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Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths
Jul 31, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and e...
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'Those were special times': Now in their 50s, 'Wiffle ball kids' reunite in St. CharlesJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - It seems odd to call them the “Wiffle ball kids.” Yet, that's how I tend to refer to them. They're all successful grown adults in their 50s, but they will always be the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Last Duchossois partner says festival racing at Arlington remains a possibilityJul 30, 2023 5:30 am - RALPH ROSS CURRENTLY CAN'T bring himself to drive anywhere near Arlington Park. It's far too crushing. He is the last surviving member of the four partners who purchased...
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Two local youths beat all odds to become AAU Junior Olympic National ChampionsJul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Reese and Myka Wydra, aged 8 and 10, respectively, beat all the odds and competed against Junior Olympic athletes from all over the United States and territories for gol...
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Baseball Way Back: 'It's almost a crime': Costas says Cubs broadcaster Jack Quinlan belongs in Hall of FameJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - When Pat Hughes was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the 47th recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, he joined an elite group of Cubs announcers in Cooperstown....
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Images: Northbrook Grand Prix, Intelligentsia Cup 2023Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Hundreds of cyclists took to the streets for the Northbrook Grand Prix Thursday, July 27, as part of the 2023 Intelligentsia Cup series. Not all finished, but 443 people...
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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson says he's willing to play out season without contract extension
Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Just a few days ago, the Bears rewarded one of their own. Tight end Cole Kmet signed a four-year contract extension worth $32.8 million in guaranteed money and potential...
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NSYMCA gymnasts wrap up season at state tourneyJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - The North Suburban YMCA's gymnastics team closed out its 2023 season at the Illinois XCEL State Championship meet in Rockford. Sixteen gymnasts on the team qualified to ...
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Sky falls as Plum, Wilson and Gray each score 20-plus points for VegasJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - Kelsey Plum had 27 points, A'ja Wilson added 24 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 107-95 on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena for their sixth straight vic...
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Bears sign free agent LB Buddy Johnson, WR Isaiah Ford