What current Blackhawks can learn from Bobby Hull's CTE diagnosis — and an OT thriller in the 4 Nations final
Sports Friday, February 21, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Justin Turner's one-year, $6 million deal with the Cubs was made official Thursday during the team’s 12-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the
Cactus League opener at Camelback Ranch. Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet made history in the first inning, becoming the
first player to challenge the ABS (automated ball-strike) system that’s being implemented for the first time in major-league games. The Cubs brought only one regular position player — first baseman Michael Busch — and will play several starters today at Sloan Park, including Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong. But Turner’s arrival took center stage at Cubs camp. Read more about the newest Cub from Paul Sullivan. With spring training here, sign up for Cubs Insider and White Sox Insider to stay up to date. You can also follow us on social media: X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Instagram. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | President/CEO Kevin Warren pledged the Chicago Bears “will be aggressive in free agency.” Setting the scene as they prepare for the NFL scouting combine. | | | | | Some current Chicago Blackhawks expressed gratitude for the advances in understanding head trauma since Bobby Hull’s time. | | | | | “I could definitely make a run for it,” Matas Buzelis said of the Rookie of the Year Award. He’s getting more starts in the wake of the Zach LaVine trade. | | | | | Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin appreciates “all the little things” as he gears up for 2025 after making his way back to the mound last season following Tommy John surgery in 2023. | | | | | Four weeks after being introduced as the new Chicago Bears coach, Ben Johnson has finalized his full coaching staff for 2025. | | | | | Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who was the only U.S. woman to compete in the long jump at the 1952 Olympics, died Thursday. The Chicago native was 92. | | | | | The Chicago Bulls lost to the New York Knicks 113-111 in overtime Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, their fifth straight defeat and 14th in 18 games. | | | | | Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night. | | | |
