FOR CHICAGO SPORTS FANS, the threat of a new calendar year is most ominous. Could the lords of the fractured urban rat race ...

After a scoreless first period and Laval scoring first, the Syracuse Crunch came back to grab the 5-2 win on the road.

After his close second in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, the Muhaarar gelding roared back Saturday and gamely denied 12-1 ...

At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But ...