Articles filed under Sports
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Buehrle humbled by statue, attention at SoxFestJan 25, 2025 8:04 pm - When chairman Jerry Reinsdorf called to share the idea of building a statue, former White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle was sitting on his lawn mower and didn’t take the call. He talked about the honor and life in retirement Friday on the South Side.
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Chiefs are back in the AFC title game for a 7th straight season. Bills aim to dethrone themJan 25, 2025 5:07 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Bills and Chiefs have met seven times over roughly four years, building such an intense, competitive rivalry that Kansas City safety Justin Reid ad...
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Eagles, Commanders play for 3rd time this season, but Sunday’s matchup has Super Bowl spot at stakeJan 25, 2025 4:55 pm - Take a look at the Eagles since October — en route to 16 total wins for the second time in three seasons — and all the hallmarks of a dominant Super Bowl favorite are checked.
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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam titleJan 25, 2025 4:40 pm - When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women's champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance to the court.
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When the rest of the NFL fumbled, the Eagles scooped up Saquon BarkleyJan 25, 2025 3:20 pm - You really haven’t seen a bargain until you watch one take a backward leap to hurdle a human being. Saquon Barkley, a 2,000-yard wonder and creator of inconceivable feats, is the personification of a damn good deal.
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The Washington Commanders once ruled an entire region. After years of struggle, the joy has returnedJan 25, 2025 3:11 pm - When the Commanders walk into Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC championship game, it will be their first trip to the final step before the Super Bowl in more than three decades.
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Welcome to the mobile age: NFL conference title games filled with dual-threat QBsJan 25, 2025 2:48 pm - Josh Allen loves retelling the story of how he screwed up on what may go down as the NFL’s signature highlight of the regular season.
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Chicagoland Fishing Expo returns with gear, guides, lessonsJan 25, 2025 1:47 pm - The Chicagoland Fishing Expo returned to the Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend with everything fishing under one roof.
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Jim O’Donnell: Commanders showing the Bears how quick a turnaround can beJan 25, 2025 1:07 pm - WHAT INFO-SATURATED NFL FAN EXPECTED such progressive news so rapidly out of Washington, D.C., in 2025? If only the dateline could be, “Lake Forest, Ill.” Sunday is simpl...
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Lincicome: It’s all smiles around Halas Hall again, at least for nowJan 25, 2025 12:58 pm - Doubt benefit giving is a frequent burden for Bears fans, and yet granted freely and with fresh anticipation that each time the most dysfunctional franchise in sports has got it right. So we say welcome to another coach, a guy named Johnson, a simple two syllable hashtag, first name of Ben.