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MIAMI — Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after police say she punched a man in the face at a Miami nightclub.A four-time WNBA All-Star, Ogunbowale was celebrating early Thursday at the club E11EVEN after winning the Unrivaled championship with the Mist that night. According to Miami-Dade County police records, Ogunbowale punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground, and security cameras captured the act.The county corrections department said Ogunbowale has been released from custody."The league is aware of an incident involving Arike Ogunbowale and we are in the process of gathering additional information," Unrivaled spokesperson Tish Carmona said. "We're in contact with Arike and her representatives."The Wings said they were aware of her arrest and "are in the process of gathering more information. Further comments will be provided once we have more details."The Associated Press left message seeking comment with Excel Management, which represents Ogunbowale.Ogunbowale scored 19 points in the title game Wednesday night against the Phantom. Latest on the Sky and WNBA WNBA After pushing the WNBA forward, Unrivaled faces its next test The player-centric league forced key conversations around the WNBA. Its next challenge is adapting to the ecosystem it helped reshape. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Alissa Hirsh read Sky Unrivaled executive and former Sky coach shed light on Angel Reese's return Retaining stars like Reese will be crucial for the startup 3-on-3 league. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Alissa Hirsh read Sky Will there even be a season? And other pressing Sky questions The Sky’s 2026 season remains one giant question mark. Here’s what we know so far. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Alissa Hirsh read

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was another one of those starts for Sox left-hander Anthony Kay. He opened the bottom of the first by loading the bases with Diamondbacks with one out before gutting it out.Luken Baker struck out swinging and A.J. Vukovich lined out to left. No runs, no harm, not foul.“I just struggled to get in a groove very early on,” he said near the end of Chicago’s 6-0 win. “But thankfully I was able to settle in and not give up any runs. I was able to lock in during the second inning.”Final line: Three innings, two hits, no runs, two walks, two whiffs, 51 pitches. A nice spring training outing heading in the right direction.“I think I was trying to do a little bit too much,” he added. “I was overthrowing a bit. I talked with [Zach] Bove and Bobby [Hearn] in the dugout, and they just settled me down. Just worry about throwing strikes and not trying to be too nasty. Just let them hit it a little bit.”Keep in mind, Kay hasn’t pitched in the Major Leagues since 2023 with the New York Mets. He’s spent most of the last three seasons in Japan. He’s glad to be back.“Yeah, for sure,” he said. “Japan is great, but it’s not the big leagues. I’m really excited to be here,” after signing a two-year free-agent contract with the White Sox guaranteeing him at least $12 million.There was a lot of development in Japan, he added.“I had to learn to be a starter again. I had to work on my command over there, for sure. I definitely learned a lot about myself and really regained a lot of confidence over there.”Contract signingsThe White Sox signed one-year contracts with 31 of their 32 pre-arbitration eligible players on Friday, renewing the contract of infielder Miguel Vargas when he didn’t come to terms. According to a club spokesman, Vargas was renewed at $805,700.Among the top paid were pitchers Tyler Gilbert at $900,000, and Shane Smith at $825,900, and infielder Lenyn Sosa at $803,550.The amounts paid to the remaining signees were not disclosed. All players on the 40-man roster are now signed for the 2026 season.Here is the remainder of the list:Pitchers: Alexander Alberto, Prelander Berroa, Sean Burke, Ky Bush, Jonathan Cannon, Duncan Davitt, Brandon Eisert, Wikelman González, Jordan Leasure, Davis Martin, Tanner McDougal, Chris Murphy, Jedixson Páez, David Sandlin, Grant Taylor, Drew Thorpe and Mike Vasil.Catchers: Korey Lee, Edgar Quero and Kyle Teel.Infielders: Brooks Baldwin, Curtis Mead, Chase Meidroth Colson Montgomery, and Tanner Murray.Outfielders: Luisangel Acuña, Everson Pereira and Tristan Peters.Roster movesAfter Friday’s win over the D-backs, the Sox made 10 roster moves as promised beforehand by manager Will Venable.Optioned to Class AAA Charlotte : RHP Duncan Davitt.Reassigned to minor-league camp: RHPs Mason Adams, Adisyn Coffey, Tyler Davis, Zach Franklin and Jairo Iriarte, LHP Shane Murphy, C Michael Turner and INFs Tim Elko and Jacob Gonzalez.With the moves, the White Sox have 57 players remaining in camp: 30 pitchers, five catchers, 11 infielders and 11 outfielders.Sox 6, Diamondbacks 0Sox manager Will Venable said he saw the highlights of Friday’s WBC game from Japan where Team Nippon wiped out Chinese Taipei, 13-0, in a match that ended after seven in Tokyo Dome because of the Mercy rule.In the second inning, White Sox’s first baseman Munetaka Muerakami drew a walk to open the innings as a preface to loading the bases for Shohei Ohtani, who thrilled the sellout crowd by hitting a grand slam into the right field bleachers. Japan scored 10 runs in the inning and Murakami scored three runs in the game.“He’s been in the middle of the action,” Venable said. “I think those guys playing in that atmosphere, they’re all going to benefit from that.”Jared Kelenic hit a three-run, fourth inning homer off D-backs right-hander Joe Ross, his first of the spring.Three Sox relievers combined to shutout what amounted to an Arizona minor league team for the final six innings, allowing two hits, no walks and striking out five.On deck: Sox at Mariners, 2:10 p.m. Saturday, Peoria, CHSN, 1000-AM, Grant Taylor vs. Logan Gilbert.

The Blackhawks' old guard is long gone. The Hawks' placeholder veterans of recent years are now mostly gone, too, following the trade deadline.The kids run this team now."It’s their locker room now," general manager Kyle Davidson said Friday. "It’s time for them to take over and say what needs to be said, when it needs to happen."This week, Davidson did something historically unprecedented by trading all three official members of the Hawks' leadership group: Nick Foligno, Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson.And it wasn't even surprising. All three were pending free agents who saw their exits coming well in advance. This was always the plan.For the portion of the fan base fed up with the excruciating slowness of this now four-year-long rebuild, this is the moment they ought to start paying attention again.The young generation the Hawks have spent all this time gathering — which Davidson believes will carry the franchise back to glory — is now assembling in the NHL. That process was already underway, but it feels like a new chapter officially began this week."I don’t fear for the lack of leadership," Davidson said. "I think it’s there. It’s just going to come in a different form now. I’m excited for a lot of those young guys to find that voice."That generation will of course be led by Connor Bedard, who will take over as an alternate captain (along with veteran Tyler Bertuzzi) for the rest of this season and will likely be named permanent captain next season."Coming into this season, we obviously saw [Bedard's] play, but his voice and ability to command that room...really took a step forward," Davidson said. "You feel it when you’re around him. You see it when the group is just hanging out around the rink or on the road. He's a guy who people gravitate toward, and I believe he’ll continue to grow in that respect and find his own leadership style."The other bricks are starting to be put in place around Bedard, as well. Frank Nazar, Oliver Moore and Ryan Greene were already here. Anton Frondell will arrive later this month. Roman Kantserov and Nick Lardis should be full-time NHL players next season. Davidson said the Blackhawks will test out several young players in the 3C role now that Dickinson is gone.Moore and Greene obviously will be two of them.— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 6, 2026 Some prospects within the group of Sacha Boisvert, AJ Spellacy, Marek Vanacker, Vaclav Nestrasil, John Mustard, Jack Pridham, Mason West and more should also end up hitting, even though not all will.The Hawks do still have some veteran forwards left — Bertuzzi, Ryan Donato, Teuvo Teravainen, Andre Burakovsky and Ilya Mikheyev (the one notable pending UFA not dealt Friday) — but their days are all numbered to various degrees.Eventually, the Hawks' forward group will resemble their current defensive group, which now features just one player older than 24. On the right side, Murphy's departure leaves the trio of Louis Crevier, Artyom Levshunov and Sam Rinzel. On the left, Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser are poised to become the vocal leaders of the back end."I definitely don't want to come across as somebody who's just stepping up because ... Murphy leaves," Vlasic said this week. "But I'm going to pick my spots and try to figure out how to help lead this team with what I do know."Davidson did shift his tone slightly Friday in regards to using his massive stash of picks and prospects to trade for established NHL players. He clarified that's exclusively a "down-the-road" idea but rather something they've already explored and attempted. Blues star Robert Thomas, who didn't end up moving Friday, is one option they objectively should consider, for example."I would hope and expect, in the future, to add and inject more talent," Davidson said. "But we can only deal with what we know, and we know all these players coming up. We believe ... wholeheartedly, not just with rose-colored glasses, that they can get us to where we want to go." Latest on the Blackhawks Blackhawks Blackhawks hold on to Ilya Mikheyev past trade deadline Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson said he intends to try to re-sign Mikheyev after opting not to trade him away Friday. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Ben Pope read Blackhawks Blackhawks trade Nick Foligno to Wild, reuniting him with brother Marcus Foligno’s departure Friday means the Hawks’ entire prior leadership group has been traded within a week. Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi will take over as alternate captains for now. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Ben Pope read Blackhawks After trades, Blackhawks motivated to make this the last time they sell at deadline Whether or not Hawks captain Nick Foligno moves before Friday — just like alternate captains Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson already have — he wants the Hawks’ young core to realize ‘there’s more of yourself to give.’ [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   By Ben Pope read

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — White Sox manager Will Venable knows more than anyone that it’s high time for him and his staff to make some sense out of their pitching staff with less than three weeks to go until opening day at Milwaukee on March 26.Right now, he has a closer — Seranthony Dominguez — but no Opening Day starter and nothing in between. Shane Smith, Anthony Kay, Sean Newcomb, Sean Burke, and Davis Martin have made the most of their recent starts. Four others are being stretched out just in case.It’s a process story, and Venable has been asked almost every day where he is in that process.“We’re two days closer than the last time you asked,” he said, perhaps a bit sarcastically.But come on, there has to be a list, some kind of pecking order in evaluating these pitchers.“That is a good point and that part of it is real,” Venable explained. “We have a number of guys who are in competition for a starting rotation job. At some point we need to give them some information so they can adjust their routines and gear toward long relief roles or whatever they might be doing.“It’s coming here soon. But there are still tough decisions we have to make.”Those decisions couldn’t come too soon. Right now, the potential starters have been rolling with it, but the point of no return is quickly approaching. Plus, there’s nothing to say that changes couldn’t be made in April after the rush toward opening day.Burke said Thursday night after a hiccup start against the Guardians he feels secure in his bid for a starting rotation berth.He allowed four runs on four hits to the first six batters he faced: Angel Martinez, Brayan Rocchio and George Valera opened with a trio of doubles. With two out, CJ Kayfus hit a two-run homer. After the rough start, he resettled and retired seven of the last eight through three innings.At this point, it’s not what you really want.“I believe I should be in the starting rotation,” Burke said. “I learned a lot last year from the ups and downs I went through. Working with the new coaches and talking through some stuff, I feel super confident going into the year.”To be fair, it’s not as if the Sox have a marquee starter. They haven’t had one since Garrett Crochet was traded to Boston after Chicago’s record 121-loss, 2024 season. Bud Black, who influenced Venable during their days as manager and player in the Padres organization, said Friday he has one way of building a pitching staff.“Get a No. 1 starter — an ace — and a premium closer,” Black, also a fair major-league pitcher and pitching coach in his own right, said in response to a text message. “Then fill in from there.”“Yeah, that sounds good to me,” Venable said.The Sox aren’t there yet, but Smith could be the ace.Smith, Davis and Burke made a combined 76 starts for the White Sox last year. They were 18-29. Kay played in Japan for the past three seasons, going 9-6 with a 1.74 ERA in 24 starts last season for Yokohama.He signed a two-year contract with Chicago during the offseason that guarantees him $12 million, is loaded with performance bonuses and has a mutual $10 million option for 2028 with a $2 million buyout.Newcomb pitched out of the bullpen last year for the Athletics, is 33 and hasn’t started regularly since his first two seasons with Atlanta.It’s a staff without substance and texture.“That’s a big thing for us: not to care about what people are thinking outside of this clubhouse,” Martin said. “Face it, our staff is going to look different, than like say, the Dodgers. It’s not going to be as much copy and paste like other organizations because of where we’re at.”But it shouldn’t be worse than, say, the Rockies for that matter, either. Watch this space.

Scrambled eggs, grits and sausage patties were the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s regular order at Hyde Park’s Valois Restaurant. He’d sit at the fifth table on the right side, without fail. Jackson was a loyal customer, sometimes coming in twice a day, for over 40 years.Gianni Colamussi, owner of the popular cafeteria-style restaurant, became friends with the civil rights activist and his family over the years. So streaming Friday’s homegoing services on the television at Valois felt like a good way to honor Jackson’s legacy for Chicagoans who couldn’t make it to the services.“He’s been a real big pinnacle of this area and of the restaurant,” he said. “His bodyguard would sit at the table behind him, and if it was just them two, he would eat in peace.”The funeral service honoring Jackson began at 11 a.m. at Chicago’s House of Hope, and was attended by thousands. Heavy hitters like former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as the Rev. Al Sharpton and singer Jennifer Hudson were in attendance.But South Side businesses like Valois also streamed the homegoing services for their patrons. The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s favorite table at Valois at 1518 E 53rd St in Hyde Park, Friday, March 6, 2026. Gianni Colamussi, owner of the popular cafeteria-style restaurant, became friends with Jackson and his family over the years. So streaming Friday’s services on the television at Valois felt like a good way to honor Jackson’s legacy.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times During his break, Colamussi, 53, parked himself at the closest table to the TV. The restaurant was crowded with regulars at 11:30 a.m. and most seemed to be going about their business. But Colamussi and a visiting friend, John Pitsadiotis, were fixated on the services.Colamussi and his family went to Rainbow PUSH for the two-day lying in state last week. He and his family got “VIP service” that they weren’t expecting.“The family had us go straight to the front to pay our respects,” he said. “That was incredible, the respect they showed us was impeccable.”Jackson’s brother, Charles Jackson, stopped by Valois a day earlier.“We got to talking a little bit, and he said, ‘Man the memories of this place with him, I come here now and it’s eerie,'” Colamussi said.Colamussi thinks Jesse Jackson stopped by the restaurant for the last time in the fall.“He was slowing down for sure,” he said. At Hyde Park Hair Salon, longtime barber A.C. Chandler cuts the hair of customer Arthur Dennis as the shop’s televisions show Rev. Jackson’s celebration of life service.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Over at Hyde Park Hair Salon, longtime barber A.C. Chandler spent the day reminiscing about events with Rainbow PUSH, and about the salon’s time cutting the hair of Jesse Jackson Jr. and U.S Rep. Jonathan Jackson.The hair salon, which famously counts former President Barack Obama as a one-time client, streamed the Friday services on both televisions at the salon.“Everybody has been watching all day,” said Chandler, 46.Chandler and his client, Arthur Dennis, spent the appointment pointing out people they knew at the funeral.“We were just talking about people that we know within our circle that are either active members involved in or part of the Rainbow PUSH coalition,” Chandler said.Dennis, a current member of PUSH, said the homegoing celebration was necessary.“But also, I think with any celebration of life… It’s about what do you do now? If Jesse Jackson was about solidarity, how are we showing that in our everyday lives,” said Dennis, 33. “Because it's one thing to show up for a day, but how do you show up for a lifetime? Barber A.C. Chandler cuts Arthur Dennis hair at Hyde Park Hair Salon as the live stream of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s homegoing service is played on TV in Hyde Park, Friday, March 6, 2026.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times