Sports Stories from May 17, 2025 (Change date)
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A different story: Journalism handles adversity to win Preakness 2 weeks after placing 2nd at DerbyMay 17, 2025 6:56 pm - Journalism has won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. The heavy favorite made good on lofty expectations two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty did not take part in the Preakness after his owners and trainer decided against the short turnaround. They will entering him in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
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Water polo: Fremd’s girls, Palatine’s boys rally to win sectional titles at BarringtonMay 17, 2025 6:17 pm - For those in attendance at Barrington for the IHSA boys and girls water polo sectional final doubleheaders Saturday at the BHS Natatorium, they saw a pair of comebacks by...
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Fast start carries Schaumburg Boomers past Joliet SlammersMay 17, 2025 5:59 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored four runs in the first inning and did not look back, grabbing a 6-2 win over the Joliet Slammers in the middle game of a weekend series at W...
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Boys gymnastics: Glenbard West edges Wheaton North to win second IHSGCA state meetMay 17, 2025 5:59 pm - No. 2-ranked defending state champion Wheaton co-op was going to have its work cut out if it was going to topple No.1 Glenbard West Saturday afternoon at the second annua...
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Caitlin Clark receives flagrant foul for hacking Angel Reese in Fever’s blowout win over SkyMay 17, 2025 5:49 pm - The Indiana Fever blew out the Chicago Sky in the teams’ WNBA season opener, and the margin was so big that the postgame talk was on a flagrant foul by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark on Chicago’s Angel Reese.
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Shaw heats up in Iowa, but no word on when he’ll return to CubsMay 17, 2025 5:31 pm - Matt Shaw clubbed 4 home runs the past two days for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Does that mean he’s ready to return to the big leagues?
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Softball: Woods outduels Gould as Kaneland tops DeKalb 3-1 in extra inningsMay 17, 2025 5:27 pm - Both Kaneland and DeKalb were struggling to get runs across the plate Saturday in the final game of the Barbs’ Strike Out Cancer round-robin. Natalie Naab came through wi...
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Water polo: Stevenson boys, girls sweep sectional titlesMay 17, 2025 5:20 pm - It was Patriots Day at the pool at Libertyville Saturday. Stevenson’s girls water polo team remained unbeaten by holding off a furious fourth quarter rally to beat Libert...
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Mass celebrating Pope Leo XIV to be held at Rate FieldMay 17, 2025 2:56 pm - A special Catholic Mass will be held at Chicago’s Rate Field to celebrate Pope Leo XIV.
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More cops, new fire station needed to handle a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights?May 17, 2025 1:37 pm - Arlington Heights leaders are contemplating the manpower and resources needed to handle security and emergency response for a potential new Bears stadium in town.