Pro Sports
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Lincicome: Should the Cubs faithful panic? If not now, when?Aug 09, 2025 10:00 am - The Cubs have five games left with the Brewers, but to matter, the Cubs will have to win at least four of them. And as for the rest of the schedule, according to whomever takes the trouble to figure these things out, the Brewers have a much easier task than the Cubs.
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O’Donnell: Fantasy football players are ‘in’ as NFL ’25 approachesAug 09, 2025 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell has some thoughts on Sports news so far in August.
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Boomers set another attendance record in comeback winAug 08, 2025 10:06 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 5-0 deficit en route to a 9-8 victory over the New York Boulders, the 27th comeback victory of the season in front of a franchise record-setting 8,189 fans at Wintrust Field on Friday night.
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Lions’ Norris taken off the field in an ambulance, with preseason stopped with 6:31 to goAug 08, 2025 9:10 pm - Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions' preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run.
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Alex Palou’s unstoppable season: Will he clinch his fourth IndyCar title at Portland?Aug 08, 2025 8:04 pm - Alex Palou is on the brink of winning his fourth IndyCar championship. He can clinch the title Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou leads Pato O'Ward by 121 points and needs to leave Portland with a 108-point lead to secure the championship. Despite his dominance, Palou insists the title isn't his yet. O'Ward admits it would take a major collapse from Palou for him to win. Palou has eight wins this season, including the Indianapolis 500. He could tie the record for most wins in a season with two more victories. Palou is enjoying the ride and credits his team for his success.
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Garcia, Johnson shoot matching 67s to take lead at Bolingbrook LIV Golf eventAug 08, 2025 6:22 pm - Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson shot 4-under-par 67s to take the lead after the first 18 holes and six players, most notably Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, were just 1 stroke behind.
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Williams among Bears starters who will sit out Sunday’s preseason opener against the Dolphins
Aug 08, 2025 6:03 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that quarterback Caleb Williams and some starters won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field.
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‘We’re gonna be pretty good’: Bears defense encouraged by practice session against Dolphins
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‘Time is now’: Bears president tells lawmakers Arlington Heights stadium won’t happen without tax break billAug 08, 2025 3:48 pm - The Bears are meeting weekly with Arlington Heights officials about a potential new stadium, but officials say the project hinges on approval of a long-term property tax break, which so far has been resisted by state lawmakers.
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MLB’s first female umpire just received the call of a lifetimeAug 08, 2025 11:35 am - For the first time in nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball, a female umpire will work a regular-season game. Jen Pawol, a 48-year-old former college softball player ...