Sports Stories from June 14, 2017 (Change date)
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Former ESPN reporter Ed Werder wins PFWA's McCann AwardJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Former ESPN reporter Ed Werder, who has covered the NFL for 34 years, has won the Dick McCann Award from the Professional Football Writers of America. Werd...
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Leipzig signs Portuguese winger Bruma from GalatasarayJun 14, 2017 7:00 am - LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Bundesliga runner-up Leipzig has signed Portuguese winger Bruma from Turkish side Galatasaray. Leipzig says the 22-year-old Bruma, whose full nam...
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First U.S. Senior Women's Open coming to Chicago next yearJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - Contrary to reports, there will be another U.S. Open in the Midwest soon. In fact, there'll be one as soon as next year, and in Chicago to boot. The U.S. Golf Associatio...
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Johnson gives thumbs-up to Erin HillsJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - No matter how you slice it, Dustin Johnson is at the top of the golf world. The FedEx Cup standings say so. So do the Official World Golf Rankings. And, sta...
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Shields slated to start for Chicago White Sox on SundayJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - If James Shields is able to pick up where he left off, the Chicago White Sox are going to be a better team. Shaking off a nightmarish 2016 season, when he was a combined...
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Fox: Hicks' consistency a big asset to BearsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Defensive end Akiem Hicks was arguably the Chicago Bears' defensive MVP last year and maybe even the team MVP. The 6-foot-5, 336-pound sixth-year veteran played 86.6 of ...
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More woes for Chicago Cubs in loss to MetsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The top of the order was top of the line for the Chicago Cubs again Wednesday night. And just when manager Joe Maddon thought he had one leak plugged, two oth...
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Special final draft day for Chicago CubsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The final day of the baseball amateur draft was a special one for the Chicago Cubs. They wound up with 41 players over 40 rounds overall. They had two picks i...
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Mundelein pitcher Murphy drafted by Milwaukee BrewersJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - So what does one do when dreams of epic proportions suddenly seemed dashed? "Laundry," Brendan Murphy said. "I thought I better start doing some laundry, and start packi...
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Lake County athlete of the year: An enriching senior year for Stevenson's RichardsonJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - A big deal at Stevenson, where she capped her high school sports career with a state championship, Ashley Richardson might never have felt bigger. Europe, where space of...