CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks loaned center Kirby Dach to the Canadian junior team Thursday. Hockey Canada said if the NHL season starts before the world junior championship in Edmonton ends Jan. 5, Dach will

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tony La Russa, the Hall of Famer who won a World Series championship with the Oakland Athletics and two more with the St. Louis Cardinals, is returning to

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won a matchup of dominant defenses, beating the Chicago Bears 24-10. Josh Reynolds and Gerald Everett caught touchdown passes from Jared Goff, and

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Peyton Ramsey threw for 212 yards in his Northwestern debut, Drake Anderson ran for 103 and the Wildcats gave coach Pat Fitzgerald his 100th victory, pounding Maryland

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Graham Mertz threw five touchdown passes to match the Wisconsin record in his first career start and the No. 14 Badgers beat Illinois 45-7 on Friday night

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer The Chicago Bears head into a Monday night matchup with Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams with a 5-1 record and the NFC North lead. The Bears are off to

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan has selected 23 as the car number for his new NASCAR team in 2021. Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin had already announced they are forming a NASCAR team

By The Associated Press undefined No. 14 Wisconsin opens this pandemic-delayed season by seeking some revenge. Illinois was a 30 1/2-point underdog last year when it stunned Wisconsin 24-23 in one of the season’s biggest upsets. Wisconsin

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed former Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Teo to their practice squad on Tuesday. A 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist also known for his internet relationship with a person falsely