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Sports Thursday, July 16, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. After a week in the desert, excitement and concern are heating up around the young Bulls roster. The Bulls lost their first two NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas to the Grizzlies and Jazz before pulling out a 99-87 win Tuesday over the Wizards. While the results ultimately don’t matter, the contents of each game have been incredibly informative for a team in the first stage of a rebuild. Bulls forward Caleb Wilson is guarded by the Grizzlies’ Javon Small in the first half of an NBA Summer League game July 10, 2026, at the Thomas & Mack Center
in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) With two games remaining — Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers (5 p.m., Prime Video) and Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers (6 p.m., ESPN) — here are five things we learned from the Bulls' first three games. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Not that long ago, Chicago Cubs fans dreamed of a dynasty. That didn’t happen, and the old chestnut of “Just one before I die” also turned out to be a false narrative. | | | | | Oswego’s Dominic Battista, St. Charles North’s Jayden Lobliner and West Aurora’s Ryan Niedzwiedz get taken in MLB draft. | | | | | After a week in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League, the young Chicago Bulls are drawing both excitement and concern. | | | | | Hawthorne Race Course will likely have to close after a buyer who wants to use the site for other purposes turned out to be the only qualified bidder in bankruptcy. | | | | | Aldermen approved a plan Wednesday to spend $425 million in taxpayer money to spark development at The 78, where the Chicago Fire plans to build a soccer stadium. | | | | | The World Cup final is set for Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featuring a clash between Argentina and Spain. | | | | | Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates. With one more win, he’ll be deli | | | |
