ESPN's Broussard Stands By Anti-Gay Comments
In the wake of NBA center Jason Collins publicly coming out of the closet on Monday, many sports pundits offered their views on homosexuality.
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In the wake of NBA center Jason Collins publicly coming out of the closet on Monday, many sports pundits offered their views on homosexuality.
A damaging report from ESPN's Outside The Lines could mean the end of head basketball coach Mike Rice's ride at Rutgers.
Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys' claims that the longtime coach sexually abused them.
Ray Lewis will keep on talking now that his playing career is over.
I rarely watch non-game programming on ESPN anymore if I can help it, but there was a buzz going around about things that came out of Smith's mouth Monday after somebody pulled the string in his back on the Sportscenter set.
On this day 20 years ago, Jimmy Valvano delivered one of the most powerfully moving speeches in sports history.
The same people who were kicking themselves just hours ago and apologizing publicly to readers, viewers and listeners for being suckered by an impossible fairy tale have apparently failed to learn any substantive lesson from their embarrassment.
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o insisted he had no role in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead" girlfriend and told ESPN on Friday night that he was duped by a person who has since apologized to him.
Popular ESPN anchor Stuart Scott announced via Twitter on Monday night that he is battling cancer for the third time.
Jay Cutler gets blamed for everything.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has taken the heat for just about everything throughout his time in Chicago.
If you watched last night's BCS National Championship game, then you know Katherine Webb.
Rob Parker's time with ESPN is officially over.
Low blow, Ed. Low blow.
ESPN wasted no time in securing the services of future Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis.
According to a report, former NFL head coach and current ESPN Monday Night Football broadcaster Jon Gruden will interview with some NFL teams in search of a head coaching position.
In the wake of his racially-charged comments directed at Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III on ESPN's First Take, analyst Rob Parker has been suspended by the network for 30 days.
Tim Baffoe: Welcome back to ESPN's Hut, Hut, Manufacture! I'm here with former child star Danny Cooksey who's filling in for the vacationing Cade McNown, and Danny and I were just talking about something pretty interesting off the air, weren't we, DC?
In the wake of his comments regarding Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, ESPN has suspended Rob Parker "until further notice."
What do you know? ESPN's First Take is the source of yet another controversial story.
Finally, ESPN admitted what we've all been thinking.
Late Tuesday afternoon, SportsByBrooks broke the story that Arkansas was interested in LSU coach Les Miles.
No Tebow, no Paterno, no "Linsanity."
Here are just a few that I fully give Tom Jackson, as well as you the reader, permission to use in your dissection of Jay Cutler, pissy pariah.
Two of Chicago's newest restaurants were ranked among the most beautiful restaurants in America.
The Chicago History Museum is offering free entry for Illinois residents from January 19 to the 23.
A serious crash involving a school bus was reported just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
The Brookfield Zoo is hosting a unique animal-themed lantern festival this spring.
A health care worker at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago's Lakeview community got a big surprise this week — in the form of free tickets to the Chicago Bears playoff game this coming weekend.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago President Kari Steele met Wednesday to talk about securing federal funding owed to the district for the Thornton Composite Reservoir.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) on Wednesday formally introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning with leaders within the Chicago Police Department and violence prevention partners.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Illinois Rep. Michael Bost, a Republican.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but a longtime Chicago fried chicken institution said imitation went too far after a new business opened with a very similar name.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Take a look inside this colorful Ravenswood art studio with Jackie Kostek.
Explore Chicago's history for free this week and again at the end of the month.
A driver was killed when a car hit a school bus just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
The burglars hit Bruno's Lounge on Sheridan Road, and broke a front window.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A serious crash involving a school bus was reported just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) on Wednesday formally introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Two of Chicago's newest restaurants were ranked among the most beautiful restaurants in America.
President Trump this week threatened to cut off federal funding to any states where local governments oppose his administration's immigration policies.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
According to the indictment, players on 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams fixed or attempted to fix 29 games.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
The Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
With a tough divisional matchup with the Rams coming up on Sunday, they are ready to mute all the cheesehead chatter.
Steve Buzil with SitClose Tickets was outside Soldier Field doing another media interview about ticket sales on Sunday when he came across Ruth and Mikey.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
