Mike McGraw
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Bulls' two-way addition Lewis suffers knee injuryAug 16, 2022 3:00 pm - Bulls two-way player Justin Lewis suffered an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee over the weekend, he team announced, and will undergo surgery in...
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Steele shines as Cubs win in extra inningsAug 16, 2022 11:00 am - Two nights in a row at Washington, the Cubs did a terrible job of supporting a starting pitcher's solid performance. Justin Steele pitched 6 innings without allowing an ...
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Wauconda grabs hometown advantage with ProstkaAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - The new football coach isn't new to the town. Chris Prostka was definitely made in Wauconda. Or actually made in Island Lake. Maybe a combination of both. Outside of the...
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Grayslake North's Johnson went full-circle with area coaching legendAug 15, 2022 4:00 pm - New Grayslake North football coach Brian Johnson got to participate in one of the great turnarounds the suburbs has ever seen. He was a senior at McHenry during coach Mi...
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Happ homers twice, but Cubs fall short in WashingtonAug 15, 2022 2:00 pm - This is kind of a random list, but Ian Happ earned his way on it. By hitting 2 home runs on Monday in Washington, he became the sixth switch-hitter in major league histo...
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Hoyer sets Cubs' goal: Add as much pitching as possibleAug 13, 2022 2:00 pm - President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer seems determined to turn the Cubs into a pitching factory. In this year's draft, 16 of the 20 players selected were pitchers, ...
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Will Cubs make room for hot-hitting Mervis?Aug 12, 2022 3:00 pm - While fans wait for the rebuild to play out, the Cubs have made household names out of guys like Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kevin Alcantara, two of the team's higher-rated ...
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'Field of Dreams' game: Smyly finds comfort zone amid the corn, leads Cubs past RedsAug 11, 2022 2:00 pm - Most Cubs players have passed through Iowa before, since the team's Triple A affiliate is in Des Moines. So maybe they had a home-cornfield advantage against Cincinnati ...
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McGraw: As Cubs take to the corn, is 'Field of Dreams' worth watching?Aug 10, 2022 2:00 pm - The second version of MLB's "Field of Dreams" game in Dyersville, Iowa, certainly lacks quality when it comes to the participating teams. So maybe the best way to prepar...
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Reyes delivers clutch hit in Cubs debut, but Nationals triumphAug 09, 2022 3:00 pm - Before his first game with the Cubs, Franmil Reyes told a story that seemed a little ridiculous at the time, regarding what he's heard about playing at Wrigley Field. "I...