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Ed Farmer was a complicated and brilliant man. He was also an entertainer and, most important, a good friend.

Forwards Matthew Highmore, Evan Barratt and Andrei Altybarmakyan, and goalie Kevin Lankinen agreed to contracts with the Blackhawks Thursday.

Catching Up With: Waubonsie Valley alum and three-sport standout R.J. Luke.

Anthony Rizzo is at bat for those on the front line of the coronavirus fight. He talked with CBS 2s Brad Edwards about his efforts Thursday from his Florida home joined by his dog, Kevin.

With this years tournament postponed, CBS is looking to fill the void for golf fans by rewinding the clock to a pair of classic finishes.

With the continued spread of the coronavirus and extended stay at home guidelines in effect, the MLB season appears to be slipping away.

SYDNEY AP LaMelo Balls bid to be a club owner before making his NBA debut isnt a done deal, yet. Australias National Basketball League issued a statement Friday in response to reports overnight that Ball had bought the Illawarra Hawks, the club south of Sydney where he played 12 games last season. Balls business

BOSTON AP Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in need of an assist to help the state fight the coronavirus pandemic. He called on the New England Patriots. The teams private plane landed in Boston from China on Thursday evening carrying more than a million masks critical to health care providers fighting to control

RALEIGH, N.C. AP Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that seeded mens and womens NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head-coaching ranks. The Zags were a No. 1 seed in both brackets released Thursday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport TIDES at

CHAMPAIGN On March 8th, it looked like it was just the start of a special March nearly a decade in the making. Looking to clinch a first-round bye for the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois took to the court against Iowa for memorable 40 minutes of basketball. Momentum swung both ways over the course of

LOS ANGELES Ed Farmer passed away Wednesday night at the age of 70. Farmer was the voice of White Sox radio for almost 30 years. The South Side native pitched in his hometown for nearly three of his 11 seasons in the big leagues. DarrinJackson, Farmers friend and radio partner since 2009, released

LONDON Major League Baseball has canceled a two-game series in London between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals because of the coronavirus pandemic. The teams had been scheduled to play at Olympic Stadium on June 13-14. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement in a memorandum sent to MLB employees on Wednesday.

Normally at this time of year, Alyssa Naeher is busy ramping-up for the upcoming Chicago Red Stars season. But this year, with the goalies soccer career on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, things are vastly different. Its a very different type of feeling at the moment, Naeher said via Skype. This is usually the time of year that were...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is taking action to support health care workers in Massachusetts and New York amid the coronavirus crisis. Kraft purchased more than 1.7 million N95 masks and used the Patriots team plane to fly the critical supplies from China to Boston overnight in order to help hospitals in both states combat the ongoing, nationwide shortage...

The latest installment in Kobe Bryants The Wizenard book series was released on Tuesday, the late NBA players widow revealed in an Instagram post, NBC News reports.