Pro Sports
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Why Bears rookie RB Roschon Johnson 'can almost be a linebacker' on special teamsMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - Richard Hightower knew the Bears landed a good one. The Bears' special teams coordinator has the texts to prove it. When the Bears selected Texas running back Roschon Jo...
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Ross, Hoyer not concerned about Hosmer changing rolesMay 05, 2023 2:00 pm - Cubs manager David Ross admitted the obvious before Friday's game: Matt Mervis didn't get called up from Iowa to watch and learn. He'll be playing first base on a regula...
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Mervis believed he wasn't a pitcher, and mashed his way to CubsMay 05, 2023 1:00 pm - The most important part of Matt Mervis' rise to the major leagues was not listening to the people around him. "Going back to high school, I had plenty of coaches tell me...
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Mervis endures spotlight while Steele leads Cubs to much-needed victoryMay 05, 2023 11:00 am - With two outs in the eighth inning and a man on second, Miami decided to walk Trey Mancini and give Matt Mervis one more chance at the plate in his major-league debut. T...
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Sox closer Hendriks' return to mound a rousing success in rehab assignmentMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - When he was being treated for Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma from early January through early April, Liam Hendriks received two intense rounds of chemotherapy each month. ...
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Andrus, Robert help Lynn gets his first 'W' of the year as Sox beat Cincinnati
May 05, 2023 1:00 am - CINCINNATI - Luis Robert Jr. and Elvis Andrus homered, helping Lance Lynn and the White Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday night. Andrus erased a 3-0 deficit wit...
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What will Blackhawks do in free agency? Bringing back Athanasiou and Domi back would be a good startMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - Third in a series When listening to Kyle Davidson speak about how the Blackhawks would approach free agency next season, one would have believed the GM was coming direct...
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Minicamp: Bears hope they have 'dynamic duo' in Dexter, Pickens
May 05, 2023 1:00 am - Seemingly everywhere they went this spring, Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens kept running into each other. Interviewing with NFL teams ahead of the draft means flying all...
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Don't call it a rebuild: Chicago Sky coach Wade thinks team can be competitive despite massive roster turnoverMay 04, 2023 2:00 pm - Google defines the word "rebuild" this way: Build something again after it has been destroyed or damaged. Well, on paper that phrase seems to fit the Sky. Heading into t...
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As slide continues, Cubs decide time is right to promote MervisMay 04, 2023 12:00 pm - Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or in this case, the Cubs decided to make an overdue move just as they dipped below .500 with another frustrating loss in Wa...