Pro Sports
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Cubs lose third straight game as Mets hit four solo home runsMay 09, 2025 9:37 pm - Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York's four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field.
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Despite losing Swanson and firing their coach, last-place Stars thinking positiveMay 09, 2025 7:34 pm - The Chicago Stars are 1-1-5, the worst record in the NWSL. Mallory Swanson, the team’s leading scorer last year and a U.S. national team mainstay, likely will miss the entire season after announcing her first pregnancy.
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How the Cubs put Cade Horton back on the fast track, leading to his debut in New York
May 09, 2025 5:50 pm - The first-place Cubs didn’t promote pitcher Cade Horton from Triple-A Iowa to save their season in May or give a dragging team a jolt of energy. Rather, the buzz is more about what Horton, 23, could eventually become by October for a legitimate playoff contender.
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Step won: New coach Johnson sets foundation in first Bears practice at rookie minicamp
May 09, 2025 4:36 pm - New Bears coach Ben Johnson stood on one of the two farther practice fields at Halas Hall on a sunny Friday morning. He watched around as Bears rookies and other rookie m...
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The rise of women’s soccer has led to more professional options for athletesMay 09, 2025 3:33 pm - The opportunities for players looking to make soccer a career have increased as the popularity of women's soccer grows. The National Women's Soccer League was once the lone professional women's league in North America. But others have more recently jumped into the market, including the USL's Super League and the Northern Super League in Canada.
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Talking to ‘The Pope’ about the Pope, Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson and White Sox
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Kane County Cougars’ comeback falls short in first game of seasonMay 08, 2025 10:17 pm - In a low-scoring affair, the Kane County Cougars fell to the Sioux City Explorers 2-1 on Opening Night, but not without some late-inning drama. Explorers (1-0) pitcher Ky...
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Schaumburg Boomers open season with a big comeback win over Windy CityMay 08, 2025 10:12 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers kicked off the 2025 season by scoring eight runs over the final two innings to take down the Windy City ThunderBolts 10-3 at Wintrust Field. Schaum...
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Cubs or Sox? New pope’s Chicago roots lead to debate over baseball loyaltiesMay 08, 2025 8:16 pm - The election of a new pope brings all kinds of analysis and theorizing, about his chosen papal name, his views on reforms, his fluency in Italian, even his choice of footwear. But after learning they can call the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics one of their own, many Chicagoans and suburbanites also mused on something eternally sacred: Pope Leo XIV’s baseball allegiances.
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Witt and Bubic help the Royals blow out the White Sox for 4-game series sweepMay 08, 2025 5:12 pm - Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 10-0 to complete a four-game series sweep. Salvador Perez had three RBI as the Royals posted their sixth consecutive win.