Author: TheSunTribune Staff

Chicago’s mayoral election on Tuesday night was a seismic shift in politics. For the first time in 32 years, an incumbent mayor was denied re-election. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and openly gay person to lead America’s third-biggest city, failed to advance to an April 4 runoff after carrying each of the city’s 50 wards in the 2019 election. The result was shocking, and a clear sign that Lightfoot had misread the city’s sentiment and failed to grasp that even the weary voters of deep-blue Chicago will put up with persistent upticks in crime for so long, and…

Write a new article about Hoda Kotb’s absence from Today has been explained as a “family health matter.” (Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)Hoda Kotb’s absence from the Today show was addressed on Wednesday.The co-anchor, 58, has not taped a live installment of the morning show since Feb. 17. Prior to today, it had been explained on-air that she was simply “out,” but after her co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie, tested positive for COVID on Tuesday and was also absent from the show on Wednesday, Craig Melvin took a moment during the show to explain what’s going on behind the scenes.”We mentioned that…

The NBA’s MVP award is one of the most prestigious honors in the sport, and yet the conversation surrounding it is often clouded with controversy. Every year, media members, players, and fans debate who is the most deserving of the honor, and what criteria should be taken into account when making the decision. This year, the discourse has been particularly heated, with analysts Kendrick Perkins and J.J. Redick engaging in a public back-and-forth over whether Nikola Jokic is stat-padding his way to a third consecutive MVP. The MVP debate has become more complex over the years, as advanced statistical metrics…

On Tuesday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was given a quick geography lesson on Twitter after she tweeted a U.S. map with some very notable omissions. The map, which was originally posted with the caption “Map showing the only place my taxes should go to,” showed the Lower 48 states on a globe with nothing else but ocean. The map left out two U.S. states ― Hawaii and Alaska ― as well as part of Michigan and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam. Consequently, Boebert’s tweet was met with much criticism from those who pointed out the inaccuracy of…

The Collapse of the Regional Sports Network and its Impact on Baseball The regional sports network (RSN) model of broadcasting has been a cornerstone of the baseball industry for decades, providing teams with lucrative income streams from cable television subscriptions. But with the rise of cord-cutting and streaming services, the RSN model is losing its footing. The result is a potential collapse of RSNs and with it, a seismic change in how baseball teams, fans, and the industry as a whole interact with television broadcasts. At the conclusion of the 2019 World Series, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters that…

The Dallas Cowboys and Tony Pollard: A Look at the Future The Dallas Cowboys have a big decision to make this offseason when it comes to running back Tony Pollard. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent, coming off the best season of his career and a Pro Bowl selection, and the Cowboys are eager to keep him on the roster in 2023. The team has two options for Pollard: the franchise tag and a multi-year contract extension. The franchise tag guarantees him $10.1 million in 2023, but the Cowboys will also consider signing him to a longer…

The recent allegations against Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant have left many questioning the rising star’s character. Just one month after a group of Morant’s acquaintances allegedly threatened and harassed Indiana Pacers staffers with a red laser, reports have surfaced of the NBA player allegedly punching a teenage boy in the head and threatening him with a gun. According to Memphis police records obtained by the Washington Post, a 17-year-old told police that Morant had punched him 12 or 13 times during a pickup basketball game at the point guard’s house. The boy also alleged that after the fight, Morant…

The abrupt dismissal of Iowa State senior guard Caleb Grill from the team has sent shockwaves through the Big 12 conference. Grill was a key contributor to the Cyclones this season, averaging 9.5 points and four rebounds in 25 games, including a 31-point performance against then-No. 1 North Carolina in November. He was also shooting a team-best 38.8% from behind the arc this season. The news of Grill’s dismissal was met with surprise, especially since the season is winding down and the Big 12 tournament was set to kick off this week. The Cyclones made a statement saying that Grill…

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, two of boxing’s biggest stars, went head-to-head in an epic fight on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, with Fury emerging victorious in a split-decision win. In the aftermath of the fight, both fighters had a post-fight conversation in which they discussed the bout and exchanged words of respect for each other. In Jake Paul’s podcast, ‘BS with Jake Paul’, he discussed the conversation he had with Fury in one of the locker rooms after the fight. Paul said that Fury was a “good kid” and that there was a mutual respect between them. He said that…