Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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What we heard at Big Ten meetings: No push to mandate 10 Power 4 opponents amid CFP talksMay 23, 2026 10:51 am - This fall, the SEC and ACC both shift to nine league games with every team in those leagues playing at least 10 power-conference opponents. Every Big 12 team plays 10, too, if the matchups with Pac-12 leftovers Washington State and Oregon State are counted. The Big Ten is now the outlier in this debate, with four teams — Indiana, Penn State, USC and Nebraska — facing only nine Power 4 opponents. And there’s no interest from the league office to require its teams to play 10 power opponents.
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Lincicome: Right or wrong, baseball is ready to make the callMay 23, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike System.
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Murakami’s three-run double highlights nine-run fourth, White Sox beat Giants 9-4May 23, 2026 12:11 am - Rookie Munetaka Murakami hit a bases-clearing, bases-loaded double in his second plate appearance of a wild nine-run fourth inning, Andrew Benintendi doubled in two runs earlier in the frame to help back Davis Martin's latest strong outing, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 on Friday night.
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Craig Counsell suggests lineup changes coming after Cubs’ sixth consecutive lossMay 22, 2026 8:22 pm - Craig Counsell is known for his steady hand and staying the course in rocky waters, but even he seems to have seen enough of a Chicago Cubs offense that’s struggling to come through in the biggest moments.
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Jordan Spieth shoots 62 but has uphill climb at his hometown Byron Nelson after Si Woo Kim’s 60May 22, 2026 8:10 pm - Jordan Spieth could only watch a year ago as good buddy Scottie Scheffler became the first of the two to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the hometown event they both cherish. Spieth is giving himself a chance to answer, although Si Woo Kim's flirtation with history while settling for a 60 left the three-time major winner with plenty of work to do.
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Astros extend Cubs’ skid to 6 with 4-2 victoryMay 22, 2026 5:29 pm - Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.
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NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call revealsMay 22, 2026 3:02 pm - NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
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Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generationMay 22, 2026 2:58 pm - Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos. The driver nicknamed Wild Thing, Outlaw, Rowdy and KFB over his 26-year NASCAR career was more comfortable than an...
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Greenberg: Crow-Armstrong just the latest athlete to learn about fan interactions the hard wayMay 22, 2026 11:09 am - Pete Crow-Armstrong is young, but not dumb. At 24 he knows what it’s like to be famous — the good and the bad. So when he clapped back with a profane insult at a heckling...
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Chicago Wolves hold on to clinch playoff series, oust Grand RapidsMay 21, 2026 10:22 pm - The Chicago Wolves defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 Thursday night at Allstate Arena to win the best-of-5 Central Division Finals 3-1.