Undefeated in the preseason, the new-look Bulls are off and running heading into the regular season slate. The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry goes one-on-one with Dan Roan to discuss how Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine are sharing the wealth, why Alex Caruso is already a fan favorite and what to expect from Patrick Williams coming off his sprained ankle ..read more

Award-winning author Joe Posnanski shares how he distilled 25 years of covering baseball into an anthology of stories and tidbits about the best 100 players of all-time. He and Jarrett Payton also look ahead to the White Sox-Astros ALDS showdown ..read more

Team Europe has beaten the Americans four out of the last five Ryder Cups. This year's edition is back on U.S. soil at Whistling Straits - about a two and a half hour drive from Chicago. Dan Roan spoke to NBC Sports & Golf Channel analyst Notah Begay III for a preview of what to expect this time around ..read more

The Bears look a lot different after the trade deadline. Roquan Smith is in Baltimore. Robert Quinn is in Philly. Ryan Poles has an extra 4th and 5th round pick, and Chase Claypool is in Chicago for the Bears 2nd rounder next year. Kurt Warner talked to Jarrett Payton about the moves and what they mean for the future of the franchise and Justin Fields ..read more

On the national stage, we know the White Sox are often afterthoughts. ESPN barely knows they exist. But, at MLB Network at least one on-air host bleeds black and white. Stephen Nelson is part of the small fraternity of Sox diehards with that big of a platform. Josh Frydman talked to him about his Sox allegiance and how he's managing through this disappointing season thus far.  ..read more

Scotty Bowman, Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach are all gone. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews may not be far behind them as the Blackhawks hit the reset button. Senior writer for The Athletic Mark Lazerus weighs in on whether Kyle Davidson got enough in return for the Cat, if dealing Dach was the right decision and where things are headed in the Hawks rebuild ..read more

The NBA Finals tip off Thursday as two of the best defensive teams in the league go head to head. Golden State joined Boston as two of the four franchises to ever make the championship round six times in an eight-year span. But, the Celtics haven't been to the party in over a decade. Bally Sports NBA Insider Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson previewed the marquee matchup with Josh Frydman and weighed in on where he thinks Zach LaVine will land in free agency ..read more

Dan Roan had a chance to catch up with one of his favorites -- former Westinghouse and Illini star Eddie Johnson. Eddie spent 17 years in the NBA and scored almost 20,000 points. He's still deep into the game. Eddie has a national radio show, three hours a day weekdays on Sirius XM. He's also the color analyst for Phoenix Suns broadcasts. He and Dan break down that 30-point loss to Dallas in Game 7, his illustrious Illini career and what it took to make it where he is today.  ..read more

Sunday was a pleasant surprise for most Bulls fans. Billy Donovan's team was not only competitive in the series opener, it was a couple of made three-pointers away from stealing Game 1. After the way Milwaukee mauled the Bulls the last two times out, this was a step forward. They now have an extra day to make some adjustments. Dan Roan checked in with the legendary Sam Smith to take a stab at what might happen in Game 2 ..read more

It's starting to feel like Groundhog Day every time the Bulls play someone good. A four-game losing streak has dropped them to fourth in the jam-packed Eastern Conference standings. Finishing fourth quarters has been a problem, lately. But Chicago Sun-Times beat writer Joe Cowley isn't surprised by the recent skid, believing some of the Bulls success early on in the season was fools gold ..read more