Sports Stories from May 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Earnhardt closing in on a win, maybe at TalladegaMay 02, 2012 3:59 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It has been almost four years since Dale Earnhardt Jr. won a Sprint Cup Series race. There have been flashes of hope in the humbling drought, and...
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Fremd floats to MSL championshipMay 02, 2012 3:58 pm - The Fremd boys water polo program sure reached a high-water mark Wednesday. In a dominant display, the Vikings won the Mid-Suburban League championship 16-3 over visitin...
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Benet makes it six straight in ESCCMay 02, 2012 3:37 pm - There are twice as many running events as field events at a track meet, but the importance of the latter can never be discounted. Wednesday night at Benedictine Universi...
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Wheaton advances easilyMay 02, 2012 3:36 pm - Danny Heller’s back isn’t 100 percent healthy right now, but it didn’t keep the Wheaton co-op boys gymnastics team from advancing back to next weekend...
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Wheaton Academy stuns St. Francis in final minuteMay 02, 2012 3:32 pm - From her forward position St. Francis senior Sydney Fox watched in horror as Wheaton Academy’s Crystal Thomas collected the soccer ball near midfield in the final minute...
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Scouting the MSL girls water polo championshipMay 02, 2012 3:26 pm - Scouting the MSL championship game Who: Wheeling (18-6) at Fremd (23-5) When: 6 p.m. Thursday How they got here: Both Wheeling and Fremd made it through their divisional...
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Wheaton Academy athletes going to great lengths to LeadMay 02, 2012 3:13 pm - Wheaton Academy’s baseball game May 7 against Aurora Christian is not your normal game. To be played at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva starting with the sophomores at 4:30 p...
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Kentucky Derby has 21 horses entered, 1 above maxMay 02, 2012 2:27 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A total of 21 horses have been entered for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, one more than the maximum allowed field of 20. The entry box closed Wednesday mor...
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Junior Seau found dead at California homeMay 02, 2012 2:00 pm - OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his...
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Vizza strikes out 16 in Naperville Central winMay 02, 2012 1:57 pm - Naperville Central’s Kristina Vizza struck out 16 batters, two-hitting Glenbard East 1-0 on Wednesday in Lombard. The No. 8 Redhawks (17-4, 6-1 DuPage Valley Conference)...