NEW YORK Fernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college footballs most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.Mendoza claimed 2,362 first place votes. He beat Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,435 votes), Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (719 ...

For workers with the Night Ministry street medicine team and many of the homeless Chicagoans they serve, the warmth of their human connection made it worth braving the bitter subzero temperatures to provide material and emotional support Saturday. "Honestly, they're like family right now," said Dominic Elizondo, a 49-year-old man living in an encampment at ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. For a few seconds on Friday, Coby White didnt sound like a 25-year-old NBA player.Maybe an old soldier who was going out on one last mission or a gladiator walking out of the coliseum one final time. Either way, it was definitely a line right out of a Hollywood script.Ive seen some things, White said, before he paused. Ive been around for a ...

The first time Connor Bedard was injured, the Blackhawks iced one of the most toothless offenses ever witnessed in the modern NHL.That was in January and February 2024, when a rookie Bedard missed 14 games due to a broken jaw. The Hawks somehow won their first contest without him before going 2-10-1 during the rest of his absence, scoring just 17 goals ...

DAMASCUS, Syria Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic State group in central Syria, the the U.S. militarys Central Command said.The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ...

A man was fatally shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday on the West Side. At 3:05 a.m., the 24-year-old was shot in the chest in the 700 block of North Lawndale, according to Chicago police. He was dropped off by friends at Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead, police said. No one was in custody.

Shouldnt we be talking about all the good things Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is doing?Oh, please. Have you met us?In this weeks Polling Place, your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, topic No. 1 was which thing Williams is most in need of getting better at. Getting rid of the ball quickly and on time? Starting faster?He needs to ...

Most feelings go deeper than the surface. Theyre rooted in something underneath the circumstances that made the incidents stories in the first place. Most of the feelings arent facts. To a degree, theyre inborn in a history, and to many not a majority more important than what could be a larger degree of truth.Take Notre Dame. Please. Take their omission ...

As Shedeur Sanders was free-falling in the 2025 NFL Draft, he had a friend in Tom Brady.I texted Shedeur because I know him very well, Brady told Logan Paul of the Impaulsive podcast after the draft. And I said, Dude, whatever happens, wherever you go thats your first day. Day 2 matters more than the draft.I was [No.] 199 so who can speak on it better ...

This weeks top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky and Instagram.What makes this photo important?It's been nearly a month since many of the federal agents associated with Operation Midway Blitz left Chicago. But immigration enforcement operations continue, as we're seeing confrontations that are similar to ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released another grim property tax analysis last month.This years report revealed a shift in tax burden from declining downtown office buildings to homeowners across the county. But the pain of the countys steepest property tax hikes will be felt in mostly Black communities on Chicagos West and South sides, according to ...

DAndre Swift was incredulous.I never really believe in trap games the Bears running back said. What is a trap game?Google it, and the first answer to pop up might as well read: Bears vs. Browns, noon Sunday at Soldier Field.Last week was a Bears-Packers game. Next week is a Bears-Packers game. In between is a matchup against a three-win team in ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have lived in a country home for the past 25 years. When we moved here, our only neighbors were wild turkeys, deer and raccoons. Behind our house were 20 acres of woods, which extended into a cornfield. We were isolated and loved it.Since then, a housing development has slowly been built around us. Last fall, a couple built a house ...

Earlier this month, the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Department of Transportation hosted one of their community involvement events at Avondale-Logandale Elementary School for feedback on the Bus Priority Corridor Study. The event was informative and interactive, with staff informing community members of the plan.Chicagoans have been begging for ...

Brinshore Developments relationship with the Chicago Housing Authority was on rocky ground before the developer listed the bulk of its CHA-affiliated properties for sale last month, public records show.The Chicago-based national affordable housing provider is selling 20 properties across the city, or 2,435 units that include 695 units subsidized by the CHA, ...

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Libra.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } ...

ST. LOUIS  An injury to Connor Bedard greatly outweighed all concerns over the Blackhawks' 3-2 loss to the Blues on Friday.Bedard left the ice in substantial pain, holding his upper right arm or shoulder, ahead of his teammates after the final horn. He had awkwardly fallen after getting hit by Blues center Brayden Schenn while taking a faceoff with 0.8 ...

There wasn't one particular standout moment or star player in Hersey's 61-56 win against Palatine on Friday in Arlington Heights, which is unusual for a triple-overtime game.The Huskies' five startersLogan Luxem, Charlie Pomis, Jake Nawrot, Ethan Gries and Kyle Irwinscored all 61 points and each player stepped up in various clutch moments to help seal the ...

CHARLOTTE, NC The Bulls are in a weird space these days.Defense is still optional far too many times, a seven-win Charlotte team can bring them into a street fight and make them continue to look underwhelming, and then they had a Nikola Vucevic benching to explain after Fridays 129-126 win over the Hornets.If this is what competitive integrity is supposed ...

CHARLOTTE, NC The Bulls used Friday to take a break from the growing tidal wave of trade rumors to instead make sure their peace was said in what is turning into a good old-fashioned NBA he said-he said.New Orleans executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars shook the basketball world back in June, trading an unprotected 2026 first-round ...