Pulitzer prize winner George Dohrmann likened himself to a “crazy uncle,’’ referring to his zeal in following the career of Oregon State guard Roberto Nelson. That zeal is nothing compared with that of Bruce Nelson, whose prized son was ...

Chapelle put away District 9-5A rival Mount Carmel 38-25 in a spirited battle Monday at Mount Carmel, and the Chipmunks can clinch the District 9-5A title with a victory over Dominican next Monday in the regular-season finale. Chapelle learned Monday that ...

Both Florida and Florida State took big jumps in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll released Monday. The Gators moved up four spots to eighth following their 73-65 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, and the Seminoles leaped up six ...

A substitute teacher who also worked as a basketball coach in Orland Park has been charged with sexually abusing a student, officials said. Steven E. Reynolds, 26, of the 600 block of 55th Street in Hinsdale, was charged with two counts of ...

A federal appeals court last week reinstated a lawsuit charging that the way some Indiana high schools schedule girls and boys basketball games violates federal law, and its outcome could affect public schools well beyond those named. "The ...