Sports Stories from August 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Grant High votes to join new athletic conference despite coaches' oppositionAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - A proposal for Grant High School to drop out of the North Suburban Conference is being criticized by youth athletic coaches who said the move will make the Bulldogs less...
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Jacobs tabs O'Brien as new softball coachAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Talk about a no-brainer. New Jacobs athletic director Jeremy Bauer made it official on Friday - Katie O'Brien is the Golden Eagles' new head softball coach, succeeding B...
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White Sox bats wake up in 11-5 win over JaysAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Before returning home to play the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, the White Sox went 2-4 on a West Coast trip to Seattle and San Francisco and sco...
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Surprise: Smart's next chapter will be in KansasAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - For the second time in just over a year, Roosevelt Smart is transferring. The St. Viator guard, who'd transferred from Palatine last summer, tweeted out that he would b...
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Blackhawks move on without HayesAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Blackhawks have parted ways with their 2010 first-round pick, former Boston College center Kevin Hayes. The Blackhawks and Hayes, the younger brother of former Hawks...
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McCartney helps San Francisco say goodbye to Candlestick ParkAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco said goodbye Thursday to Candlestick Park - the stadium where the city's beloved Giants and 49ers celebrated some of their greatest triumph...
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'Dogtown' skateboarder Jay Adams dies at 53Aug 15, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Jay Adams, the colorful rebel who helped transform skateboarding from a simple street pastime into one of the world's most spectacular sports with hair-rai...
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Ex-Vernon Hills star under probe at Notre DameAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame barred four football players from practice and games Friday, announcing an investigation into "suspected academic dishonesty" after allegat...
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WNBA players Griner, Johnson engagedAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - PHOENIX - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has proposed to the Tulsa Shock's Glory Johnson and posted it on social media. Griner showed a photo of her on one knee ...
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Spellman: My Million pick rhymes with 'Chagician'Aug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Wait, it's Friday, right? Anyhoo: Happy Arlington Million Day. Great card, chance of rain diminishing by the hour ... should be one heck of an afternoon. And ...