Orrin Schwarz

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Orrin Schwarz

Professional sports championship trophies. Daily Herald illustration by Paul Valade We debuted our Hope Index a year ago with the idea of gauging the chances our hometown professional sports teams might soon contend for a championship. Not win a championship, mind you. Contend. You know, make the playoffs, be more than a little competitive. Like they say at the lottery — the state lottery, not the draft lottery — you can’t win if you don’t play.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Orrin Schwarz

Miami quarterback Cam Ward, right, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) AP No. 1 Cam Ward Titans No surprise here. They needed a QB. They got their choice at the most premium of positions. No. 2 Travis Hunter Jaguars They traded up from 5 to grab the two-way WR/CB, maybe the best player in the draft.

4 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Orrin Schwarz

TCU's Hailey Van Lith poses before being selected by the Chicago Sky in Monday’s WNBA basketball draft in New York. AP Hailey Van Lith is feeling grateful today. Grateful to be drafted by the Chicago Sky. Grateful to have a chance to play in the WNBA. But most of all she’s grateful to be feeling good again. Van Lith has been public about her mental health struggles, but the worst is behind her, she believes.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Orrin Schwarz

Ajsa Sivka, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected 10th overall by the Chicago Sky during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft Monday in New York. AP With a solid frontcourt already in place, the Chicago Sky on Monday night went for shooting and guard help in the WNBA draft. Picking at No. 10, the Sky drafted Ajsa Sivka, a 6-foot-3 Slovenian power forward who is proficient from the 3-point line.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Orrin Schwarz

Former Glen Ellyn resident Hank Steinbrecher, former Secretary General of the U.S. Soccer Federation, died Tuesday in Arizona at age 77. Daily Herald File Photo I first met Hank Steinbrecher years ago in the hall outside the SeatGeek Stadium locker rooms following a Chicago Fire game.