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Jim O'Donnell: Nobody walks in L.A. - unless you're betting against the Bears Monday nightOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - THERE IS A REGIONAL ENTREPRENEUR who is more than a little bit reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby. That's especially true if Gatsby made off-rack jeans and ...
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Chicago Cubs need more options at designated hitterOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - National League teams got late notice on adding the designated hitter this year. The new rule became official in late June. So the Cubs will have more time to consider D...
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Americans Brady, Gauff advance at Ostrava Open, Rybakina out
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Qualifier Daria Kasatkina upset sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Ostrava Open on Tuesday. K...
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Millman sets up meeting with Zverev at Cologne Championship
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - John Millman beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with top-seeded Alexander Zverev at the Cologne Championship on Tue...
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Longtime MLB umpire Derryl Cousins dies at 74
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Former major league umpire Derryl Cousins, who worked three World Series during a career that lasted over three decades, has died. He was 74....
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Labor Dept: Women basketball coaches at UConn were underpaid
Oct 20, 2020 7:00 am - STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of Geno Auriemma's 2014 women'...
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Rough week, but local golf pro Biancalana finishes 49th at Senior PGA event in FloridaOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - In this chaotic year for scheduling golf tournaments the Illinois PGA did the best of the three major local organizations. The pandemic forced the cancellation of the We...
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Kontaveit saves 2 match points to reach Ostrava 2nd round
Oct 19, 2020 7:00 am - OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Eighth-seeded Anett Kontaveit saved two match points to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the first round of the Ostrava Ope...
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Johnson beats Cilic in first round of Cologne Championships
Oct 19, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Steve Johnson upset former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic to reach the second round of the Cologne Championships on Monday. Johnson won 7-6 (3), ...
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Chicago Bears' defense doubles down when faced with adversityOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Matt Nagy has been one fired up football coach during his last two meetings with the media. And why not? His Bears are leading the NFC Central at 5-1, his hard-nosed def...