Sports Stories from August 23, 2019 (Change date)
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Cease makes the grade in White Sox's 8-3 romp over RangersAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - School was back in session for Dylan Cease Friday night, and the Chicago White Sox's touted rookie did not do well in the first inning. After throwing 32 pitches and giv...
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Scouting the Dundee-Crown ChargersAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Dundee-Crown knocked on the playoff door last season but it did not open. The Chargers won 4 games for the first time since their 6-win playoff season of 2013, highlight...
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Courtney Vandersloot, Sky snap Mystics' 6-game winning streakAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - There were chants of "MVP, MVP" as the final moments melted away Friday night at Wintrust Arena. But those chants weren't for former Chicago Sky star Elena Delle Donne, ...
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Not dressed for success: Cubs fall hard to NationalsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - It's tough to say what was uglier: the Cubs' performance in Friday's 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals or the uniforms the Cubs wore while turning in that performance...
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Scouting the St. Edward Green WaveAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The MVP of the 2018 conference championship team graduated, but St. Edward remains equipped to contend for consecutive Metro Suburban Red titles based on who returns. Al...
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Scouting the Vernon Hills CougarsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - You can't win a football game until you win the rep. Again and again. And again. Vernon Hills football coach Bill Bellecomo chose the motto "Win the Rep" for his 2019...
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Scouting the Lake Zurich BearsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The football coach's son did not just take care of water-bottle duties along the sideline for his father's team on Game Days. Ron Planz also served beverages and snacks...
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Boys soccer: St. Viator's Taylor, 40 years in, still having funAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Back in 1979 McDonald's introduced its Happy Meal, ESPN would make its debut, the price of gas was still under a dollar a gallon, and Mike Taylor took charge of the socc...
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Bears reserve OTs, TEs take center stage on offense against ColtsAug 23, 2019 12:00 am - When the Bears this spring opted to convert swing OT Bradley Sowell to tight end, it surely signaled their concerns regarding the ominous state of the TE room, where Tre...
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'Just watch me': Nose guard Eddie Goldman stands out in Bears' all-star defenseAug 23, 2019 12:00 am - Eddie Goldman knew what he was signing up for as an NFL nose guard: all guts, no glory. So, even as dominant as he was last season as the anchor of the NFL's best-run "D...