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Kaitlin Sharkey

Chicago

Sports Anchor and Reporter at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)

@WGNTV Sports Anchor | Reporter | Co-host @GNSportsTV

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  • 1 week ago | wgntv.com | Kaitlin Sharkey |Rick Tarsitano

    DEERFIELD, Ill. – Tyler Marsh’s interest in coaching came at an early age – a true coach’s son, who recognized his father’s impact went far beyond his work in the gym. “Growing up, I would go to Final Fours with him all the time. A lot of his counterparts would be like, ‘Don’t let him get into this profession,'” laughed Tyler.

  • 1 week ago | wgntv.com | Kaitlin Sharkey |Rick Tarsitano |Eli Ong

    Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams jokes with the media Tuesday about coach Ben Johnson’s pop quiz during a meeting with the offense Monday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Caleb Williams wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room Wednesday.

  • 1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kaitlin Sharkey

    LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Caleb Williams wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room Wednesday. In his first media availability since excerpts from Seth Wickersham’s book American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback were released, Williams delivered a four-minute opening remark about the report, which claimed he and his dad Carl tried to avoid being drafted by the Bears. Advertisement“This whole storm that happened. It wasn’t something that we wanted to happen at this point.

  • 2 weeks ago | wgntv.com | Eli Ong |Kaitlin Sharkey

    LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — Six-and-a-half weeks into the Chicago Bears’ offseason workout program, Ben Johnson said his players are getting “bigger, faster, stronger,” but he also shared his thoughts on Chicago being a place some think quarterbacks go to die. “I love it. I love it. I love the opportunity to come on in and change that narrative,” Johnson said. “That’s where great stories are written. And so, we’re looking to write a new chapter here. 2025 Chicago Bears.

  • 1 month ago | wgntv.com | Kaitlin Sharkey |Eli Ong

    DEERFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — Tension sat in the air around Hailey Van Lith as she prepared for her first professional basketball practice Sunday. But once shots went up, she got into a groove and anxiety faded into what she’s always known how to do. Have fun playing basketball. “I thought at the end of practice when we were scrimmaging, I was loving it,” Van Lith told Kaitlin Sharkey in a 1-on-1 interview Sunday. “It was fun. The atmosphere was great. It was competitive.

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Kaitlin Sharkey
Kaitlin Sharkey @KRoseSharkey
15 May 25

RT @ChicagoBears: For immediate release: https://t.co/cXC10lLZs2

Kaitlin Sharkey
Kaitlin Sharkey @KRoseSharkey
14 May 25

Cooper Flagg with a very important question for Derik Queen at the NBA Combine 🎤 https://t.co/0KrYxJjTKg

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Kaitlin Sharkey @KRoseSharkey
12 May 25

Are we certain Nico will actually draft Cooper Flagg?