Illinois scores 2nd-highest total in Big Ten Tournament history — and why NU won’t accept any postseason bids
Sports Friday, March 14, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The banners commemorating the Bulls' six NBA championships will not be displayed at the United Center for the remainder of the season. The banners were removed when United Center staff discovered “minor damage” to the banners after a Saturday concert, according to a source. The concert — which featured Three Days Grace, Sevendust and local headliner Disturbed — included pyrotechnics located directly underneath the banners. After the concert's conclusion, the fabric of all six banners showed
significant heat damage that warped their bottom halves. The United Center originally hoped the banners would be returned to the rafters by Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. However, the repairs will require a longer timeline — through the end of the NBA regular season in April. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Ahead of the Tokyo Series between the teams, Topps launched an interactive trading-card experience to celebrate Japan’s baseball icons. | | | | | Why don’t the Chicago Cubs spend like their big-market rivals? Chairman Tom Ricketts says they spend enough to make the playoffs, in which “anything can happen.” | | | | | Kylan Boswell’s career-high 24 points led five Illinois players in double figures in a 106-94 win over Iowa on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. | | | | | After a 70-63 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, Northwestern coach Chris Collins and players reflected on the last game with an impactful group of Wildcats seniors. | | | | | DePaul blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation and lost to Creighton 85-81 in a double-overtime thriller Thursday in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal. | | | | | The Chicago Bears added three starters to their offensive line over the past week. But getting this group on the same page won’t happen overnight. | | | | | For the Chicago Bears, this free-agency window is a critical period for general manager Ryan Poles and coach Ben Johnson to upgrade the roster. | | | | | From Luis Robert Jr. to prospects Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel, Chicago White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames breaks down the progress of the offense. | | | |
