Sports Stories from June 5, 2014 (Change date)
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Mencacci's timely triple just what Montini needsJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - With one swing of the bat, Montini first baseman Jake Mencacci accomplished quite a bit Thursday afternoon. The swing came on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the sixth inni...
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Downers South gets the upper handJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - The teams were matched well with both having good hitting, solid defense and outstanding pitchers. But it was Downers Grove South that picked up a 7-4 win against Downer...
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Rizzo, Wood homer as Cubs beat Mets 7-4Jun 05, 2014 1:01 am - Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking homer, Travis Wood went deep and drove in three runs, and the Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-4 Thursday night to complete the three-game s...
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Neuqua Valley not perfect enoughJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - Perfect through five innings, Neuqua Valley needed to be perfect for two more. Plainfield North rallied late for a 3-2 baseball victory over the Wildcats in Thursday's C...
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Sharapova makes it back to French Open finalJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - For the third straight year, Maria Sharapova will play in the French Open final. The seventh-seeded Russian again lost the first set Thursday but again managed t...
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Glenbard South finds spark for comebackJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - All Glenbard South needed was a little spark. Trailing by 3 runs, the Raiders jumped on Lemont for 7 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. That was enough to win Thurs...
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South Elgin's roll continuesJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - South Elgin is making playoff baseball look easy. The Storm scored 7 runs in the first two innings against No. 3 St. Charles North and elite right-hander Ryan Nutof limi...
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Softball: Thursday, June 5 resultsJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - * Thursday's results * Class 3A Glenbard South sectional semifinal Glenbard South 10, Lemont 7 Lemont 004 100 2 -7-8-1 Glenbard South 020 071 X -10-15-5 2B: L: Jay, Smag...
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Blackhawks finally get rest they didn't wantJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - Days later, Chicago hockey fans continue to search for answers after one of the most heartbreaking defeats in Blackhawks history. There is no simple explanation, but the...
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Baseball: Thursday, June 5 resultsJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - * Thursday's results * Class 4A Oswego sectional semifinals Plainfield North 3, Neuqua Valley 2 Neuqua Valley 000 011 0 -2-1-1 Plainfield North 000 001 2 -3-4-3 2B: NV:...