Video: Patrick Kane Aims to Help Blackhawks Fans Fall Asleep With Meditative Count to 1,000

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 10:05P

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane will mark an important career milestone on Tuesday when he appears in his 1,000th career game, and to celebrate the occasion he’s given a unique gift to fans. Kane, who will appear in game number 1,000...

Will Sister Jean Go To Indy As Loyola Heads To NCAA Tournament?

CBS Chicago (Sports) 3/8 4:53P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) The Loyola Ramblers are back in the NCAA tournament, but what about their team chaplain and everyone’s favorite fan, Sister Jean? Now 101 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM has not been able to join the team due the...

Former Blue Demon Rashon Burno Set To Take Over As Basketball Coach At NIU

CBS Chicago (Sports) 3/8 4:48P Chicago Sports News And Updates

DE KALB, Ill. (CBS) Former DePaul Blue Demons basketball player Rashon Burno is ready to take over as the 29th coach in Northern Illinois history. Burno has been an assistant at Arizona State. Before that, he coached under present-day Chicago...

White Sox Reveal Details on 2021 Tickets, With Season-Ticket Holders Getting Priority Access

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 4:16P

The Chicago White Sox will be allowed to welcome fans into Guaranteed Rate Field beginning on Opening Day, and the team says it is beginning to formulate plans on how to best make tickets available to their fans in the 2021 campaign. The decision...

Limited Number of Cubs Tickets Available Via Lottery System to Start 2021 Season, Team Says

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 3:49P

The Chicago Cubs announced Monday that a limited number of fans will be allowed to attend games at Wrigley Field this season, and now the team has revealed how fans can potentially score tickets to catch a game at the Friendly Confines. In a...

What Russell Wilson Can Learn From James Harden in a Trade to Bears

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 3:21P Michael Allardyce

Former Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall could see a scenario where Russell Wilson uses a James Harden move to get to Chicago, and keep Khalil Mack on the team.

Cubs, White Sox Enthusiastic About Return Of Fans To Stands

CBS Chicago (Sports) 3/8 2:02P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) The Cubs and White Sox will be allowed to have roughly 8,000 fans at the ballpark to start the season next month. Capacity at both Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field will be limited to 20 percent , with groups required to...

What Cubs Fans' Return on MLB Opening Day 2021 to Wrigley Field Means

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 1:04P Maddie Lee

On Monday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the return of fans to Chicagos major-league ballparks.

Ballclubs, Business Owners Say Fans Being Allowed At Wrigley, Guaranteed Rate Fields Is Good News

CBS Chicago (Sports) 3/8 12:22P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) Thus, news that fans can once again catch a game at Wrigley and Guaranteed Rate fields is a potential boost to dozens of businesses. Opening Day is just a month away. But instead of empty seats all throughout Wrigley Field, 20...

Chicago Fans Can Return to Baseball Stands, but With Limitations, City Announces

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/8 10:20A

Chicago fans will be allowed to return to the stands at Wrigley and Guaranteed Rate Field for Opening Day this season, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday.

White Sox, Cubs Fans Will Be Able To Attend Ballgames This Season; Ballpark Capacity Limited To 20%

CBS Chicago (Sports) 3/8 4:33A Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) A limited number of Cubs and White Sox fans will be allowed to watch their teams play in person on Opening Day, after Mayor Lori Lightfoot s office announced guidelines for attendance at ballparks for the start of the season....

March Madness 2021: Loyola Chicago Ramblers Earn Bid After MVC Tournament

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/7 3:39P Alex Shapiro

It's the second tournament bid in four years for the Ramblers.

Cubs Trade Duane Underwood Jr. to the Pirates

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/7 3:12P

After designating him for assignment earlier this month, the Chicago Cubs have traded pitcher Duane Underwood Jr. to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced Sunday.   According to a press release, the team acquired Pirates prospect Shendrik...

Drake, Loyola-Chicago Meet in MVC Finals

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/7 12:01P

Drake is set to match up against Loyola of Chicago in the Championship of the MVC tourney

Cubs' Pedro Strop Held Out of Camp for Violating COVID-19 Protocols

NBC Chicago (Sports) 3/7 11:55A Maddie Lee

Cubs reliever Pedro Strop is being held out of camp for violating COVID-19 protocols, NBC Sports Chicagos Gordon Wittenmyer confirmed Sunday.