Pro Sports
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What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Is Pete Crow-Armstrong finally heating up?
Apr 30, 2026 11:31 am - The Cubs have been waiting for a spark — while still marveling at his Gold Glove defense in center field — because they have seen Pete Crow-Armstrong perform at an MVP level. Maybe this is a turning point, the same way it was during last season’s April West Coast trip that created the momentum that carried him to the All-Star Game.
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How the Cubs are scoring more runs by swinging less
Apr 30, 2026 7:54 am - The Chicago Cubs rank third in the majors in runs per game. They’re doing it without a dominant slugger. And they’re doing it in somewhat of an unusual manner, swinging a...
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Silvy: A Bears draft grade? It lines up as an incomplete
Apr 30, 2026 6:00 am - Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears and the NFL draft.
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Angel Reese fits right in with Dream, beats Sky in first game since trade: Takeaways
Apr 29, 2026 10:45 pm - Angel Reese played in Chicago on Wednesday evening for the first time since being traded to the Atlanta Dream on April 6 for two first-round draft picks.
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NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticksApr 29, 2026 6:30 pm - Arlington Heights or Indiana? NFL officials won’t say where the Chicago Bears den should go but the organization is watching as Illinois lawmakers deliberate.
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Tigers adding former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks to front office as a special assistant
Apr 29, 2026 5:02 pm - DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have hired former MLB pitcher Kyle Hendricks as a special assistant, league sources told The Athletic. Hendricks has a relationship with Tig...
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As Angel Reese returns to Chicago with Dream, Sky works to reimagine its future
Apr 29, 2026 11:22 am - Billboards of Angel Reese still loom throughout the city. One showing her modeling for Victoria’s Secret’s latest global ad campaign, the words “The Summer of Angel” taki...
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Sarley: Morel season came early — and is going soon — in Northern IllinoisApr 29, 2026 10:00 am - Outdoors writer Steve Sarley writes about hunting for morel mushrooms.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 3-run homer and Cubs beat Padres 8-3 to stop 3-game slide
Apr 29, 2026 12:01 am - SAN DIEGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide. Dansby Swanson and Nico ...
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Cubs’ Steele suffers setback in injury rehab
Apr 28, 2026 11:03 pm - While the Cubs continue to deal with a cluster of pitching injuries, the anticipated return of Justin Steele, a one-time All-Star, remains increasingly unclear.