Articles filed under Sports
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WNBA ratings and attendance are still strong despite top stars missing games with injuriesAug 12, 2025 5:35 pm - Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.
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CFP Bracket Watch: No. 12 Illini would be bumped from 12-team field based on preseason pollAug 12, 2025 12:07 pm - Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Clemson would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll with Georgia, No...
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What’s led to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s rough start to August?Aug 12, 2025 12:00 pm - From the All-Star break through the end of July, a span of 46 plate appearances, Pete Crow-Armstrong had a 188 wRC+ with nine doubles and two home runs. July was actually his best month at a 170 wRC+. So Crow-Armstrong is just being hard on himself. His struggles started in August, and we’re just a little over a week into the month. He has just three hits, just one for extra bases, and no walks in these nine games.
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Was Caleb Williams’ dad right to be worried about the Bears? New book suggests soAug 12, 2025 11:35 am - Carl Williams became a bogeyman of sorts to skittish Bears fans in the run-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, as rumors persisted he was going to pull a move akin to Jack Elway and Archie Manning to get his son out of Chicago’s quarterback-cursed clutches. Then there were the outlandish demands he wanted to make about equity in the franchise.
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O’Donnell: The Bears have words but little leverage regarding Arlington ParkAug 12, 2025 8:00 am - The Bears might want the state to provide them with property-tax certainty before they build a new stadium for themselves, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell, but they don’t have the negotiating leverage to get what they want.
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Prep sports are back as fall practice startsAug 12, 2025 6:49 am - Our 2025 prep newsletter debuts today with the start of practices for football, girls volleyball, boys soccer and more fall sports. Dick Quagliano reports on Palatine an...
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Spencer Torkelson's tiebreaking homer in the 9th gives the Tigers a 2-1 victory over the White SoxAug 11, 2025 10:37 pm - CHICAGO — Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the White Sox on Monday night. The first baseman’s 26th home...
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Cardinals purchase contract of Boomers’ SojkaAug 11, 2025 9:38 pm - The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday purchased the contract of the Schaumburg Boomers’ Andrew Sojka.
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Sky tries to stay positive during another lost seasonAug 11, 2025 8:48 pm - Where did things go wrong for the Sky? Expectations weren’t high before the season, but they were certainly higher than the current 8-23 record.
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Despite not playing, Williams’ development continues with BearsAug 11, 2025 7:41 pm - Quarterback Caleb Williams didn’t play in Sunday’s preseason game against Miami, but his development with the Bears continues.