Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: July 20th-July 24th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
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The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
On National Hot Dog Day, we celebrate by looking at the best hot dogs in baseball stadiums around the country.
White Sox rookie third baseman Saladino has brought a needed spark.
The Cardinals lead the division, but the Pirates and Cubs are pressuring.
A look at which teams should buy and sell at the deadline based on the numbers.
Even 10 years later, that 2005 World Series is something to be cherished.
When trying to improve your fantasy roster, it's important to gauge which statistical categories can help you the most. If you're last in batting average, maybe it's not worth it to acquire a .300 hitter. If you're in the middle of the pack in steals, it might be worth it to find a speedster for your lineup.
We caught up with this year's longest streak holder in MLB.com's Beat The Streak game.
The wild-card race will be intriguing. If it began today, it'd be Astros-Twins and Cubs-Pirates.
We take a look at a first half of Chicago baseball with five key statistical points.
The lawsuit asks for safety netting for the entire length of the foul lines.
The new Home Run Derby rules provided for an entertaining show, it shows innovative thinking the sport hasn't been used to.
Whether good or bad, these All-Star Game moments were certainly memorable.
The White Sox went 9-3 entering the All-Star break.
Just because someone is an All-Star in the eyes of Major League Baseball doesn't mean you need or want them on your fantasy baseball roster. In fact, it's mostly irrelevant to smart fantasy owners. By looking the hitters and pitchers in line for the big honor this week, you can find assets you have that other clueless owners might want in a trade. Think about how to exploit that weakness in your fantasy baseball league this weekend.
Baseball between the Cubs and White Sox carries genuine meaning once again.
The HR Derby changes were a good start, but more can be done to increase excitement.
Hammel suffered a hamstring injury Wednesday.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
We've reached the midway point of the season, time to look at the awards races.
The Cubs are 32-0 when leading after eight innings.
Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are Cubs friends and All-Stars.
The metrics reveal who in baseball is really deserving of the All-Star game.
It is a question often asked; how would a player in a particular sport fair if he/she played in another sport? With the annual MLB Home Run Derby next week, here are some non-baseball players who would be fun to watch in the competition.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
The boy was biking home early one morning when a car "plowed right into him" in west suburban Elmwood Park.
Williams' foot was feeling good at the start of training camp after undergoing season-ending surgery last February.
Four women from the south suburbs decided going to Chicago for dance lessons was not an option, and they had to create something closer to home.
Vitural reality and augmented reality technology is allowing meteorologists to change the way they alert people to changing weather and keep them safe.
Former President Donald Trump planned to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate campaigning in Wisconsin.
As the election cycle enters an urgent, final five weeks, both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in questionable tactics that threaten to subvert the democratic process by trying to shape the ballot through deceptive means.
Former President Jimmy Carter has defied the odds in hospice care and reached his 100th birthday.
The final accuracy and logic tests were under way Monday at the Chicago Loop Supersite, at 191 N. Clark St.
"I didn't ask anybody to do anything. I didn't ask anybody to do anything," Johnson said.
Michael Cozzi bought a prepaid debit card for his friend and put $300 on it—only to be told by every party involved with the card that it was in somebody else's name and he couldn't unlock the money.
The New York Times has unveiled the 2024 edition of their list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S., and a Chicago steakhouse is among the spots that made the national cut.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal.
According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration ended a program that provided free COVID-19 vaccines in August of 2024.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Gift of Hope Organ Donor Care Center is focused on deceased patients whose lungs, hearts and more will live on in others.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks.
The restaurant will begin with dinner service from 4 p.m. to midnight, with plans to extend hours in the future.
Durpetti was known to treat everyone "like a long-lost relative with a firm handshake, a double kiss, or a friendly joke."
There are five new stadium dates for next summer in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
The adventure begins for 16 ordinary Americans as they embark on their trek to the top of the treacherous New Zealand Alps in 'The Summit.'
Since their debut nearly 35 years ago, Pearl Jam has been one of the world's most popular and influential rock groups. Lead singer Eddie Vedder and bassist Jeff Ament talk about success, friendship, creativity, and giving back to their loyal fans.
Magnicity, the parent company of 360 CHICAGO, is redeveloping the 95th and 96th floors of the former John Hancock Center.
CBS News Chicago Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 6 p.m. forecast for Oct. 1, 2024.
CBS News Chicago Legal Analysts Leslie Hairston and Pat Brady join Joe Donlon and Irika Sargent with a preview of the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night, and how controversies surrounding both Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Sen. JD Vance may play a role.
Friends and family of Octavia Redmond were stunned by the news of an arrest. Megan Hickey reports.
A west suburban mother was furious after her son was hit while riding his bike a block from home. She said the driver kept going and left her son injured and crawling for help.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has been extradited to Chicago to face a charge of first-degree murder.
Authorities received a report that someone had killed two children and burned their bodies in a backyard fire pit.
After a four-mile chase, a Lexus sedan collided with an SUV and then crashed into a building.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
The boy was biking home early one morning when a car "plowed right into him" in west suburban Elmwood Park.
Beachgoers notice a much wider beach, and 22 stone breakwater structures to protect against erosion.
The complaint alleges "a pattern of discrimination that has caused an increasingly hostile environment at UChicago for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students associated with them."
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
Williams' foot was feeling good at the start of training camp after undergoing season-ending surgery last February.
Lonzo Ball also said he is feeling good coming back from his three knee surgeries, and expects to be ready to play on opening night.
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader who was later banned for betting on games, has died.
While no one expected the White Sox to be good, or even average, in 2024, few expected them to set a league record for futility.
Dikembe Mutombo, who was an eight-time NBA All-Star, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has been extradited to Chicago to face a charge of first-degree murder.
After a four-mile chase, a Lexus sedan collided with an SUV and then crashed into a building.
Authorities received a report that someone had killed two children and burned their bodies in a backyard fire pit.
At 5:53 p.m. Sunday, the man performed an indecent act in front of two minor children in the 6200 block of North Maplewood Avenue.
Police said the victims were shot shortly before 9:40 a.m. in the 11500 block of South Vincennes Avenue.
