Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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The birth of a new pitch: Why MLB players are rushing to try the ‘kick-change’Apr 03, 2025 11:06 am - The “kick-change” is hot, and it’s so new we can actually track its progress through the league. And maybe tracking that progress will tell us a little more about what it means to be a Pitch Type in today’s game.
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Avalanche rallies to force OT and beat Blackhawks 3-2 in shootoutApr 03, 2025 12:09 am - Martin Necas tied it with 11 seconds left and Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored in a shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Cale Makar pulled Chicago to 2-1 midway through the third period with his career-high 29th goal of the season, and Necas completed the comeback with his 27th.
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Ovechkin scores his 892nd career goal. He needs 2 to tie Gretzky and 3 to break the NHL recordApr 02, 2025 10:07 pm - Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with No. 892 in the Washington Capitals' game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Ovechkin beat Frederik Andersen for a 10th time in 13 career games against the Danish netminder. The 39-year-old Russian has 39 goals this season and is on track to reach 40 for a record 14th time despite missing 16 games because of a broken left fibula. The first-place Capitals have seven games left this season.
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Chicago Wolves clinch playoff berth with victory against Grand RapidsApr 02, 2025 9:09 pm - The Chicago Wolves clinched a berth in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs when they defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-3 on Wednesday night in Michigan.
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On the verge of making MLB history on Tuesday night, the Sox ended up with consecutive losses to Minnesota after dropping a rain-delayed 6-1 decision.Apr 02, 2025 9:05 pm - The good news is the White Sox finished their opening home stand in first place. The bad news is all five teams in the AL Central have identical 2-4 records, and the Sox are the only one in the group that has played six home games.
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Nearly 2 months later, the Cubs finally go home to Chicago for their Wrigley Field opener on FridayApr 02, 2025 8:49 pm - The Chicago Cubs were in Arizona for spring training, began the regular season in Japan, went back to Phoenix to face the Diamondbacks in a four-game set and then traveled to Northern California to take on the Athletics. Now, the San Diego Padres come to the Windy City beginning with a Friday matinee and more opening day fanfare for the Cubs in a wild start to the year.
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Suzuki homers twice and knocks in 5 as Cubs rout A’s 10-2 for 3-game sweepApr 02, 2025 6:40 pm - Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Matt Shaw added two RBI singles for the Cubs, who outscored the A's 35-9 in the first major league series played at Sutter Health Park, the club's planned home for the next three years before a proposed relocation to Las Vegas.
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Bears’ George McCaskey: Succession plan officially in place for family controlApr 02, 2025 4:20 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Chicago Bears are staying with the McCaskey family. That’s the message from team chairman George McCaskey. He answered questions Wednesday about wh...
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Your Chicago Bulls are a postseason team once again … kind ofApr 02, 2025 12:14 pm - With their 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on April 1, the Bulls clinched their third straight Play-In Tournament berth. Someone call Pat Riley, because we’re talking about three-peats in Chicago again.
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Why Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is planting a garden he’ll likely never see bloomApr 02, 2025 11:59 am - Nick Foligno really wants to beat the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. That’s it. That’s the goal. That’s priority No. 1. And if Sam Rinzel’s offensive instincts and Artyom Levshunov’s aggressiveness and Oliver Moore’s speed all help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Avalanche, then he wants them on the ice. It’s not any more complicated than that.