Brailyn Marquez’s winding road to get back on a baseball field continues to challenge the former Chicago Cubs top prospect. The last two years have…
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Amid the contract consternation that has cast concern about the competitive capacity of the Miami Heat stands Exhibit A of money well spent. Even if…
PHILADELPHIA — Chuck Fletcher wasn’t completely inactive at the trade deadline on Friday. Although he didn’t trade either James van Riemsdyk or Justin Braun, who…
Down two starters, the Orlando Magic came up short in Sunday’s matchup vs. the Blazers, falling to Portland 122-119 at Amway Center. The duo of…
Jacque Vaugn and the Nets got a blowout victory of their own this time. After getting an epic comeback victory against the Boston Celtics two…
The Chicago Bulls need heroes. It goes beyond the price tag of Zach LaVine’s $215.2 million maximum contract. It’s about belief — that this roster…
The first full week of Grapefruit League action has come and gone. Entering week two, the Yankees have had a plethora of storylines from young…
JUPITER, Fla. — Kodai Senga had been looking forward to facing Major League hitters for weeks. Once he finally did, the results were good but…
In the decade since the Simeon boys basketball team won its fourth straight Class 4A state championship, coach Robert Smith and the 15 players on…
Drew Smyly’s head dropped when he saw the pitch-clock violation signal from the plate umpire. Smyly at times struggled to get on the same page…
A night after the sky was falling, the Miami Heat regained their footing Saturday, with a needed 117-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Miami-Dade…
Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 117-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks: – Considering the razor-thin margin the Heat are attempting to…
The Daniel Boone boys and Gov. Mifflin girls qualified for the bracket playoffs at the Eastern PA Regional Bowling Championships Saturday to earn berths in…
The site of the proposed new Chicago Bears stadium is in Arlington Heights, but it’s right across the street from Palatine and Rolling Meadows, where…
BETHLEHEM — With his regional championship hopes on the line, Berks Catholic junior Brody Kline seized his opportunity. Kline completed a takedown of Faith Christian’s…
For a period after his first big-league season ended, left-hander Brandon Hughes reviewed a bunch of his outings. Hughes’ role in the Chicago Cubs bullpen…