Sports Stories from October 7, 2017 (Change date)
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Nationals use big eighth inning to stun Cubs in Game 2Oct 07, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr. said he has hung a few curveballs this season and gotten away with them. But not on this Saturday night. And not to this ba...
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Cubs' Maddon likes Zobrist's approachOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — With the Cubs facing left-hander Gio Gonzalez in Game 2 of the National League division series, manager Joe Maddon went with a lineup heavy on right-handed ...
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Girls swimming: Lyons prevails in Barrington's inviteOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington's girls swimming and diving team is no longer unbeaten this fall, but the Fillies still put on a heck of show in the invitational they hosted Saturday. Lyons ...
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Football notes: Wauconda welcomes healthy offensive showingOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - It's probably not a coincidence that Wauconda's first win of the season on Friday night was coupled with its best offensive game of the season. "By far our best offensiv...
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Girls volleyball: St. Charles N., Crystal Lake S. win tourney titlesOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - The St. Charles North girls volleyball team improved to 24-3 for the season on Saturday and won the Schaumburg Saxon Invite. North defeated Grant, St. Viator, and Bartle...
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Boys soccer: Palatine rallies for win at Lake ZurichOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - Assembling a complete game has been the issue for Palatine's boys soccer team throughout the season. Judging from Saturday's result, the Pirates might be pulling things ...
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Cross country: Huntley boys win Stampede title, Batavia girls 2ndOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - There's not much the power of positive thinking can't help - just ask Batavia's Mia Gianfrancesco. The sophomore, coming off one of her best races last week when she fin...
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Girls swimming: St. Charles North takes own inviteOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - This is the time of the girls swim season when the mental side of the sport comes to the fore. Athletes have been working for two months and yet their times aren't showi...
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Girls tennis: Teammates' support rallies WW South's ChoiOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville South girls tennis singles player Sam Choi was not sure how much or how well she'd play Saturday. First, there was the threat of more rain after Frid...
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Rozner: In the blink of an eye, Cubs and Nationals are tied upOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - For six hours and 16 innings of baseball, it was an unfair fight. Cubs starting pitching was pounding Washington hitters inside with strikes, and low and away with unhit...