Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Historic NBA draft for France, which joins U.S. as only country with 3 players within top 10 picksJun 27, 2024 6:34 am - The NBA may have to rethink the timing of its annual draft. Not the month, but a tweak to the hour the picks start coming off the board. Paris is six hours ahead of New Y...
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Shohei Ohtani and Gavin Stone help the Dodgers shut down the White Sox 4-0Jun 26, 2024 11:04 pm - Shohei Ohtani hit another leadoff homer and Gavin Stone pitched a four-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth ...
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Draft night surprise: Bulls land suburban product Buzelis at No. 11Jun 26, 2024 9:40 pm - Suburban native Matas Buzelis was projected to go in the top five of Wednesday’s NBA draft, but he ended up lasting to No. 11 and was chosen by the Bulls.
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Risk vs. reward as NHL teams assess Russian prospects at camp to dispel concerns entering draftJun 26, 2024 6:10 pm - If NHL general managers and most scouts are unable to enter Russia to rate the talent in person, player agent Daniel Milstein figured, why not bring his draft-eligible pr...
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Bears top position battles to watch: No. 3, who will earn the last WR spots on the roster?Jun 26, 2024 5:17 pm - This week we’re ranking the top five position battles to watch during training camp. Here’s a look at No. 3 on the list. Check back each day this week for the next installment.
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Neal eager to compete in inaugural Chicago Adaptive OpenJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Marty Neal, the Libertyville Township Highway Commissioner, has long been an avid golfer. Now 61, he’s been playing for 40 years — and that’s since he lost his right hand after it got caught in a meat grinder when he was 15.
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Ranking the Bulls’ top five draft mistakesJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - The Bulls have made some awful draft mistakes in their history. Here are the worst.
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Jim O’Donnell: Without Willie Mays, would there be ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas?’Jun 26, 2024 6:00 am - WHEN THE CUBS OPENED a four-game series at San Francisco Monday night, all of the Giants wore No. 24. The gesture was a fitting tribute to Willie Mays, who died at ag...
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Six Giants pitchers, limit Cubs to four hits, overcoming strong Hendricks outingJun 25, 2024 11:38 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman's 2-run single highlighted a three-run eighth inning and six San Francisco pitchers combined for a 4-hitter as the Giants beat the Cubs 5-1 o...
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Shohei Ohtani hits NL-leading 24th homer as the Dodgers top the lowly White Sox 4-3Jun 25, 2024 10:30 pm - Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and a tiebreaking RBI single, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers top the White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Led by Ohtani and Freddie Freeman,...