Its not like the next week lightens up for the struggling Bulls.Heck, the next two weeks are burdened with more schedule obstacles and landmines.At 6-1 Philadelphia on Monday, in the Garden to play the defending champs on Wednesday, a return home just to be greeted again by the 76ers, then a few days to breathe only to watch 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama duck ...

TAMPA, Fla. Baker Mayfield didn't complete a pass but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 on Sunday behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell's rushing on a wet, sloppy field.The Buccaneers (3-5) set a team record for yards rushing in a game with 324, and became the first team to have zero completions since Buffalo on Sept. 29, 1974. The ...

Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen usually seems annoyed by having to do a weekly news conference, but coming off the trade for star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, talking to the media didnt bother him at all.Normally ultra-serious, Allen bordered on wacky as he cartoonishly looked side to side when two reporters asked him a question at the same ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago removed a priest from a Southwest Side parish after he was accused of "inappropriate physical contact" and "boundary violations" with an adult.Rev. Samson Mukundi, who was serving as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in McKinley Park, was temporarily removed from his post after the allegations against him came to light, Cardinal ...

Sorry to break it to the haters, but there was no Scooby-Doo moment at the Geese show on Halloween night. While critics have been trying in vain to unmask who they really are (an industry plant! a marketing sham!), the Brooklyn musicians revealed themselves on Saturday to be nothing else than a formidable young rock band thats gotten a bad rap. And on a ...

Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history.The Buckeyes plummeted from No. 2 to No. 11 following their 30-18 loss at Southern California, making it four weeks in a row the ...

ROME Villanova had Pope Leo XIV's support and many more traveling fans. Notre Dame scored the most when it counted, though.The Fighting Irish produced a late comeback for a 74-72 win in the men's game that opened the college basketball season in Rome on Sunday.Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch for the Irish, who trailed for most of the ...

Bears linebackers coach Richard Smith is not traveling to Seattle because of health reasons and won't coach Monday night, the Bears said Sunday.He'll be replaced by assistant linebackers coach Kevin Koch. Koch played quarterback at Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst, the College of DuPage and Minnesota State-Moorhead.The Bears hired Smith as part ...

Madang is a Chicago-based Korean-American cocktail and caf pop-up concept centered on reimagining nostalgic Korean flavors through thoughtful, ingredient-driven drinks. We love finding creative ways to introduce Korean ingredients and traditions with approachable cocktails.Inspired by the nostalgic Korean banana milk, Banana Uyu is a creamy, tropical, ...

Several of the states best teams welcomed back star players from injury this week, but the biggest injury news is the return of Oswego running back Ammar Banire.Banire was the breakout star of last seasons Class 8A playoffs, leading the Panthers to the state championship game with a quarterfinal win against Maine South and a semifinal victory over ...

Happy Days of the Dead!OK, first off, you're not supposed to say "happy," despite all the colorful calaveras de azcar, or sugar skulls, and boisterous street parties. Because the Day of the Dead, unlike Halloween, is not a peripatetic candy festival for kids that has been retrofitted into a costumed beer bash for adults. But a solemn, reflective time of ...

Whether Caleb Williams gives himself a chance to win NFL MVP or not, it wont be for lack of exposure.If he were in the running for the Heisman Trophy, the Bears prime-time broadcast run between now and Christmas would be a point in his favor. If the quarterback was running for Senate, national television games would be his big end-of-cycle ad buy.Monday ...

A 15-year-old boy out with friends was shot early Sunday in the Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police.The boy and his friends were in the 5400 block of West Fulton Street just before 1 a.m. when an unknown male approached the group and started arguing with them, police said. He pulled out a gun and fired. The teen was shot in his thigh and taken ...

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot during an argument early Sunday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to Chicago police.The man was arguing with an unknown person around 2 a.m. in the 6500 block of South Francisco Avenue. The unknown person pulled out a gun and shot the man before fleeing, police said. The man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where ...

One way the Blackhawks could address their roster's flaws and inject life into their season before it fully slips away is by making a trade.The NHL trade market is typically quiet this early in the season, but this is no typical season. The Red Wings' messy Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson situations remain unresolved, and Lightning star Nikita Kucherov ...

Mike Montgomery got the call. Then he got the ground ball.A man could live 1,000 baseball lives and never come through in a bigger moment than two outs in the 10th inning of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series in Cleveland.Throughout Cubdom, Montgomerys one-out save the first of his professional career will live forever. Ten years since Nov. 2, 2016, the ...

When the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, it was a moment many fans had anticipated for decades or assumed never would happen. We asked them what they remembered about that Nov. 2 night a decade ago. Here's what they told us.

DEAR ABBY: How much should a neighborhood do to keep up a vacant house? About 15 years ago, a couple in their 50s moved into the end of my cul-de-sac. Their two children were out of college; the son lived elsewhere, and the daughter lived with them.Almost two years ago, the dad died suddenly. The mom moved out of state with relatives. The house has been ...

Companies around the world are increasingly citing artificial intelligence when slashing jobs, fueling anxiety that a lot more workers may lose their livelihoods to machines.Microsoft, Barclays Bank and supermarket chain Kroger are among the latest entries on a growing list of companies that have announced AI-related workforce reductions this year, ...

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A 29-year-old man was killed and two other people wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in North Lawndale, Chicago police said.At 5:18 p.m., men ages 23 and 29, and a 35-year-old woman were standing on a sidewalk in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue when a vehicle pulled up to them, police said.Two unidentified people then got out of the car and fired ...

SAN FRANCISCO Gabby Williams scored her team's final 11 points of the third quarter and dazzled through the fourth on the way to 30 points, and the Golden State Valkyries captured a championship in just their second season by beating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a sensational first WNBA Finals Game 7 Saturday night.Jordin Canada scored 18 points, Allisha ...

A Chicago man is facing 14 felony charges after Evanston police seized suspected drugs, four firearms and several suspected homemade incendiary devices during a search of his home Friday afternoon.Ernest W. Pentek, 48, was arrested just after 2 p.m. Friday as officers carried out a search warrant at his residence in the 6900 block of North Ashland Avenue, ...

No one would have blamed Sean Rice if he had called it a year when he suffered maybe the strangest injury of the football season.The St. Laurence linebacker is a three-star prospect committed to Illinois and the injury-riddled Vikings were 1-5. But Rice is back, and so are the Vikings.He led a strong defensive effort and Noah Taylor threw for two touchdowns ...

EUGENE, Ore. Dylan Raiola completed 22 of 31 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns to help Oregon rally to beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 on Saturday.Raiola made his second straight start for the Ducks (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) with Dante Moore ruled out for the season.After Oregon running back Jordon Davison left the game with an injury in the first half, ...