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It’s Selection Sunday, so who’s ready to go dancing?Mar 17, 2024 6:00 am - Men’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 5 p.m., CBS Women’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 7 p.m., ESPN Illinois The Fighting Illini threw a scare into their fa...
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Jim O'Donnell: Caitlin Clark and a Selection Sunday primer on the uncertainty of March fameMar 17, 2024 6:00 am - FOR A LESSON in the fleetingness of NCAA Tournament fame, look no farther than the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Less than a year ago, young Adama Sanogo was being na...
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Baseball Way Back: Big Train, Bucky and the unlikely champion 1924 SenatorsMar 17, 2024 6:00 am - This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the great rags-to-riches stories in baseball, the 1924 World Series champion Washington Senators. I spoke over the phone t...
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Dosunmu, Vucevic make sure Bulls have their say against WashingtonMar 16, 2024 10:31 pm - The Bulls weren't about to get overshadowed by St. Patrick or the Steelers without a fight Saturday.
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Whatever happened with Fields, Bears would regret itMar 16, 2024 9:20 pm - Curiously, the sympathy for noted wallflower and orphan quarterback Justin Fields grew daily as the human highlight film awaited his fate, not all that bad really. Fields...
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Barrington boys, Prospect girls, win Nagel-Saylor InviteMar 16, 2024 9:06 pm - Barrington boys track coach Todd Kuklinski figured he’d bring some freshmen, give his veterans a lighter load, and test the Broncos’ depth during Saturday’s Jim Nagel-Mar...
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Schauffele overcomes a 4-shot deficit to take the lead at The Players ChampionshipMar 16, 2024 8:45 pm - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Xander Schauffele kept his head down and tried to post his best score Saturday in his bid to make up a four-shot deficit in The Players Champion...
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Shannon scores Big Ten tourney-record 40 points as No. 13 Illinois tops Nebraska 98-87 in semifinalsMar 16, 2024 7:44 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 40 points for a Big Ten Tournament record to lead a second-half surge by 13th-ranked Illinois in a 98-87 victory over Nebraska in the semifinals on Saturday.
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Breaking down a busy week for the Bears in the free-agent marketMar 16, 2024 6:03 pm - It has been a busy week in the NFL. Free agency negotiations began Monday. Bears general manager Ryan Poles made several additions to his football team.
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Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki looking to pick up where he left off last seasonMar 16, 2024 5:37 pm - One of the National League’s hottest hitters in the second half of last season, Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki is primed for a big year.