Pro Sports
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Nearly 2 months later, the Cubs finally go home to Chicago for their Wrigley Field opener on Friday
Apr 02, 2025 8:49 pm - The Chicago Cubs were in Arizona for spring training, began the regular season in Japan, went back to Phoenix to face the Diamondbacks in a four-game set and then traveled to Northern California to take on the Athletics. Now, the San Diego Padres come to the Windy City beginning with a Friday matinee and more opening day fanfare for the Cubs in a wild start to the year.
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Suzuki homers twice and knocks in 5 as Cubs rout A’s 10-2 for 3-game sweepApr 02, 2025 6:40 pm - Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Matt Shaw added two RBI singles for the Cubs, who outscored the A's 35-9 in the first major league series played at Sutter Health Park, the club's planned home for the next three years before a proposed relocation to Las Vegas.
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Bears’ George McCaskey: Succession plan officially in place for family control
Apr 02, 2025 4:20 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Chicago Bears are staying with the McCaskey family. That’s the message from team chairman George McCaskey. He answered questions Wednesday about wh...
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Why aren’t there any women famous for competing in professional fishing?Apr 02, 2025 2:43 pm - There aren’t any famous female fishermen. It is a men’s sport almost exclusively. There is absolutely no reason that a woman shouldn’t be able to compete against men in a professional fishing tournament. I understand the popular arguments about inter-gender competition and the effect of trans athletes on sports, but neither sex has any type of advantage in fishing. So why are there no ladies on the leaderboards of any pro tournaments?
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Your Chicago Bulls are a postseason team once again … kind of
Apr 02, 2025 12:14 pm - With their 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on April 1, the Bulls clinched their third straight Play-In Tournament berth. Someone call Pat Riley, because we’re talking about three-peats in Chicago again.
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Why Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is planting a garden he’ll likely never see bloom
Apr 02, 2025 11:59 am - Nick Foligno really wants to beat the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. That’s it. That’s the goal. That’s priority No. 1. And if Sam Rinzel’s offensive instincts and Artyom Levshunov’s aggressiveness and Oliver Moore’s speed all help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Avalanche, then he wants them on the ice. It’s not any more complicated than that.
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Back to the ‘burbs? Bears say Arlington Heights again in the mix for stadium siteApr 02, 2025 11:44 am - The Bears are considering both downtown Chicago and Arlington Heights for their new stadium, team officials said Wednesday. “Two great locations,” said Chairman George McCaskey. “Both have their pluses and minuses. Both present fantastic opportunities and we’ll just have to see how it plays out.”
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Kyle Tucker homers in his 4th straight game as the Cubs power past the A's again, 7-4
Apr 02, 2025 12:29 am - WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot in the third to give him home runs in a career-best four s...
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Bulls make it official, will head to play-in tourney for third straight yearApr 01, 2025 10:21 pm - Some NBA teams prefer not to join the play-in tournament. Like Toronto, which let the Bulls roll to a 137-118 win Tuesday at the United Center. The victory clinched the Bulls’ third-straight trip to the play-in.
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Miranda gets big hit as the Twins beat the White Sox 8-3 for their first win this season
Apr 01, 2025 10:04 pm - Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Minnesota's five-run sixth inning, and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Tuesday night for their first win of t...