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Sports Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. he gold-medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address tonight. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold-medal-winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,” the team said in a statement released Monday. “Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following
the Games, the athletes are unable to participate. They were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgment.” Trump also invited the gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s team. The men’s team flew by charter to Miami earlier Monday. The women took a commercial flight and were scheduled to land
in Atlanta. The Olympic tournament featured two thrilling finals, both ending in overtime, with the American women beating Canada 2-1 in the gold-medal game Thursday and the U.S. men beating Canada 2-1 on Sunday. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Rob Dillingham hardly played in Minnesota. Can he carve out a second chance with the Chicago Bulls under the strict tutelage of Billy Donovan? | | | | | The Park District pitched state officials on converting the 61,500-seat venue to a destination for concerts and other special events once the Bears leave. | | | | | Illinois prepares to host Michigan on Friday in a top-10 battle — and Angel Reese returns to the court in Unrivaled. | | | | | Munetaka Murakami says he doesn’t have any endorsement deals in the works yet, “so I’ll try to hit as many bombs as possible that a lot of people will get to know me.” | | | | | Michael Conforto will be in the mix for a reserve outfielder job with the Chicago Cubs, a pool that also includes Chas McCormick and Dylan Carlson. | | | | | Mike Vasil led major-league relievers with 25 appearances of at least two innings. This spring, he’s competing for a spot in the Chicago White Sox rotation. | | | |
