Sports Stories from August 21, 2025 (Change date)
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Blowout win sends Schaumburg Boomers back to top of West Division standingsAug 21, 2025 9:50 pm - A night after falling out of first place, the Schaumburg Boomers vaulted back to the top of the West Division standings, leapfrogging the Gateway Grizzlies after breezing to a 17-5 win on Thursday night to salvage a game in the series between the two teams fighting in the standings at Wintrust Field.
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Tucker returns, but Cubs bats stay silent in pivotal division loss to MilwaukeeAug 21, 2025 6:29 pm - Kyle Tucker went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup and the Cubs lost the series finale to Milwaukee 4-1 on Thursday.
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Milwaukee’s Priester win streak reaches 15 straightAug 21, 2025 5:44 pm - Brewers starter Quinn Priester couldn’t finish the fifth inning Thursday against the Cubs. But the Cary-Grove grad kept his string of success intact.
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WNBA breaks single-season attendance record that had stood since 2002Aug 21, 2025 4:58 pm - With 2½ weeks left in the WNBA's regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record. League officials announced Thursday that the league's 13 teams have drawn a total of 2,501,609 fans over 226 games this season, surpassing the previous mark that was set in 2002 when the league had 16 teams. It also took the WNBA 256 games to reach the milestone in 2002.
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Blackhawks sign Frank Nazar to seven-year contract extensionAug 21, 2025 4:20 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks signed forward Frank Nazar to a seven-year contract extension on Thursday with a cap hit of $6.59 million per season. The contract doesn’t kick in until the 2026-27 season, as Nazar still has a year left on his entry-level deal. The hope — the expectation, really — is that he and Connor Bedard can be the Blackhawks’ 1-2 punch down the middle for the next decade or more.
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Countdown to prep football: Two differing opinions on the private school debateAug 21, 2025 3:06 pm - Our countdown to prep football continues with two differing opinions on the idea of separating private and public schools for the IHSA playoffs.
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Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern reach settlement in wrongful termination lawsuitAug 21, 2025 2:44 pm - Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced Thursday that he reached a settlement with the school in his wrongful termination lawsuit, stemming from his dismissal amid allegations of hazing in the football program.
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men’s tennis as the 2025 US Open arrivesAug 21, 2025 11:04 am - Since Jannik Sinner returned in May from a three-month doping ban, Cincinnati was the fourth event both he and Carlos Alcaraz entered — and they met to decide the title in all four.
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Want 2027 All-Star Game tickets at Wrigley Field? The Cubs have a plan for thatAug 21, 2025 10:57 am - If you’re wondering how to get tickets to the 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, here’s a tip: You should already have season tickets to the Chicago Cubs and you should be ready to renew them as part of a three-year plan.
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Strength in numbers: Seemingly out of nothing, flag football is the hottest sport in IllinoisAug 21, 2025 10:38 am - On Feb. 14, 2024, girls flag football officially became an IHSA sport, and beginning its second season of play this fall, has quickly evolved but remains steadfast in its goal of expanding opportunity. Illinois, the ninth state to sanction the sport, boasts over 200 participating schools for 2025.
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