Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Dansby Swanson’s fix for May slump is to ‘create a better way for me to actually see the ball’May 29, 2026 10:39 am - PITTSBURGH — As Dansby Swanson tried to explain what he was working on, he understood it almost sounded ridiculous. After working to lean into his athleticism in the offs...
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Chicago Wolves steal Game 1 on the road in Western Conference FinalsMay 28, 2026 10:51 pm - The Chicago Wolves rallied to defeat the Colorado Eagles 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs on Thursday night in Loveland, Col...
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Wembanyama, Spurs send the West finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91May 28, 2026 10:19 pm - Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.
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Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2May 28, 2026 9:09 pm - Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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Davis Martin wins 6th straight decision and White Sox cruise to a 6-2 win over TwinsMay 28, 2026 7:59 pm - Davis Martin allowed one run on two hits over six innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thu...
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Gurnee native Shelton thankful to get second chance at managing in major leaguesMay 28, 2026 7:31 pm - Derek Shelton, a 1987 graduate of Warren Township High School, is very appreciative of getting a second job as an MLB manager. He’s leading the Twins after six seasons with the Pirates.
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More women are watching the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. There are many reasons whyMay 28, 2026 6:50 pm - The first two rounds of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are the most watched in the U.S. in league history. Women are the primary driver of that growth.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson says he is ‘buying Luther Burden stock’ going into the seasonMay 28, 2026 6:44 pm - Luther Burden was hungry when he joined the Chicago Bears. A year later, not much has changed on that front. He has somewhere he wants to go, and he is determined to reach that level.
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Claude Lemieux, a feisty winger and a four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 60May 28, 2026 4:38 pm - Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose ferocious, hard-hitting style of play angered opponents and sometimes overshadowed his prodigious skills and ab...
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MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strikeMay 28, 2026 2:02 pm - Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting t...