Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
January 26, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41. Bryant died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas,...
OPINION: Despite presenting progressive image, NBA folded as soon as earnings were threatened
Nate Burleyson, Assistant Sports Editor
October 14, 2019
A commissioner of a global game had to have seen this coming. Like David Stern before him, National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver advocates for basketball’s ability to transcend international boundaries. As of right now, that is exactly what separates the league from the othe...
Strus signs tentative deal with Boston Celtics
Nate Burleyson, Assistant Sports Editor
October 14, 2019
Former DePaul guard Max Strus signed a two-year deal with the Boston Celtics of the NBA on Sunday. Strus played two years at DePaul and averaged 20.1 points per game in his senior year. After his senior year, Strus went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft before signing a two-way contract with the Celti...
DePaul senior guard Max Strus signs two-way contract with Celtics
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
June 21, 2019
By the conclusion of the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday, 60 players heard their names called by Commissioner Adam Silver and Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatumn, but former DePaul guard Max Strus was not one of them. Strus, however, wasted no time as an undrafted free agent, as he agreed to a two-way contract...
Where’s the love for Mr. Stevens?
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
May 21, 2018
For the second straight season, fans across the NBA are once again enjoying a surprise playoff run from the Boston Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals, and this time the team has a chance to potentially advance further already leading the Cavaliers 2-1 in the series with a chance to take con...
Defense wins championships, and now the NBA All Star game?
Brenden Welper, Contributing Writer
February 26, 2018
The 67th edition of the NBA’s annual All-Star Game concluded the same way it began — in unfamiliar territory. Unlike the previous 66 contests, which pitted the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference, these rosters were determined by an entirely new process: an All-Star draft. A strong defe...
From “The Decision” to “The Return”: LeBron James comes home to Cleveland
Zoe Krey
July 12, 2014
There is definitely something to be said for the unifying power of sports. At a professional level our favorite athletes become a part of our family. We cheer for them, look up to them, and just about worship them. They become something that we talk about to our friends, coworkers, neighbors, and even...
The fight for ownership: NBA team owner speculation
Colin Sallee
May 19, 2014
634,000,000. A gaudy number — one that evokes judgment from sports fans and citizens alike. This number, however, is incredibly significant to any avid NBA fan — seeing that it is the average worth of a franchise in 2014. This amount may not have intrigued a common citizen, not until 3 weeks...
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that there are no plans to suspend Illinois' automatic voter registration...
Chicago’s low-income communities receiving a $20M investment
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Underprivileged areas in Chicago will receive an estimated $20 million investment...
1-year-old Chicago toddler shot in parents’ gun struggle
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A 1-year-old boy whose father claimed had been shot in the head by a gunman...
DePaul adds new Board of Trustees members
January 27, 2020
DePaul University’s Board of Trustees will bring aboard six newly elected...