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As Kansas City Chiefs fans know by now, superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes II is a massive Dallas Mavericks fan. He’s also a huge fan of former Mavs superstar Luka Doncic, who was just traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in …

The Super Bowl is coming up quickly, and many want to know if Taylor Swift will be at the big game to support her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Swift was famously in attendance at last year’s …

The Los Angeles Lakers are still not done making trades after they acquired Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks for Anthony Davis, Evan Sidery of Forbes reported. “The Lakers are aggressively pursuing athletic rim-protecting centers on the trade market,” Sidery …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac has reported the Pittsburgh Steelers will bring back quarterback Justin Fields. But if that doesn’t happen before free agency, CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani argued Fields should be in high demand because of an NFC East …

The Minnesota Vikings have not divulged much about their plans at quarterback beyond having veterans Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones and rookie J.J. McCarthy in-house to evaluate. While two of them could return, it is all but certain that all three …

You shouldn’t need a reminder of Steph Curry’s greatness, but you received one late Saturday night. The biggest and most shocking NBA trade in recent memory will have ramifications that will be felt for decades. It makes a statement when …

You really haven’t lived until you’ve gotten caught up in the Zach LaVine trade-rumor mill. This has been going on for, what, five years, and shame on you for not catching a weekly buzz off wondering who might be a …

A man was fatally shot after an argument broke out early Sunday inside a home in Beverly. The incident occurred just after 6 a.m. inside a home in the 10600 block of South Walden Parkway, according to Chicago police. A …

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability responded to an “officer-involved shooting” Sunday morning in North Lawndale. The shooting occurred near the 1800 block of South Ridgeway Avenue, according to a tweet from COPA. Chicago police have not yet released information …

If everything goes according to plan, at this time next year we’ll all likely be discussing which NFL team has been bad enough to get the opportunity to draft University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning with the No. 1 overall …

The Los Angeles Lakers flipped the future on its head Saturday night by making Anthony Davis the centerpiece of a trade with the Dallas Mavericks for megastar Luka Doncic. First in the line of the natural questions to follow is: …

By Josh Boak | Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — With a trio of executive orders, President Donald Trump has almost instantly thrown the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil. His tariffs against Canada and …

By Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s …

From Seattle to Salt Lake City, Boulder to Eugene and all points in between, the legacy Pac-12 schools have revealed one final act of self-inflicted budgetary pain. Financial reports were due to the NCAA in the middle of January and …

A U.S. district court judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from imposing a blanket freeze on federal funding at the urging of 22 state attorneys general, including Illinois. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the attorneys general from 21 other …

LeBron James’ future has come into question following the Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to trade Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in return for Luka Doncic. LeBron, a 40-year-old superstar, learned about the deal only when the team announced it. …

The Los Angeles Lakers may have just made the most consequential trade in NBA history, and it could also be merely the first domino to fall in a myriad of monster moves. L.A. acquired five-time First-Team All-NBA star Luka Doncic …

A 13-year-old boy was grazed by gunfire Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side. Just after 8:30 p.m., the boy was walking in the 5500 block of South Shields Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said. The boy …

The New York Yankees have been linked to several infielders throughout the offseason and now are linked to a fan favorite from their rival. The New York Mets signed Juan Soto and Clay Holmes from the Yankees and now the …

It is a longshot, no doubt. But the Lakers have come this far, trading away Anthony Davis to bring in star Mavericks wing Luka Doncic, so maybe the next step for the franchise is to seek out another big-time deal. …

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been called a lot of things, but a soft-hearted romantic isn’t one of them. But apparently, there is another side to the legendary, six-time Super Bowl-winning coach that he takes great …

The most viral moment of the Washington Commanders’ 55-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game came when Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore squared off in the second quarter. Seemingly locked up …

MORAGA — While making the short drive from home to campus on Saturday afternoon, Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett was tickled by a sense of anticipation for the Gaels’ matchup against Gonzaga. “I was excited for this game because I …

The first basketball version of the Territorial Cup since Arizona State and Arizona joined the Big 12 unfolded in similar fashion to so many matchups when the schools were members of the Pac-12, with the Wildcats on top and tempers …

OAKLAND — A man was found fatally shot in East Oakland early Sunday morning, authorities said. Officers arrived to 50th Avenue and Coliseum Way around 5:39 a.m., to find the man, believed to be in his 30s, dead at the …

One person was injured Sunday morning in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood in a two-car crash involving a police officer, according to the police department. The crash happened near the intersection of South Federal Boulevard and West Ohio Avenue, according to a …

At least one person is dead after a Saturday night crash near Denver International Airport that sent four people to the hospital, police said. Two cars crashed near North Tower Road and Peña Boulevard on Saturday, according to a 7:58 …

A potent mix of curiosity and fearlessness fueled Dorothy Collin’s career as a journalist and her obsession for off-the-beaten-path travel. While working in the Washington, D.C., bureau of the Chicago Tribune in the 1980s she had a knack for forming …

A globe is a handy thing. When I learned one of my favorite bits of local trivia — to pray facing Mecca, Chicago Muslims must turn northeast — I rushed to my globe for confirmation. On a map, that looks …

This past November, over 800,000 Chicagoans cast their votes in the city’s first-ever school board election, a historic milestone in the governance of Chicago’s public schools. Yet roughly one in eight voting-age Chicago residents are not U.S. citizens, leaving them voiceless at the polls …