, G, 6-2, 1954, Houston, Amen Thompson, G, 6-7, 2005, Detroit, Ausar Thompson, G-F, 6-7, 2056, Orlando, Anthony...
Special sports competition stands out from the usual competition. The Chicago Cubs last weekend split two games with the last-place St. Louis Cardinals in the special two games in London at the London Stadium built for the 2012 Olympic Games and for soccer. This coming weekend, two NASCAR races will...
Finals, June 24-26Game 1: LSU 4, Florida 3, 11 inningsGame 2: Florida 24, LSU 4Game 3: LSU 18, Florida 4LSU wins the national championshipThursday, June 22Game 13: LSU 2, Wake Forest 0, Wake Forest eliminatedWednesday, June 21Game 11: Florida 3, TCU 2, TCU eliminatedGame 12: LSU 5,Wake Forest 2Tuesday, June...
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PreseasonSat, Aug. 12, vs. Tennessee, noon, FOXSat, Aug. 19, at Indianapolis, 6 p.m., FOXSat, Aug. 26, vs. Buffalo, noon, FOXRegular seasonSun, Sept. 10, vs. Green Bay, 3:25 p.m., FOXSun, Sept. 17, at Tampa Bay, noon, FOXSun, Sept. 24, at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m., FOXSun, Oct. 1, vs. Denver, noon, CBSThu,...
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School’s Colin Barczi is ready to start another journey in his prospective baseball career. The senior catcher closed out his illustrious career by becoming the first player to earn the DuPage Valley Conference Player of the Year for three straight seasons. Despite missing three...
By Woodrow Carroll Chicago White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn struck out 16 Seattle Mariners batters in the White Sox-Mariners’ game Sunday, June 18. Seattle still won, 5-1. Lynn’s production tied a franchise record for most strikeouts in a game by a White Sox pitcher, held by Sox southpaw Jack Harshman...
Special sports events capture attention of the public, whether high school State tournament games, Super Bowl, World Series, or, significant international competition. The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals later this week will break into international mode with two games in London, England. Automatically, the natural rivals will capture the...
Naperville resident Noah Glorioso, left, of Chicago Dutch Lions FC kicks against Chicago City Soccer Club's Julian Cisneros (17) in Chicago City's 2-0 win.
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School 2022-2023 sports season reached the finish line following last weekend’s wild assortment of championships. The Roadrunners completed a dominant playoff run by yielding just five runs in their seven playoff games. They opened the season with 18 straight victories. “We never worried about...
