Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Milwaukee’s Priester win streak reaches 15 straightAug 21, 2025 5:44 pm - Brewers starter Quinn Priester couldn’t finish the fifth inning Thursday against the Cubs. But the Cary-Grove grad kept his string of success intact.
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WNBA breaks single-season attendance record that had stood since 2002Aug 21, 2025 4:58 pm - With 2½ weeks left in the WNBA's regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record. League officials announced Thursday that the league's 13 teams have drawn a total of 2,501,609 fans over 226 games this season, surpassing the previous mark that was set in 2002 when the league had 16 teams. It also took the WNBA 256 games to reach the milestone in 2002.
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Blackhawks sign Frank Nazar to seven-year contract extensionAug 21, 2025 4:20 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks signed forward Frank Nazar to a seven-year contract extension on Thursday with a cap hit of $6.59 million per season. The contract doesn’t kick in until the 2026-27 season, as Nazar still has a year left on his entry-level deal. The hope — the expectation, really — is that he and Connor Bedard can be the Blackhawks’ 1-2 punch down the middle for the next decade or more.
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Want 2027 All-Star Game tickets at Wrigley Field? The Cubs have a plan for thatAug 21, 2025 10:57 am - If you’re wondering how to get tickets to the 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, here’s a tip: You should already have season tickets to the Chicago Cubs and you should be ready to renew them as part of a three-year plan.
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Silvy: It’s all coming into focus for the Bears — so they need to be bold one more timeAug 21, 2025 6:00 am - We wanted Johnson to arrive and develop Williams. Did that not look like a totally different quarterback? Let’s appreciate the progress. And here’s more food for thought: Micah Parsons could be available via trade, and Ryan Poles needs to be aggressive.
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Cubs survive shaky ninth, win third straight over BrewersAug 20, 2025 10:25 pm - A bases-clearing double by Michael Busch in the third inning sent the Cubs to their third straight victory over Milwaukee.
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Waldrep strikes out 7 as Braves beat White Sox 1-0Aug 20, 2025 9:23 pm - The White Sox have lost six of their last seven games and 13 of their last 16.
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First-round pick Conrad visits Cubs, WrigleyAug 20, 2025 8:19 pm - Cubs first-round draft pick Ethan Conrad shared an update on his recovery from shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
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Tears, no fears: Bears give Bagent financial security with new contract extensionAug 20, 2025 6:02 pm - It was a surreal moment for Tyson Bagent. A couple years ago, he came to Halas Hall as an undrafted free-agent quarterback from Division-II Shepard University. On Wednesday, the Bears extended him to a two-year, reportedly $10 million contract.
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NASCAR’s 2026 schedule shake-up: New street race, Chicagoland's return, and moreAug 20, 2025 11:10 am - Chicagoland Speedway is reopening after a six-year hiatus and a switch back to the track located in suburban Joliet after three seasons on a temporary street circuit in downtown Chicago. The San Diego event will be held on a military base in Coronado.