Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Getting his flowers: Retired Cub Rizzo lives it up watching former team from the bleachersSep 13, 2025 4:42 pm - Anthony Rizzo posed in the outfield ivy with family members before the game. He took a seat in the left-field bleachers and had Moises Ballesteros' first major-league home run bounce off his left hand. He promised to start a cup snake, though there was no evidence of that happening.
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Blackhawks sign Spencer Knight to 3-year, $17.5 million extension: What it meansSep 13, 2025 3:02 pm - The Blackhawks have their core goalie for the future. On Saturday, the team announced it has signed goalie Spencer Knight to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension ($5.83 million salary cap hit).
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O’Donnell: Tony Romo is already again weakening CBS/NFL coverageSep 13, 2025 10:54 am - Tony Romo isn’t giving CBS its money’s worth on broadcasts of NFL games, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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The White Sox beat their win total. Where do they rank among disappointing Chicago teams?Sep 13, 2025 10:51 am - No one is throwing a parade for a last-place White Sox team, but the bar was set so low that an ordinary bad season, instead of a historically bad one, is a form of success. The Cubs are going to the playoffs, but next to them, the White Sox’ second-half surge might be the second-best sports story in town … if Caleb Williams and the Bears don’t get it together this season.
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Lincicome: Around here we celebrate old warriors and wish we could celebrate the presentSep 13, 2025 10:00 am - Nostalgia is a cruel mistress, both reliable and regrettable, proof of better times and a source of persistent anguish for present misery. Yesterday glows brighter than today and more confident than tomorrow.
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Tanner Bibee throws a 2-hitter as the Guardians beat the White Sox 4-0Sep 12, 2025 9:09 pm - Tanner Bibee threw a 2-hitter for Cleveland's first individual shutout in six years, and David Fry and Angel Martínez homered in the Guardians' 4-0 victory over the White Sox on Friday night.
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Schwarz: Illini are playing a whole new ballgame under athletic director Josh WhitmanSep 12, 2025 5:54 pm - Tuesday’s announcement of a $100 million gift from alumnus Larry Gies to rename Illinois’ football stadium shows how the athletic program has changed in Champaign.
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Ian Happ homers as the Cubs win third straight gameSep 12, 2025 5:44 pm - Ian Happ homered and Moisés Ballesteros hit a tiebreaking triple, helping the Cubs beat the slumping Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Friday.
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Bulls to add six to Ring of Honor, including Paxson, Van Lier, Grant and CartwrightSep 12, 2025 3:50 pm - The Chicago Bulls on Friday named the Class of 2025 for the organization’s Ring of Honor: Johnny Bach, Bill Cartwright, Neil Funk, Horace Grant, John Paxson and Norm Van Lier.
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Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon won’t play Sunday at Detroit; Grady Jarrett questionableSep 12, 2025 3:23 pm - Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. Gordon (hamstring) didn’t practice all week and will miss his second straigh...