John Thorrington

Colleges  The Loyola men's basketball team will host a game in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Reitz Arena. It will be the Greyhounds' first NCAA Division I postseason men's basketball game to be played at home. The...

Laurel Park Mr Palmer wins Private Terms Stakes Mr Palmer had all the worst of it and still won the $150,000 Private Terms Stakes going away Saturday at Laurel Park. After hopping at the start and breaking last, Mr Palmer settled behind eight other 3-...

College basketball Terps' Thomas repeats as ACC Player of the Week Junior forward Alyssa Thomas of the 10th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week, third time this...

Women's college volleyball Webster MVP as Texas wins national crown Junior two-time All-America outside hitter Bailey Webster (St. Paul's School for Girls) was named Most Valuable Player as third-seeded Texas (29-4) won the NCAA championship with a...

Fredy Montero scored both Seattle goals, including a header in second-half stoppage time, giving the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 victory against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Montero, who has 10 goals for the season, pulled the Sounders (9-8-5) even...

Christopher Mintz-Plasse parties at Enclave before heading to Cuvee. (Matt Reeves, Darkroom Demons, June 25, 2010) Besides his appearance at Enclave, Christopher Mintz-Plasse was also spotted at Elate in the Hotel Felix on Friday and Cuvee in the early...

Jeremy Piven addresses the audience during the Piven Theatre Workshop benefit at Rockit in River North. (Joel Wintermantle, Chicago Tribune / June 26, 2010) Thanks to the Vince Vaughn comedy shooting in Chicago, the Blackhawks’ nightly Stanley Cup...

Jon Busch made five saves, two on consecutive point-blank tries by Nate Jaqua during the first half, to help the Chicago Fire earn a 0-0 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. The Fire (7-3-8) extended their unbeaten streak to four matches (2-0-...

Chris Rolfe couldn't figure out what Guatemalan teammate Marco Pappa was trying to say when they shared a hotel room in Toronto last month. Pappa kept saying the word "Beijing"—which confused Rolfe. "I was like 'the Olympics?' " said Rolfe, 25. "We...