All Stories from August 27, 2020 (Change date)
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Marmolejos' slam gives Mariners a twinbill split with PadresAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-...
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Chargers see new stadium but decide to cancel scrimmageAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Chargers saw their new home at SoFi Stadium for the first time as a team Thursday. But instead of conducting a scrimmage as plan...
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Awkward activism: MLB's uneven response to racial injusticeAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - In a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America's discussion about racial injustice. Some teams are playing. Some aren't. Two teams walke...
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NFL mentor leads program to help players leverage platformsAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - Lamonte Winston had difficult conversations with players who wanted to follow Colin Kaepernick's lead - and were afraid to lose their jobs if they protested against raci...
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Huskers surrounded by college teams pushing on with footballAug 27, 2020 7:00 am - FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - The temperature was approaching 90 and a light breeze was blowing while Jeff Jamrog put his Midland University football team through its paces under...
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Netflix's 'All Together Now' offers touching, teary tale of fellowshipAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - “All Together Now” - ★ ★ ★ Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursi...
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Palatine woman follows her dream after losing jobAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - After losing her job due to COVID-19, a Palatine woman is taking a leap of faith and following her longtime dream by opening a print shop in Rolling Meadows. Shannon Tho...
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Fremd teacher makes triumphant return following cancer battleAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - During a homecoming pep rally at William Fremd High School on Sept. 20, 2013, special education teacher T.J. Valacak said he wasn't feeling very well. This day was the l...
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Salute, Inc. receives $20,000 grant from national nonprofitAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - With a number of in-person charity events and fundraisers sidelined because of the pandemic, a Palatine-based nonprofit that helps veterans and their families just got a...
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Reinterpreted 'David Copperfield' delights with well-acted, joy-filled taleAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - “The Personal History of David Copperfield” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If ever a match were made in cine-literary heaven it would be Charles Dickens and Armando Iannucci, each a ma...