Pro Sports
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O’Donnell: Flanders Fields puts a Wrigley Field All-Star Game in perspectiveMay 24, 2025 5:10 pm - THE GRAY-HAIRED FELLOW WAS ONCE a high school second baseman with a determined spirit but weak bat. He later missed Vietnam only because a fortunate opening put him in a ...
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How Clark-Reese rivalry is making WNBA games appointment TVMay 24, 2025 2:56 pm - Clark-Reese or Caitlin-Angel, however the posters have it, elevates a routine basketball game into appointment viewing, more Clark than Reese for the moment and neither team, the Sky or the Fever, more appealing than either of them.
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Boomers fall to Gateway Grizzlies 8-1May 23, 2025 10:00 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers managed just 3 hits in the opener of the first six-game homestand of the season at Wintrust Field, dropping an 8-1 decision to the Gateway Grizzlie...
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A sold-out Indy 500 packed with drama, from firings to Larson’s double to Newgarden three-peat bid
May 23, 2025 7:24 pm - There has been so much drama ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 that Kyle Larson's attempt to complete the 1,100-mile NASCAR double doesn't even crack the top attention-getters.
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Bears OTA takeaways: A fiery Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams’ footwork and more
May 23, 2025 5:19 pm - Ben Johnson didn’t like where tight end Cole Kmet lined up during a drill inside the Walter Payton Center on Wednesday. So the Bears head coach let his veteran hear it du...
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Caleb Williams didn’t talk, but Ben Johnson talks about writing a new Bears story
May 23, 2025 5:13 pm - Ben Johnson has a pretty good alibi about why he’s not responsible for all the issues Carl and Caleb Williams had with the Bears before and after they drafted him. “I was...
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Cubs are instilling a winning mentality in Pete Crow-Armstrong
May 23, 2025 7:25 am - Every team needs surprises, as Cubs manager Craig Counsell likes to say, and Pete Crow-Armstrong’s potentially evolving into one of the game’s brightest stars certainly qualifies as a seismic development that changes the team’s ceiling.
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Bears wanted more accountability last season. Ben Johnson’s ready to deliver it.
May 23, 2025 6:00 am - Joe Thuney quickly started to realize something in the months since the Bears traded for him in March. As the days turned into weeks, Thuney recognized Halas Hall as a sp...
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Bottom of the Schaumburg Boomers lineup comes up big in the clutchMay 22, 2025 10:52 pm - The bottom of the lineup came through with two outs in the top of the 10th inning as the Schaumburg Boomers escaped in Evansville with a victory, winning 12-8. The bottom...
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Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals leadMay 22, 2025 10:40 pm - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 field goals and 13 of 15 free throws after receiving his MVP trophy from Commissioner Adam Silver before the game. He also had 8 assists and 3 steals.