College Sports
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Juda ends Michigan gymnastics career in dramatic fashionApr 27, 2025 4:31 pm - Olympic gymnast Paul Juda, a Stevenson High School graduate competing at the University of Michigan, won an individual title and helped the Wolverines win their seventh national title.
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How Henderson overcame autism to become a nationally ranked junior bass fishermanApr 23, 2025 7:33 pm - Robbie “Goose” Henderson, a junior at Wauconda High School, is rated among the nation’s top junior bass fishers.
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Can Bears bank on better protection with No. 10 pick?Apr 21, 2025 7:41 pm - The logical patch for the Bears in Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft is to continue rebuilding the offensive line.
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NCAA passes series of rules that sets table for schools to pay players directly
Apr 21, 2025 7:10 pm - The NCAA passed rules Monday that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expect...
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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
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College Achievers: Mundelein grad Pacella racking up big numbersApr 19, 2025 8:42 pm - College Achievers: Illinois State junior outfielder Daniel Pacella, a graduate of Mundelein High School, is fourth all-time in RBI for the Redbirds.
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Former NIU coach Lee Corso to retire from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ after four-decade runApr 17, 2025 11:00 am - Lee Corso's nearly four-decade run on ESPN's "College GameDay" is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced. His final broadcast will be Aug. 30 — Week 1 of the 2025 college football season — the network said, adding that additional programming to celebrate Corso is also planned.
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Picking a team from bars to beam and hoping for 10s: Fantasy leagues in gymnastics are a thingApr 17, 2025 10:48 am - Interest in gymnastics traditionally peaks with the Olympic cycle, but the sport is popular all year round on the "gymternet," an online global community for devoted fans. At the college level, major growth in name, image and likeness deals, viewership and streaming availability has been accompanied by a surge in fantasy leagues, too.
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Pizzotti ready to guide DePaul women’s basketballApr 15, 2025 8:31 pm - Jill Pizzotti is the new DePaul women’s basketball coach, replacing her mentor Doug Bruno.
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Five local basketball players in the transfer portalApr 14, 2025 5:04 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at local men’s basketball players who recently entered the transfer portal.