Sports Stories from July 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Wood bat league keeps older players in the gameJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On the first day of summer, the late-afternoon shadows grew long over the batter’s box as players from the Springfield Rush and Springfield Pallys to...
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Elgin Post 57 advances to state finalsJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - The baseball team representing American Legion Post 57 of Elgin continues to make winning look easy. Post 57 hammered the host team from Lena 16-0 in seven innings to wi...
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Free Fighter puts his foot down in Stars and Stripes StakesJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Hunch bettors might have left Arlington Park with a smile on Saturday afternoon. The track presented Military Appreciation Day and a horse by the name of Free Fighter sc...
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Cook County Legion, IHSBCA postponedJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Saturday morning’s heavy rains forced the postponements of the Cook County American Legion baseball tournament and the Lake Park regional championship game of the Illino...
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Leslie, Cooper, Taurasi top WNBA’s Top 15Jul 23, 2011 12:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Lisa Leslie, Cynthia Cooper and Diana Taurasi lead the list, and one-time Stevenson High School standout Tamika Catchings also has been chosen as one of th...
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Rush plagued by turnovers, penalties in lossJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Just one week after securing the Central Division title with a win over the second-place Dallas Vigilantes, the Chicago Rush fell apart against the Milwaukee Mustang...
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Wells stays calm, works out of first-inning jamJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - When Randy Wells opened Saturday's game against the Astros by allowing the first two men he faced to reach base, no one could be blamed for thinking it looked like deja ...
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Elk Grove one win from Cook County titleJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - After being stunned in the opening round of the Cook County American Legion baseball tournament, Elk Grove now finds itself one win away from a trip to the state finals....
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Can Cubs make it three straight win on Sunday?Jul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Sure, Randy Wells was sharp in picking up his first victory since April 4. Sure, Geovany Soto and Marlon Byrd came through with solo home runs to give the Cubs a lead th...
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One tough test ahead for St. Charles North gradsJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - The racecourse is laid out on the grounds of Devil’s Head resort in Merrimac, Wis. It’s an aptly named locale for what Steven Miller and Jack Skelton will encounter. Th...
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