PARIS — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. ZIZOU’S FLAME French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane kicked off the opening ceremony with the Olympic flame in his hands. In a prerecorded video, he’s seen running and weaving through a Parisian traffic jam before he delivers the flame to a group of children on the metro who then make their way through the Catacombs and to a boat, at which point the broadcast switched to a r ..read more

Back to back to back. Already three runs in the hole, rookie starter Drew Thorpe (3-2) allowed three consecutive homers in the first inning Friday night, quickly putting the game out of reach for the White Sox in an eventual 10-0 loss to the Mariners that extended their losing streak to 12 and dropped them to 52 games below .500. Despite the Mariners entering with the third-fewest runs in the majors (381) and the lowest batting average (.216), the game was essentially over before the Sox’ first at-bat. Add this to the list of their most crushing losses this season as they continue to push how ..read more

Officials are searching Lake Michigan for one person after a boat capsized Friday night near 31st Street harbor. The boat carrying multiple people capsized about 7:30 p.m. offshore near the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said. One person on the boat, a male, was still unaccounted for as of 9 p.m., police said. No other information was available ..read more

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the deal said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. Love's new deal includes a $75 million signing bonus and $155 million in guarantees. The new deal comes after Love led the NFL’s youngest team to a 10-9 record and playoff berth last season in his first year as a starter while stepping up to the challenge of replacing four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, who was traded to the New Yor ..read more

KANSAS CITY – The Cubs’ catching situation took another turn on Friday, as the team put Tomás Nido on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right knee. To fill his spot, the Cubs selected the contract of Christian Bethancourt, who signed a minor-league deal three weeks ago, from Triple-A Iowa. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, they transferred right-hander Ben Brown (neck) from the 15-day IL to the 60-day. Manager Craig Counsell described Nido’s injury as a Grade 1 MCL strain. “We're hoping it could be not that significant and he could miss just 10 days or two weeks,” Counsell said. “But ..read more

As the days pass, trade deadline chatter only intensifies. Trade discussions dominate sports television and are inescapable as the July 30 trade deadline looms. For the White Sox, who are in the midst of one of the worst seasons in baseball history, the trade deadline affords the team a chance to recoup some much-needed prospect capital. With All-Star ace Garrett Crochet and center fielder Luis Robert Jr., the team has an opportunity to benefit from a seller's market. But the trade deadline got more complicated for general manager Chris Getz after reports from the New York Post that the Sun-Ti ..read more

Sneed on Sunday … It would makes quite a political movie script. “A Clear and Present Danger” drama. Sneed is told an aging President Joe Biden was actually warned a year and a half ago by a top top Dem pollster that his re-election was in the doghouse with young voters. His age was going to be a killer. The handwriting was on the wall. Stunning in-house Dem polling was raising alarms within the party hierarchy. “Joe” was old and in trouble with Gen Z; the millennials; and ostensibly those approaching voting age. The only American president produced during the “Silent Generation: 1941-1945 ..read more

“I support Karina’s Law,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker emphatically told me. It’s the strongest statement he’s made about the bill that stalled in the Senate last spring. The proposal would mandate that police remove firearms from a person who has been served with a domestic violence order of protection. But there still appear to be some Pritzker caveats. Pritzker has previously said that the bill would put big strains on local and state police because it could require as many as four officers to remove those firearms from each of the offenders, and there are thousands of people who would fall under the ..read more

For the second time in nearly a year, the “Keith Lee effect” is making waves in the Windy City. Just days after visiting Amici Chicago, the uber-popular Las Vegas TikTok food reviewer has already changed the trajectory of the modest Buena Park restaurant. Throughout the afternoon on Friday, the once-struggling eatery maintained a consistent line of a dozen patrons eager to try its specialty: arancini, or fried rice balls. “To see other people come here [to Chicago] and appreciate our food, it’s dope,” said Harmon, a 29-year-old South Sider who was waiting in line. “There are so many hidden gem ..read more

Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent is ready to help. Ideally, with No. 1 pick Caleb Williams stepping immediately into the starting role, Bagent won’t play a snap this season, but at least he’s able to contribute. As a rookie from Division II Shepherd University last season, his head spun as he heard quarterback Justin Fields and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy bounce around ideas. “I would sit there and wonder, ‘Man, am I ever gonna be able to engage and help out in these conversations?’” Bagent said Friday. “It’s been a huge weight lifted off my sh ..read more