Pro Sports
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Lincicome: Even the national dunderheads know, these Bears are not Super Bowl contendersSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Super Bowl contenders? Not these Bears, who would be thrilled to make the playoffs. This is a seven-win team, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Schaumburg Boomers beat Lake Erie, sweep playoff seriesSep 05, 2025 10:35 pm - Nick Podkul hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers rallied to a 5-3 win over the Lake Erie Crushers to sweep the Frontier ...
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Herbert outduels Mahomes to help the Chargers beat the Chiefs 27-21 in Brazil
Sep 05, 2025 10:32 pm - Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City 27-21 on Friday night in Sao Paulo, snapping a seven-game skid to the Chiefs.
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Kane County Cougars lose to Milwaukee; playoff series to be decided Saturday night in GenevaSep 05, 2025 9:35 pm - In the second game of this playoff matchup between the Milwaukee Milkmen and Kane County Cougars, the Milkmen got the job done with a 12-0 win to even the series Friday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.
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Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 3 sets at the US Open to reach 3rd Grand Slam final in a rowSep 05, 2025 5:21 pm - Carlos Alcaraz used his youth, athleticism and creativity to assert himself against the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic and beat the 24-time major champion 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the U.S. Open on Friday for a berth in his third consecutive Grand Slam final.
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Swift response: Bears down to one healthy running back going into Monday’s season opener
Sep 05, 2025 4:15 pm - With fellow running backs Roschon Johnson, rookie Kyle Monangai and Travis Homer were all recovering from various injuries, D’Andre Swift will be asked to shoulder the load Monday night against the Vikings in the season opener.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson is driven by his quest to entertain — and embarrass
Sep 05, 2025 11:57 am - By now, it has been well established that ingenuity is new Bears coach Ben Johnson’s calling card, a primary fuel source for the next-level offense he built with the Detroit Lions and is now trying to replicate in Chicago. But to be clear, all the creative flair that helped make the Lions’ highlight montage so riveting the past three seasons — and particularly last year when Detroit scored an NFL-high 564 points — is only a fraction of the story.
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Steve Larmer, Duncan Keith added to Blackhawks Hall of Fame inaugural classSep 05, 2025 10:42 am - The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday announced the election of Steve Larmer and Duncan Keith to the Blackhawks Hall of Fame. Larmer was selected from the Heritage ballot, while Keith was selected from the Modern ballot, as voted on by the fans, alumni and media.
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With October drawing near, the Cubs need Seiya Suzuki back in his comfort zone