The inaugural Chicagoland Summer Showcase high school boys basketball tournament tips off this weekend with plenty to top teams from around the country as well as some of the highest-rated recruits. Mat Paker, Rockford Public Schools Athletic Director talks about the next two weekends of top-flight basketball here in Rockford.

In our continuing series “Down On The Farm,” where we look at the minor league affiliates of the Cubs, White Sox and Brewers, we talk with Tommy Viola, the vice president of communications for the Charlotte Knights,...
Beth Meyer, in her fourth year as Harlem’s girls basketball coach, talks about her expectations as the Huskies try to rebuild after a strong 2017-18 season....
In the last 40-plus seasons, the Harlem boys basketball program had won only two regionals until last Friday night, when the Huskies knocked off Crystal Lake Central to advance to this week’s Rock Valley College Sectional.  Second-year...