Articles filed under Sports Types
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Sarley: Why I consider fisherman Spence Petros the toughest man in sportsAug 27, 2025 10:00 am - Hall of Fame angler Spence Petros is as tough as anyone I have ever met. The first time I musky fished with Petros, after 14 hours of casting giant lures without a break I felt like I was going to die. I realized the tremendous shape he was in.
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Cubs still waiting to determine Taillon’s status, lose to GiantsAug 26, 2025 11:20 pm - Before playing in San Francisco on Tuesday, the Cubs expressed uncertainty about the health status of a starting pitcher.
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Boomers rally past Windy City, shrink magic number for division titleAug 26, 2025 10:54 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers rallied to beat Windy City 6-5 on Tuesday.
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Donald’s Ryder Cup choices coming into focusAug 26, 2025 9:50 pm - Northwestern alum Luke Donald has some decisions to make as captain of the European Ryder Cup team.
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Day keeping simple approach for Sayin as No. 3 Ohio State prepares to host top-ranked TexasAug 26, 2025 9:19 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coach Ryan Day is trying to keep the message simple for Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin before his first college start on Saturday, when the No. 3 an...
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Wimbledon champions Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek get off to good starts at the US OpenAug 26, 2025 8:52 pm - NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek is trying to do something no woman has done since Serena Williams in 2012: win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same season. Jannik Sinner is try...
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RailCats edge CougarsAug 26, 2025 4:49 pm - The Gary SouthShore RailCats beat the Kane County Cougars 2-1 on Tuesday
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O’Donnell: Superior Bagent would break bad for Caleb wing at Halas HallAug 26, 2025 10:00 am - If Caleb Williams gets off to a bad start to the regular season, could coach Ben Johnson be willing to turn to backup quarterback Tyson Bagent? Columnist Jim O’Donnell says it could happen.
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Venus Williams loses in 3 sets at the US Open in her 1st Grand Slam match in 2 yearsAug 25, 2025 9:06 pm - NEW YORK — Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monda...
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Can Illini respond to greater expectations?Aug 25, 2025 8:21 pm - Illinois football is ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll, which hasn’t happened since 1990. Is the Illini hype justified?