Sports Stories from October 5, 2021 (Change date)
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Looking back at big wins for Lisle, YorkOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Decisions, decisions. High school football is full of them, from the monumental to the minutiae. Take Lisle's homecoming game last Friday with Herscher, for instance. T...
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Girls volleyball: Geneva finishes strong vs. BataviaOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Geneva's focus has been simple in the last number of weeks: finishing a game and progressing. The Vikings endured an eight-game losing streak that was finally snapped ag...
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Boys soccer: Naperville Central's late goal ties BenetOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - This was the type of game that probably should have ended in a tie, yet when it did, both sides had reason for some disappointment. Class 2A power Benet Academy came to ...
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How they fared: Recapping the 2021 season series between White Sox and AstrosOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - By Matt Baron On Thursday afternoon, the Chicago White Sox take on the Houston Astros in Game 1 of their American League division series. In advance of that highly anti...
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Bogaerts, Red Sox dent Cole, beat Yanks in AL wild-card gameOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON - Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning ...
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8 months after signing Candace Parker, the Sky are 1 win away from the WNBA FinalsOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - When Naperville native Candace Parker signed with the Chicago Sky in February, she talked a lot about the emotions of finally coming home to play basketball again. Afte...
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Gonzales: Dusty Baker and Tony La Russa have a long history. A new chapter starts Thursday.Oct 05, 2021 1:00 am - As the Houston Astros moved closer to a division title in September, Dusty Baker knew what was awaiting him in October. "I knew it probably was going to be him," Baker c...
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Boys soccer: Mayer's clutch goal lifts Fremd over Rolling MeadowsOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - In a moment of brilliance, Will Mayer helped Fremd take a decisive step toward claiming the MSL West title. The junior stunned host Rolling Meadows in the 79th minute wi...
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Girls volleyball: Cary-Grove continues its hot streakOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - A two-set loss to Jacobs on Sept. 14 was especially hard on Cary-Grove, which had just beaten undefeated Huntley five days earlier. "It wasn't Cary-Grove style. It wasn'...
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Ex-Cub Factor (Ex-Sox too)/AL Wild Card: Schwarber, Rizzo HR from leadoff spotsOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Two onetime Chicago Cubs sluggers took on the roles of leadoff hitters in the American League wild-card game Tuesday night - DH Kyle Schwarber for the Red Sox by virtue ...