Scott Merkin

The Kane County Cougars announced a two-year affiliation agreement with the Oakland A's, ending a 10-year-association with the Florida Marlins that included three different ownership groups and record-setting attendance figures...

Oneri Fleita has a special connection with Kane County, having served as the Cougars' third-base coach during the franchise's first year in 1991. But the Cubs' director of player development...

Anna Kournikova's run at the Acura Classic in Carlsbad, Calif., ended in the semifinals Saturday with a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 6-0 loss to sixth-seeded Jelena Dokic. Dokic will play...

Leroy Thompson scored five touchdowns to lead the Indiana Firebirds to a 51-41 victory over the Rush in the regular-season finale Saturday night at Allstate Arena. The loss ended the...

DaMarcus Beasley hopes the attention his U.S. World Cup team generated for soccer in this country will carry over to the current Major League Soccer season and beyond. "We opened...

It was only fitting that the Calder Cup was first handed to Steve Maltais following the Wolves' 4-3 victory over Bridgeport in double overtime Monday night. The win secured an...

After two rain-drenched contests at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville, the Fire finally played in 70-degree temperatures at its temporary home on the North Central College campus Sunday night. The Fire...

The Detroit Shock selected DePaul's Lenae Williams with the 18th pick overall Friday in the 2002 WNBA draft, the second choice of the second round. Williams, an All-State player at...

Seventy-two-year-old JoEllen Clawes was the oldest of approximately 50 people to walk out during the first half of Saturday's DePaul-East Carolina game at Allstate Arena in protest of the status...

The Chicago Blaze opened its 20-game season in the National Women's Basketball League with an 82-77 victory Friday night over the Kansas City Legacy before a near-sellout crowd of 1,150...