Pro Sports
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Memories flow for Cubs, with Sandberg memorial and Hendricks reunionAug 22, 2025 11:06 pm - This was an eventful day for the Cubs, with the memorial service for Ryne Sandberg in the morning, then a reunion with Kyle Hendricks in Anaheim.
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For starters, a tough night: Bears reserves battle back in second half to win in final seconds
Aug 22, 2025 11:05 pm - The Bears had trouble stopping the Chiefs’ first-team offense in the first half, but they fared better against the backups in the second half. Quarterback Tyson Bagent rallied the Bears to a victory in the third and final preseason game.
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Schaumburg Boomers secure playoff berth with victory at Lake ErieAug 22, 2025 10:07 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers celebrated on Friday night in Ohio, securing the team’s fourth Frontier League playoff appearance in five years by dispatching the Lake Erie Crushe...
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What makes Bears coach Ben Johnson’s attention to detail different
Aug 22, 2025 11:30 am - The Bears’ new head coach is obsessed with details. That in itself doesn’t make him unique among professional sports coaches. It’s not a rare quality when someone reaches the pinnacle of the profession to be so focused on the margins. In his seven months on the job, though, Ben Johnson is testing that theory. He does seem different. He says it, and he lives it.
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Chiefs the last preseason challenge for Williams, Bears on the bubble
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Blowout win sends Schaumburg Boomers back to top of West Division standingsAug 21, 2025 9:50 pm - A night after falling out of first place, the Schaumburg Boomers vaulted back to the top of the West Division standings, leapfrogging the Gateway Grizzlies after breezing to a 17-5 win on Thursday night to salvage a game in the series between the two teams fighting in the standings at Wintrust Field.
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Tucker returns, but Cubs bats stay silent in pivotal division loss to MilwaukeeAug 21, 2025 6:29 pm - Kyle Tucker went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup and the Cubs lost the series finale to Milwaukee 4-1 on Thursday.
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Milwaukee’s Priester win streak reaches 15 straightAug 21, 2025 5:44 pm - Brewers starter Quinn Priester couldn’t finish the fifth inning Thursday against the Cubs. But the Cary-Grove grad kept his string of success intact.
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WNBA breaks single-season attendance record that had stood since 2002Aug 21, 2025 4:58 pm - With 2½ weeks left in the WNBA's regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record. League officials announced Thursday that the league's 13 teams have drawn a total of 2,501,609 fans over 226 games this season, surpassing the previous mark that was set in 2002 when the league had 16 teams. It also took the WNBA 256 games to reach the milestone in 2002.
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Blackhawks sign Frank Nazar to seven-year contract extension