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The Sparks' Candace Parker scores past Lynx forward Natasha Howard on Oct. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles. Parker was traded to the Sky this offseason.

Candace Parker and the Chicago Sky will get plenty of TV exposure in 2021, including Lisa Byington and Meghan McKeown calling 23 of their 32 games locally

May 10, 2021 at 10:58 p.m.

The Chicago Sky's visibility for the 2021 season is coming into focus with the team unveiling its local TV plans Monday, a week after the WNBA released its national TV...

ESPN will have "Star Wars"-themed coverage of Tuesday night's New York Yankees-Houston Astros game.

May the forced be with us: ESPN follows its Marvel-ized NBA game with ‘Star Wars’-themed MLB coverage as Disney corporate synergy becomes sport

May 5, 2021 at 5:22 a.m.

May the forced be with us. In a galaxy far, far away — or a marketing department in Burbank, Calif. — there apparently was clamoring for "Star Wars"-themed coverage of...

Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, right, holds a team jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Miami Dolphins with the sixth pick in the NFL draft

Winners and losers from the NFL draft: Justin Fields’ commercials, Jaylen Waddle’s family, Mike Greenberg’s purple tie and much more

April 30, 2021 at 10:53 p.m.

Poor Sid Luckman. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields hasn't even signed yet with the Chicago Bears, and he's already making people forget about Luckman, who for more than 75 years...

Bulls coach Billy Donovan points from the bench during a game against the Hornets on April 22, 2021, at the United Center.

Column: 10 ways to improve NBC Sports Chicago, including reinventing the pregame and postgame shows — and more David Kaplan, please

May 2, 2021 at 10:02 p.m.

NBC Sports Chicago boss Kevin Cross got a big promotion this month, adding NBC-5 and Telemundo Chicago to his purview. That ought to give him some clout to assert himself...

When do they pick in each round? What do the mock drafts say? Everything you need to know about the Chicago Bears and the 2021 NFL draft.

April 29, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

After a unique virtual event in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL draft regains some normalcy with an in-person affair in Cleveland this year. Here's what you need...

Kyle Busch celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 1, 2018.

NASCAR on Lake Shore Drive? A virtual Chicago street race could be a prelude to the real thing, report says.

April 27, 2021 at 11:30 p.m.

Imagine a NASCAR event on the streets of Chicago — cars racing down Lake Shore Drive, framed by the skyline and a glistening Lake Michigan. NASCAR apparently has. According to...

Former Chicago Bears player Steve McMichael with his wife, Misty, in their new "Team Mongo" shirts Thursday, April 22, 2021 at their Romeoville home. McMichael was recently diagnosed with ALS.

Sports world and fans rocked by revelation former Chicago Bears star Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael has ALS

April 24, 2021 at 2:35 a.m.

News that former Chicago Bears star Steve "Mongo" McMichael is suffering from the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, a debilitating Lou Gehrig's disease, rocked the sports world and all who...

Play-by-play announcer Adam Amin sits in the upper levels before the Chicago Bulls second half of the regular season opener against the Atlanta Hawks at the United Center Wednesday Dec. 23, 2020 in Chicago.

NBC Sports Chicago will offer gambling-oriented BetCast for tonight’s Chicago Bulls-Charlotte Hornets game on its 2nd channel

October 8, 2022 at 5:13 p.m.

When you have Adam Amin and Stacey King as your announcers for Chicago Bulls games, it may be hard for some to imagine why you would encourage anyone to watch...

A Marquee Sports Network sign at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., on Feb. 22, 2020.

Marquee Sports Network will introduce Chicago Cubs fans to the future by picking up 14 Triple-A Iowa games

April 21, 2021 at 7:59 p.m.

Marquee Sports Network looks to introduce Chicago Cubs fans to the future, announcing Wednesday it will air 14 games of the franchise's Triple-A Iowa Cubs this season. First on tap...

Referee Bill Oakes separates Bulls forward Dennis Rodman and the Heat's Alonzo Mourning after Rodman was called for his second technical foul during the third quarter of Game 2 of the first-round playoff series on April 28, 1996, at the United Center. The Bulls defeated the Heat 106-75 to take a 2-0 series lead.

Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls capped a 72-win regular season 25 years ago. And that’s just the start of notable anniversaries for the 1995-96 team.

April 22, 2021 at 11:48 a.m.

"I didn't even want to play today," Dennis Rodman said 25 years ago after he and the Chicago Bulls closed out the 1995-96 regular season by defeating the Washington Bullets....

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