Chicago Tribune2 hours agoAlyssa Nakken, the 1st full-time female coach in MLB history, is leaving the Giants to join GuardiansChicago Tribune - Tom WithersCLEVELAND — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, …
Chicago Tribune4 hours agoNoodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in Chinese doping sagaChicago Tribune - Eddie PellsIt looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country’s swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one Chinese official cooked up something fast. He blamed it on contaminated noodles. In fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose …
Chicago Tribune4 hours agoChicago White Sox’s fan festival returns for 1st time since 2020: ‘SoxFest Live’ will be at Ramova TheatreChicago Tribune - LaMond PopeThe Chicago White Sox provided details of the return of their fan festival after a four-year absence on Friday. The event, titled “SoxFest Live,” will take place from 5-9 p.m. on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 at Ramova Theatre. It will feature “interactive entertainment, engaging on-stage programming and Q&As …
Chicago Tribune5 hours agoNBA urges players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following high-profile burglariesChicago Tribune - Associated PressMIAMI — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes …
Chicago Tribune6 hours ago5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-1 win, including Connor Bedard’s defense being the best offenseChicago Tribune - Phil ThompsonFlorida Panthers coach Paul Maurice had the quote of the night even before Thursday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks began. Maurice was talking about the “inconsistencies of youth” of the rebuilding Hawks when he pivoted to a long view of the franchise: “You guys came to the rink for 20 years, …
Chicago Tribune7 hours agoMinnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson should see his workload increase in Week 12 matchup vs. Chicago BearsChicago Tribune - Dane MizutaniAs the Minnesota Vikings have slowly eased star tight end T.J. Hockenson back into the mix, they haven’t asked for him to be the workhorse that many expected him to be right out of the gates. Some of that has been because Hockenson is still ramping up after returning a torn ACL. Some of that has …
