Articles filed under Sports
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Pitch man: How Fremd QB and NU commit Johnny O’Brien helped recruit his protection to EvanstonJul 06, 2025 3:51 pm - Fremd quarterback Johnny O’Brien decided last summer to play college football down the road at Northwestern University. In June he helped convince two local offensive linemen to join him with the Wildcats after they graduate from high school.
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Sky’s Reese named WNBA All-Star reserveJul 06, 2025 3:11 pm - Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese earned her second straight WNBA All-Star Game selection on Sunday.
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Lenyn Sosa’s homer and 4 RBI lead White Sox to 10-3 win over RockiesJul 05, 2025 11:14 pm - Lenyn Sosa homered and drove in four runs, Jonathan Cannon pitched into the sixth inning for his first win in seven starts, and the White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3. Sosa, Mike Tauchman and Colson Montgomery — playing in his second big league game — had three hits each for Chicago.
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Calarco breaks Schaumburg Boomers record for RBI in a season in lopsided victoryJul 05, 2025 10:28 pm - Just 50 games into the 2025 season, Anthony Calarco broke the franchise single-season record for RBI as the Schaumburg Boomers rolled past the Evansville Otters 18-5 on S...
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Evander, Kévin Denkey each score a goal, Cincinnati beats Fire 2-1 for 4th straight winJul 05, 2025 9:06 pm - Evander Da Silva Ferreira — known simply as "Evander" — had a goal and an assist, Kévin Denkey also scored a goal and FC Cincinnati beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 for their fourth consecutive win. Cincinnati (13-5-3) has 42 points, most in all of MLS, and moved ahead of Philadelphia (40) into first in the Eastern Conference.
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Bobby Jenks, All-Star closer and White Sox cult hero, dies of cancer at 44Jul 05, 2025 7:22 pm - In 2005, Bobby Jenks was as much of a cult hero in Chicago as he was a closer. Burly and baby-faced, he was armed with a fastball that touched 100 mph. Jenks was like a s...
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Trust busted: Cubs suffer rare bullpen bust as Cardinals rallyJul 05, 2025 6:13 pm - St. Louis scored 5 runs in the eighth inning to turn the tables and beat the Cubs 8-6 on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
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Emma Navarro beats defending Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova. There will be a first-time winnerJul 05, 2025 5:49 pm - Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round to extend a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club.Krejcikova faded in the third set, getting her blood pressure checked at the changeover after Navarro broke her to lead 3-2 at No. 1 Court.
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Suburban native Doug Ghim falls off the pace at John Deere Classic; defending champ Thompson leadsJul 05, 2025 5:41 pm - The John Deere Classic, which has more first-time winners since 1970 than any tournament on the circuit, could well have another in today’s final round at TPC Deere Run — but it most likely won’t be Doug Ghim. The rest of the field came at him in droves in Saturday’s third round, and Ghim couldn’t keep up.
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Tour de France: Philipsen wins first stage, Pogačar finishes safelyJul 05, 2025 5:24 pm - Jasper Philipsen has won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line in Lille. Defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely. Pogačar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time. The stage took riders on a 185-kilometer (115-mile) route starting and ending in Lille.