Articles filed under Sports
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Schaumburg Boomers bats cut loose, pound MississippiMay 23, 2026 7:06 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers used a five-run fourth and four-run fifth to best the Mississippi Mud Monsters 14-6 and improve to 8-0 at Wintrust Field to open the season. The Bo...
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Giants shell Fedde, defeat White Sox 10-3May 23, 2026 6:57 pm - Harrison Bader hit a grand slam for the second time in six days, and the San Francisco Giants beats the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Saturday.
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Si Woo Kim hangs on to Byron Nelson lead and has Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark chasingMay 23, 2026 6:48 pm - Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
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Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022May 23, 2026 6:41 pm - Christian Walker homered twice with three RBI, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs' losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four yea...
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Fire goalkeeper and Naperville native Chris Brady to represent United States at World CupMay 23, 2026 4:40 pm - Chicago Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady, a Naperville native, has been named to the U.S. team for the upcoming World Cup, a source confirmed Saturday. Brady, 22, signed with ...
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Stevens makes season debut, but Sky can’t catch up to Lynx, losing 85-75May 23, 2026 2:58 pm - Natasha Howard scored 26 points, including 14 in the second quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 85-75 on Saturday. The Lynx (4-2) took the lead for good ...
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Katherine Legge is ready make historic attempt to try and complete racing’s 1,100-mile ‘double’May 23, 2026 12:07 pm - Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York. She's hoping it's the only hiccup she has on a potentially historic week.
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Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LAMay 23, 2026 11:51 am - Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes.
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O’Donnell: Case building that Jalen Brunson may be the greatest local athlete everMay 23, 2026 11:25 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, a graduate of Stevenson High School in North suburban Lincolnshire.
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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.