Sports Stories from October 11, 2025 (Change date)
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Girls tennis: Conant claims second consecutive Mid-Suburban League championshipOct 11, 2025 4:19 pm - Conant handled the pressure well Saturday, earning a spot in both the first-singles and first-doubles finals for Khrstyna Pivtorak, Advita Deepak and Nidhi Karekar. The trio helped coach Matt Marks' team earn a second straight MSL crown with 55 points to hold off second-place Barrington by 4 at the Mid-Suburban League girls tennis championships.
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Bears pick a left tackle, get some good news on injury frontOct 11, 2025 3:53 pm - Head coach Ben Johnson announced Saturday that Theo Benedet would make his first start at left tackle Monday. Benedet earned the job after he replaced Braxton Jones against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4. Jones had been the team’s starter at left tackle after a competition for the spot during training camp.
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Can Colton Dach be a solution in Blackhawks’ search for Connor Bedard’s linemates?Oct 11, 2025 12:38 pm - BOSTON — Colton Dach could have downplayed being promoted to the Chicago Blackhawks’ top line going into their second game of the season. He could have said, it’s nothing...
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Lincicome: The Bulls will play this season, which might be as much as we can expectOct 11, 2025 11:44 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome wonders what will make this a successful season for the Bulls.
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O’Donnell: Bears, Cubs, Kimmel and Pritzker — a marathon Chicago weekendOct 11, 2025 11:15 am - It’s a busy sports weekend in Chicago, and there’s reason to hope for good things from the local teams, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Rochelle claims narrow, emotional victory against KanelandOct 11, 2025 12:37 am - Rochelle defeated Kaneland 21-20 Friday night in an Interstate Eight Conference football game.
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Polanco hits winning single in the 15th inning as the Mariners beat the Tigers to advance to ALCSOct 11, 2025 12:31 am - Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
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Kelly runs for 196 yards, helps Glenbard West stay perfect with win over Hinsdale CentralOct 11, 2025 12:15 am - After missing the playoffs last year for the first time since 2006, Glenbard West was determined to not stay down for long. Mission accomplished. Behind four touchdowns f...
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Prairie Ridge remains undefeated with win against Crystal Lake CentralOct 11, 2025 12:11 am - Prairie Ridge‘s Logan Thennes scored his first rushing touchdown Friday against Crystal Lake Central in a comfortable 35-14 victory for the undefeated Wolves (7-0, 7-0 FVC).
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Wheaton Academy can’t cool off unbeaten Bishop McNamaraOct 11, 2025 12:07 am - The last time Bishop McNamara scored in a game against Wheaton Academy was in 2021. But on the fifth play of Friday night’s Chicagoland Christian Conference clash between...