Pro Sports
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Bears need a return to form from defensive end Sweat
Jul 17, 2025 11:16 am - Injuries played a role in Montez Sweat’s lower production last season. Sweat missed the Bears’ Week 9 game against the Arizona Cardinals with a shin injury and never looked 100% the rest of the year even though he played every game the rest of the season. The Bears also didn’t create much pressure from other points on the defensive line to help Sweat.
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Silvy: The Bears made a mistake in extending Poles’ contract
Jul 17, 2025 6:00 am - What has Bears general manager Ryan Poles done to earn a contract extension well before his current deal was set to expire? He has yet to draft a pro bowler and has one of the worst three-year runs in Bears franchise history. Poles’ is 15-36 and has two historic double-digit losing streaks.
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Who won the 2025 Chicago sports media survey?
Jul 17, 2025 6:00 am - It had been three years since we did a Chicago sports media survey and the voters were ready. More than double the number of respondents turned up at the polls than in 2022 (5,191 in total, though most questions received around 4,500 votes).
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Milkmen pitching no match for Dogs offenseJul 16, 2025 11:07 pm - Despite the rain on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, the Dogs offense was seeing the ball extremely well. Fifteen hits and 11 runs later, the Dogs finished off an 11-1 win o...
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Cleburne topples Kane County CougarsJul 16, 2025 10:04 pm - The Cleburne Railroaders found hits from every batter in their lineup Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva after the Kane County Cougars did the same ...
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Rough summer league for Bulls, but Essengue improvement offers hopeJul 16, 2025 7:54 pm - Through four games of Bulls summer league, they have seen what matters most -- quick improvement from first-round pick Noa Essengue.
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The British Open, golf’s oldest major, is always a new experienceJul 16, 2025 3:14 pm - PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The crowds following Rory McIlroy for three days at Royal Portrush have been enormous, a reminder of the expectations. On banners and flags a...
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Bears’ Moore needs to reestablish himself as an elite wide receiver in the NFL
Jul 16, 2025 11:38 am - There was a drop-off in DJ Moore’s second Bears season. Moore finished with a career-high 98 receptions but finished with a career-low 9.9 yards per reception. He ended the season with 966 receiving yards, which was the third time in his career he failed to get over 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
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Sarley: My dream destination is a conventionJul 16, 2025 10:55 am - If I had to pick just one place I’d like to visit before my days are done, it would be making a return visit to the annual ICAST Convention. What? This guy must be out of his mind. Sarley’s gone goofy. Alert the authorities.
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Caitlin Clark could be sidelined again with another injury heading into All-Star weekendJul 16, 2025 10:48 am - NEW YORK — The Indiana Fever might be without star guard Caitlin Clark again for a bit after she injured her groin Tuesday night late in a win over the Connecticut Sun. I...