Blackhawks
Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach
The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster begun Thursday with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens.
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Bulls
Zach LaVine says he's coming back to the Chicago Bulls
Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas had been consistent in saying the team hoped to re-sign LaVine rather than lose him as an unrestricted free agent. He wanted to keep intact a core that helped Chicago reach the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks, Luke Richardson finalize coaching deal
Luke Richardson is the new coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, stepping into a tricky rebuilding process for one of the NHL's marquee franchises.
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Slingsby steers 'Flying Roo' to 5th straight SailGP victory
Slingsby and Team Australia did it again Sunday on Lake Michigan off the Chicago city front, barely making it into the podium race and then expertly sailing their “Flying Roo” foiling 50-foot cat well ahead of Canada and Britain to win the United States Sail Grand Prix.
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Wind blows Canada's way in SailGP Chicago while US struggles
While the first-year Canadian team surprised the nine-boat fleet, Jimmy Spithill’s Team USA had a bad day in front of the home county fans by going 8-9-7 to tumble to last overall.
Cubs
Former Cubs ace Jake Arrieta says he's retiring
Arrieta, a fifth-round pick by the Orioles in the 2007 amateur draft, was a dominant force in 2015, going 22-6 with a sparkling 1.77 ERA in 33 starts. He followed his Cy Young campaign with 18 wins and a 3.10 ERA in 31 starts in 2016.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks trading Marc-Andre Fleury to Minnesota
Fleury is a three-time Stanley Cup-winner who, at 36, won his first Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie last year while playing for the Vegas Golden Knights. He was traded to Chicago last offseason.
Cubs
Japanese OF Suzuki finalizes 5-year deal with new-look Cubs
The 27-year-old Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner in nine seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He batted .317 with 38 homers and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season and had nearly as many walks (87) as strikeouts (88).
Bears
Ogunjobi fails physical, deal with Bears is off
Bears GM Ryan Poles announced Friday the team's signing of unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi has been negated because of a failed physical.
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Ricketts family will make official bid to buy EPL club Chelsea
The Ricketts family, owners of the Chicago Cubs, went public with its interest in the buyout with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, forced to sell after he was sanctioned by the British government and banned by the Premier League.
College Sports
Chris Collins to stay at Northwestern for next season
Collins is 133-150 overall and 56-113 in the Big Tenin nine seasons at Northwestern. He led the Wildcats to their only NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. Since then, they have five straight losing seasons.
White Sox
Carlos Rodón to Giants for $44M, 2 yrs
The 29-year-old Rodón spent his first seven major league seasons with the White Sox, and he is coming off a career-best season in which he set a high for wins and a career-low ERA over 24 starts.