Following an MRI on Tuesday, the official diagnosis is a sprain and bruise that has Hamilton listed as day-to-day. more ›

What had initially been diagnosed as back spasms is in fact a muscular injury, and not a more serious structural one that could require surgery. Rose will continue treatment that includes massages, electrical stimulation and rest. more ›

Rather than opt for surgery, Deng is going to rest the wrist for a couple weeks to see how it responds. more ›

If you missed the fantasy football playoffs, these five simple tips will help you attain ultimate victory: angering your friends. more ›

When faced with the choice of picking Tim Tebow for your fantasy team it's wise to remember: While religious views are a matter of opinion, in fantasy football, it pays to remain agnostic. more ›

A position-by-position breakdown of the Week 10 injuries, including why Matt Schaub's season-ending broken foot isn't a big deal. more ›

Jake Peavy's strained groin will sideline the pitcher for a couple of starts as he's headed to the DL yet again -- his fourth stint in less than two seasons with the Sox. more ›

While the NFL team owners continue to lock out the players, the league carries on with off-season business. Among the items on the agenda are rules changes to reduce the rate of injuries — especially head injuries like concussions. With that goal in mind, the NFL passed new kick-off rules on Tuesday which could impact the Bears by curtailing what many view as the most exciting play in football. more ›

Looks like Bulls guard Derrick Rose is ailing from more than just a bad back, Rose was held out of practice again today with a couple of stomach ulcers, but he hopes to be in the lineup tomorrow night when the Orlando Magic come to town. more ›

We were amazed at how the criticism of Jay Cutler in Sunday's NFC Title game went from "He was a pussy who couldn't gut it out" to "He's a punk-ass." TMZ caught up with Cutler and his famous-for-something-or-other girlfriend Kristin Cavallari in Los Angeles yesterday ('cause it isn't an official story until Harvey Levin and company weigh in). In between the whining of the paparazzo following the couple to get Cavallari to say something, you can see that Cutler is still favoring the right leg a bit. more ›

All that criticism about Jay Cutler's toughness might be for naught. Sun-Times Bears beat writer Sean Jensen is reporting that Cutler has an MCL tear in his knee. The severity of the injury is being determined, but surgery is likely necessary. more ›

When Carlos Boozer broke his fifth metacarpal bone, Bulls fans learned more than they'd hoped to about the skeletal structure of the hand. Now, it's the ligaments we need to familiarize ourselves with as Joakim Noah will require surgery to repair torn ulnar ligament in his right thumb that will force him to miss eight to ten weeks of action. Noah's injury is the same as the one Kirk Hinrich suffered in the 2008-09 season where he missed nine weeks. more ›

Busy day for sports locally. Let's recap what happened. more ›

Medical costs for Gabriela Cedillo, the "Transformers 3" extra who suffered brain damage and was partially paralyzed when a stunt went awry during filming last month,are estimated at $350,000 and rising, according to her family attorney. more ›

As much as Lovie Smith downplayed Jay Cutler's concussion all week, we knew this was coming eventually. The team announced yesterday that Cutler's injuries suffered during a nine-sack half against New York will prevent him from taking the field in Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. In his place, veteran backup Todd Collins will start under center. The 16 year vet will be making his 21st career start, and his first since a 2007 playoff game as a member of the Redskins. Meanwhile, Cutler will miss the first game of his six year career because of injury. more ›

We haven't even had a chance to see the Bulls' highest profile free agent signing on the cour, and already the team is having to juggle their line-up because of injury. With opening night just a month away, they''ll be without Carlos Boozer for the next eight weeks. more ›

We've been saying all along that the Bears' weakest link was their offensive line. We saw just how bad that line could be last night and why it's such a serious issue for this Bears team. Jay Cutler suffered nine (NINE!) sacks in the first half of the game before departing at halftime due to a concussion. Backup Todd Collins was also knocked out of the game, requiring the Bears to send in Caleb Hanie in the fourth quarter. That the Bears lost 17-3 and not by a larger margin is somewhat of a miracle, because they played just about the ugliest game we've ever seen. more ›

The Bears' defense was dealt a blow when the team was forced to place linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer on injured reserve, ending his season on Tuesday. A blow to his head caused a concussion during the third preseason game. While symptoms associated with the concussion were why he didn't travel to Cleveland for the final preseason game, he had been cleared to play in Sunday's opener. Hillenmeyer then left Sunday's game against the Lions with what was described at the time as symptoms of illness. Determined to be lingering effects of the brain blow, the team decided to put him on ice for the rest of the year. more ›

Jake Peavy left Tuesday's White Sox - Angels game in the second inning with a back injury, and the news does not sound good for the Sox pitcher acquired in a high profile trade last season. The initial diagnosis following an MRI on Wednesday is a detachment of the latissimus dorsi muscle in his back. I didn't know what that was either, but when I asked my physical therapy student wife, she winced at the thought of such an injury. Which may explain why Peavy will be consulting with the likes of sports orthopedic surgeons James Andrews and Lewis Yocum to determine the best course of action. Surgery looks likely for the right hander to repair the reattach the muscle. And the injury will most likely sideline Peavy for the rest of the 2010 season. more ›

Suffering from lingering soreness in his calf, White Sox closer Bobby Jenks had an MRI to determine whether there was any structural damage in his lower leg. The results of the MRI were good news, as they revealed no damage. When asked about his prospect for being ready to go on Opening Day, Jenks said, "no doubt about it." more ›

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today defenseman Brain Campbell will likely avoid surgery for a broken clavicle and broken ribs, make a full-recovery, and could be back to playing for the team in seven-to-eight weeks. Of course, there are only four weeks left in the regular season, so the seven-to-eight week return would put Campbell back on the ice no sooner than sometime during the second round of the playoffs. Campbell sustained the injuries Sunday when Washington Caps star Alex Ovechkin checked Campbell from behind and into the boards. Ovechkin was suspended for two games by the NHL yesterday and issued an apology. more ›

It's been a while since the likes of Bill Russell and Lenny Wilkins had to fill dual roles as player-coaches, but the Bulls just might need Vinny Del Negro to trade in his suits for shorts this week. Kirk Hinrich will be forced to miss Tuesday's game after being suspended one game by the league for making contact with an official after he was ejected from Friday night's game against Miami. more ›

The question of whether or not Bulls' forward Tyrus Thomas had the flu when the team sent him home this week is now irrelevant. Thomas will miss the next four to six weeks after fracturing his forearm during a workout yesterday. According to the Tribune: more ›

Now that star linebacker Brian Urlacher is out for the season, the Bears are moving quick to fill that hole. While Hunter Hillenmeyer will be the team's middle linebacker for now, yesterday the Bears signed linebacker Tim Shaw, who played in a few games for Jacksonville last year and for Carolina before that. As for the negotiations with veteran Derrick Brooks, those have been put on hold in favor of the younger Shaw. The status of another injured Bears linebacker, Pisa Tinoisamoa, is still uncertain. more ›

In his third minor league rehab start, White Sox starter Jake Peavy pitched five innings of shutout baseball and looks ready to join the Sox rotation. While Peavy allowed base runners in each of his five innings, none reached home plate during his 80-pitch outing. In three minor league starts, the former Cy Young winner is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA. His progress toward returning to the big leagues comes none too soon -- Jose Contreras had another horrific outing against the Red Sox on Monday night, and appears headed to the bullpen. Peavy could take Contreras' spot in the rotation and make his White Sox debut against the Yankees on Saturday. We'll know more about Peavy's return date after he and team officials meet on Tuesday. more ›

No, this post is not a repeat from 2008. Or 2007. Or 2006. For the fourth time in as many years, Bears defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek has apparently suffered a season-ending injury. Dvoracek left Saturday night's preseason game against the New York Giants with a knee injury, and while he was seen with his right heavily wrapped in ice afterward, he declared it to be fine. However, rumors of a scheduled MRI alluded to the fact it might be more serious. After the tests, coach Lovie Smith called it a sprained MCL, but the Sun-Times reports Dvoracek has a torn ACL in his right knee, as well, and he's finished for the year. We'll see how long before the Bears place him on the injured reserve list to make it official. more ›

When the White Sox take the field against the Royals on tonight, an old familiar face will take the mound for the White Sox. Freddy Garcia, signed by the Sox to a minor league deal in June, makes his 2009 debut for the White Sox after rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder. more ›

Mark Prior last appeared in a major league game almost three years ago -- on August 10, 2006, for the Cubs. That may end up being the last time the former phenom ever toes the mound in the big leagues. After days of speculation, the San Diego Padres officially released Prior, who has been rehabbing in the minor leagues following multiple surgeries. Will any other team take a flier on the once future superstar? With a lifetime record of 42-29 with a 3.51 ERA before the injury bug derailed his career, somebody will likely sign him to another minor league deal in the hopes he can return to "the show." However, we're in the camp who think he's finished. more ›

An explosion at a commercial vegetable oil plant in Humboldt Park has seriously injured two, according to published reports. The building is in the 800 block of N. Albany, an address that the Trib reports belongs to Columbus Foods Co. The chemical explosion resulted in five ambulances and a hazardous materials unit responding to the call. more ›

White Sox GM Kenny Williams wants to know if you've seen his Colon. Bartolo, that is. It may seem unlikely to lose sight of the rotund pitcher, but that's exactly what's happened. Scheduled to make a rehab start with their Triple-A team in Charlotte on Thursday after a stint in Arizona, the White Sox have been unable to get in touch with Colon. Said Williams, "Efforts to contact his agent have been successful. Their efforts to contact their client have not been so successful." more ›