Jared S. Hopkins

Ex-Illini AD Mike Thomas got mix of support, criticism in emails

June 16, 2018 at 2:53 p.m.

During a turbulent summer in which Illinois college athletes across three sports alleged mistreatment by coaches, then-athletic director Mike Thomas' job performance was evaluated everywhere from sports radio to Illini...

Avalanche goalie Jeremy Smith gives up a goal to Patrick Kane during the first period on March 19, 2017.

After rape case ends, Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane says, ‘I did nothing wrong’

June 16, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

As he closed the rape investigation into Patrick Kane on Thursday, a Buffalo-area prosecutor offered an unusually withering assessment of the accusation against the Blackhawks star. Erie County District Attorney...

Patrick Kane accuser no longer cooperating with prosecutors

May 9, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

The woman who accused Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane of raping her three months ago has told authorities she no longer wants to pursue a criminal case against the hockey star,...

The view from the Lakeview Baseball Club, 3633 N. Sheffield Ave., on Opening Day 2013.

Wrigley rooftop owners want judge to reconsider case against Cubs

June 16, 2018 at 6:07 p.m.

The rooftop businesses that struck out in court are asking for an extra inning with the Chicago Cubs. Skybox on Sheffield and Lakeview Baseball Club filed court papers Wednesday, asking...

New York Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson hits a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to make it 4-1 Mets during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 17, 2015, at Citi Field in New York.

For Mets’ Curtis Granderson, playoff games in Chicago are a homecoming

August 19, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

The Chicago Cubs are not the only ones representing Chicago in the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets. Leading off in the Mets' lineup — and helping...

A fan poses with his ticket before the draft.

NFL draft cost Chicago city services $350,000, but it will be reimbursed

August 19, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

Six months after the NFL draft was held in Chicago, the city is looking to be reimbursed by the private tourism agency that organized the draft for about $350,000 incurred...

White Sox starting pitcher John Danks delivers against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of an Oct. 1, 2015, game in Chicago.

Lawsuit involving Sox’s John Danks partly settled but pitcher still embroiled

July 4, 2019 at 1:48 a.m.

White Sox pitcher John Danks remains embroiled in a lawsuit brought by a childhood friend who became paralyzed at the ballplayer's condo, even as others involved in the case resolve...

Hustler magazine Publisher Larry Flynt, left, speaks to reporters with attorney Paul Cambria at his side on Feb. 17, 1978, in Cincinnati. Cambria, who is still Flynt's general counsel, says pornography cases have never made up more than 1 percent of his caseload.

Patrick Kane’s defense attorney: More than just a ‘porn lawyer’

August 19, 2019 at 5:03 a.m.

As Patrick Kane's attorney Paul Cambria Jr. held his first news conference about the ongoing rape investigation involving his client, a national TV audience couldn't help but notice the "Hustler"...

Rooftop bleachers sit mostly empty along Sheffield Avenue, as seen from the original Wrigley Field scoreboard Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Chicago.

With judge’s ruling, Cubs positioned to control more rooftops

June 16, 2018 at 8:08 p.m.

The Chicago Cubs are in the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Ballpark attendance is up, ranking sixth in Major League Baseball after ending the season outside the...

A view from a rooftop behind right field at Wrigley Field on July 3, 2015, shows the new video board blocking much of the field.

Wrigley rooftops’ lawsuit is dismissed; Cubs happy ‘this chapter closed’

August 23, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

The Chicago Cubs scored a major victory Wednesday in the organization's long-running battle with the nearby Wrigley rooftop businesses when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against the team...

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