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Sports Thursday, April 16, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and Jake Davis will return to Illinois next season. Illinois announced their returns a little more than six hours after freshman forward David Mirković revealed he would be back for his sophomore season. That gives the Illini four key returnees from the 2025-26 Final Four team. Tomislav and Davis were starters and leaders in their second seasons at Illinois, while Zvonimir joined his brother last season after a year each at Kentucky and Arkansas and provided a spark off the bench. Illinois center Tomislav Ivišić guards teammate David Mirković during practice before the NCAA
Tournament semifinal April 3, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Junior wing Andrej Stojaković is the last major Final Four contributor whose status has not yet been announced. Guard Keaton Wagler has declared for the NBA draft, while guard Kylan Boswell and forward Ben Humrichous are graduating. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Former Simeon WR George Gumbs walked on at NIU in 2021. After multiple position changes and a transfer to Florida, he could hear his name in the NFL draft. | | | | | Nico Hoerner had a career-high five RBIs in Wednesday’s 11-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies, setting the tone in the Chicago Cubs’ series win. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox selected the contract of Sam Antonacci from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, and he’s scheduled to make his major-league debut tonight. | | | | | Longtime Chicago White Sox anthem performer Gerald Chaney was hospitalized Wednesday after collapsing on the field while singing before a game. | | | | | Now that the ice has melted and the hardwood court has been disassembled, it’s all a game of percentages for the Blackhawks and Bulls. | | | | | The Chicago Blackhawks have given general manager Kyle Davidson a multiyear contract extension, Chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said Wednesday. | | | |
