Articles filed under Sports Types
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Feeling a draft: Do White Sox take another high school player in first round?Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - After drafting college players with their first-round pick for nine straight years, the White Sox shifted gears. They selected high school shortstop Colson Montgomery wi...
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Left-handed bats could be the key to unlocking Cubs offense; Indians blank CubsJul 01, 2023 4:00 pm - One theory about how to ignite the Cubs offense is find a consistent left-handed hitter. When the Cubs' bats were clicking in April, lefty Cody Bellinger got off to a ni...
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Top 25 most important Bears in 2023: No. 18 Gervon DexterJul 01, 2023 8:00 am - We're counting down the top 25 most important Bears for the 2023 season. What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for our pur...
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Baseball Way Back: From Forest View hero to White Sox No. 1 pickJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Part 1 of 3 The Northwest suburbs has produced its fair share of major leaguers. Dave Kingman, Paul Splittorff, Fritz Peterson, Mike Marshall and Dave Otto spring to min...
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New Blackhawks Hall, Foligno ready to embrace leadership rolesJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - When Taylor Hall realized he'd been traded from the 65-win Boston Bruins to the Chicago Blackhawks, the former league MVP had an understandable reaction. "You're a littl...
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Bulls quickly agree to new deal with White; add local point guard Carter; Rose goes to MemphisJun 30, 2023 1:00 pm - The Bulls wasted no time when NBA free-agency opened on Friday, agreeing to re-sign guard Coby White then adding Proviso East grad Jevon Carter, according to multiple re...
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Why White Sox won't be sellers - or buyers - as trade deadline nearsJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - The White Sox are markedly better now than they were in April, but the numbers don't lie. They're still bad. Heading into Friday night's game at Oakland, only the Athlet...
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Inside look at small fraternity: Chicagoans working in NASCARJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago and NASCAR haven't generally been close personal friends over the years, even though there was a race at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet for 19 years. That al...
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Steele, Morel, Madrigal help Cubs snap a 4-game skid with a 10-1 win over GuardiansJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Justin Steele tossed a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and won his third straight start, and the Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 10-1 win over the Clevela...
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Quiet offense, bad bunts lead to Cubs' fourth straight lossJun 29, 2023 4:00 pm - Kyle Hendricks had never faced Kyle Schwarber in a real game. The first pitch Hendricks threw on Thursday at Wrigley Field was to Schwarber, who sent a low line drive ov...