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Paige Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas WingsApr 11, 2025 8:56 pm - The WNBA is set to welcome its new rookie class, headlined by Paige Bueckers when the league holds its annual draft Monday night. The UConn star, who is fresh off leading the Huskies to their 12th national championship, is projected to go No. 1 to the Dallas Wings.
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Crochet returns wearing new Sox: ‘Not very hard to move on’Apr 11, 2025 8:22 pm - Garrett Crochet returned to the South Side as a member of the Boston Red Sox on Friday and is scheduled to start against the White Sox on Sunday.
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Justin Rose stays in the Masters lead with some All-Star companyApr 11, 2025 7:04 pm - Justin Rose is still in the lead at the Masters. He suddenly has a lot of All-Star company around him. Rose managed a 71 and was one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. Rory McIlroy played bogey-free for a 66 to get back in the game. McIlroy and Corey Conners are 2 back.
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The NBA’s playoff chase has hit the final weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happeningApr 11, 2025 11:05 am - There's 15 games on Friday. There's 15 more on Sunday. And there's a whole lot of things left for those last 30 games of the NBA regular season to decide. Among them: 15 of the 20 postseason seeds (Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Boston, Houston and Orlando are locked into their spots), along with three of the four initial play-in tournament matchups. Of the 15 games on Friday's schedule, 12 will have at least some level of postseason implications. And it's possible that as many as 12 of the 15 games on Sunday's schedule will affect the final standings as well.
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Blackhawks score 4 third-period goals for 5-2 win over BruinsApr 10, 2025 9:15 pm - Nick Foligno scored a pair of goals, Arvid Soderblom made 31 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 5-2. Ryan Donato, Tyler Bertuzzi and Kevin Korchinski all scored in a span of 1:33 early in the third period for the Blackhawks, who scored four goals in third period to pull away.
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Cubs acquire reliever Tom Cosgrove in trade with Padres for cash, send him to Triple-A IowaApr 10, 2025 8:04 pm - The Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres on Thursday for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa.
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Justin Rose steals the Masters show and builds 3-shot lead over Scottie SchefflerApr 10, 2025 7:17 pm - Justin Rose showed there's more than two players capable of winning a Masters green jacket. With all the attention on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy he matched his personal best at Augusta National with a 65. That gives Rose a three-shot lead over Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg and Corey Conners.
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With a big draft ahead, the Chicago Sky is looking for more big playersApr 10, 2025 6:29 pm - With college stars like Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow in the pool of draftees, there’s a lot of players who could make a big impact right away in their rookie seasons. The Chicago Sky wants to make sure its draft picks provide not only big impacts but big wingspans as well.
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Sloan makes pro debut, former Wheaton North kicker joins Marlins bullpen and more in an early-season rundown of local players in pro baseball.Apr 10, 2025 6:12 pm - Temperatures have reached 40 degrees, so it must be baseball season in Chicago. With that in mind, here's a rundown of where some former local stars will be playing this ...
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White Sox remain winless in April after Cleveland completes series sweepApr 10, 2025 4:55 pm - Steven Kwan had a homer and three singles and drove in four runs to help Cleveland complete a three-game sweep and hand the White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 6-1 victory. Kwan singled leading off the first and scored on Kyle Manzardo's fourth home run of the season for a 2-1 lead, and the Guardians never trailed again.