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Last-place Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton, a Gurnee nativeMay 08, 2025 12:42 pm - The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central. General manager Ben Cherington made the announcement Thursday. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over for Shelton, a Warren Township High School graduate.
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USWNT’s Mallory Swanson, Cubs’ Dansby Swanson expecting first childMay 08, 2025 11:08 am - USWNT star forward Mallory Swanson and her husband, Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, are expecting their first child. The couple announced the news in posts on their personal Instagram accounts on Wednesday.
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Silvy: Williams needs some tough love to teach him how to work in the NFLMay 08, 2025 6:00 am - Ryan Poles claimed at the combine that Caleb Williams has a great work ethic but needed to learn the difference of how to work in an NFL week as opposed to a college football week. My question is, why wasn’t this addressed in season? Why didn’t Poles have someone fix it in real time?
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Witt and Wacha lead Royals to 2-1 victory over White SoxMay 07, 2025 9:15 pm - Bobby Witt Jr. hit a 2-run homer to give Michael Wacha all the support he needed as the Kansas City Royals defeated the White Sox 2-1. It was the third straight quality start for Wacha who allowed just three hits in seven innings, walked one and struck out five.
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Bartlett native Robinson Cook is the MVP of League One Volleyball in year oneMay 07, 2025 7:47 pm - In the midst of a “crazy year,” St. Francis High School graduate, Bartlett native and Olympian Kelsey Robinson Cook was named most valuable player of the start-up women’s volleyball league, League One Volleyball.
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Do Cubs need more help? Wind keeps offense quiet in loss to San FranciscoMay 07, 2025 5:47 pm - Do the Cubs have enough to make a serious playoff run? Well, trades generally don’t happen until later in the season, so the options are limited as they dropped a home series to San Francisco.
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Cubs pitching coach believes Pressly needs more workMay 07, 2025 3:58 pm - Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly remained a topic of conversation Wednesday after giving up 9 runs to the Giants in the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s loss.
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‘Coolest thing ever’: Pete Crow-Armstrong becoming a folk hero in ChicagoMay 07, 2025 12:13 pm - When Pete Crow-Armstrong arrived in Chicago at the end of the 2023 season, veteran Ian Happ taught him the etiquette of playing outfield for the Cubs. You must acknowledge the fans. You must thank them after a win. At Wrigley you tip your cap and your beer vendors.
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Sarley: Any time is a good time for a topwater lureMay 07, 2025 11:31 am - I fish a lot of topwater presentations for bass because I love the excitement of the strike, but what do I use and where do I use it? The answer to “when” is “any time.”
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Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry's departure with hamstring strainMay 06, 2025 11:49 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Golden State star Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and the Warriors ...