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Sports Monday, June 15, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. A father and son stopped David Ross in the lobby of his Bay Area hotel Friday, and of course the conversation couldn't end without the fans telling Ross about their experience watching
Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. It never gets old for Ross. "I just love those stories," said Ross, who served as the color analyst for ABC's
broadcast of Sunday night's Cubs-Giants series finale. "My favorite thing about traveling right now is somebody recognizes me in the airport or in a city unexpectedly, and it turns your day around if it's going bad or lifts you up even more when it is going good." Read more of Meghan Montemurro's story. | | | | The Chicago White Sox rally started with Sam Antonacci’s solo home run to lead the sixth inning, the second of his career and first to actually go over the wall. | | | | | Chicago Cubs starter Ben Brown’s pitching line didn’t necessarily reflect a dominating outing, but his start Saturday against the Giants was one of his best of the season. | | | | | Jeff Blashill wasn’t expected to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to euphoria in his first season but rather mesh with the young team as it grows into professionalism. | | | | | Hype is fun, but Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears know it doesn’t mean anything come Week 1. Here’s what stood out throughout the team’s offseason program. | | | | | Knicks guard Jalen Brunson now has a seat at the table of sports kings of New York, alongside the likes of Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mark Messier and others. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox barely avoided being no-hit by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-1 win Saturday at Rate Field. | | | | | Sunday represents David Ross’ first time calling a Chicago Cubs game since he was fired in November 2023. “The organization’s been nothing but phenomenal to me,” he said. | | | |
