Articles filed under Sports Types
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Risk vs. reward as NHL teams assess Russian prospects at camp to dispel concerns entering draftJun 26, 2024 6:10 pm - If NHL general managers and most scouts are unable to enter Russia to rate the talent in person, player agent Daniel Milstein figured, why not bring his draft-eligible pr...
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Schaumburg Boomers lose on walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth inningJun 26, 2024 5:22 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers suffered an 8-7 loss to the Florence Y’Alls when TJ Reeves connected on a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday...
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Bears top position battles to watch: No. 3, who will earn the last WR spots on the roster?Jun 26, 2024 5:17 pm - This week we’re ranking the top five position battles to watch during training camp. Here’s a look at No. 3 on the list. Check back each day this week for the next installment.
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Casey Krueger added, Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the OlympicsJun 26, 2024 4:11 pm - Veteran forward Alex Morgan won't be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national team coach Emma Hayes. Naperville Central graduate Casey (Short) Krueger made the squad as a defender.
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Get ready for the Swedish Days Bicycle Ride on July 7Jun 26, 2024 2:49 pm - The Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club’s Swedish Days Ride July 7 offers six routes ranging from the new Family Ride (12 miles) to the Double Metric Century (133 miles). This year, you also can create your own ride by combining colored loops.
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Neal eager to compete in inaugural Chicago Adaptive OpenJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Marty Neal, the Libertyville Township Highway Commissioner, has long been an avid golfer. Now 61, he’s been playing for 40 years — and that’s since he lost his right hand after it got caught in a meat grinder when he was 15.
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Along for the Ride: How adaptive biking enriches the lives of people with disabilitiesJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Two Chicago-based nonprofits with suburban connections — Out Our Front Door and Envision Unlimited — are pioneering adaptive biking to deliver outdoor experiences, seemingly unattainable not long ago, to individuals with special needs.
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Ranking the Bulls’ top five draft mistakesJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - The Bulls have made some awful draft mistakes in their history. Here are the worst.
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Jim O’Donnell: Without Willie Mays, would there be ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas?’Jun 26, 2024 6:00 am - WHEN THE CUBS OPENED a four-game series at San Francisco Monday night, all of the Giants wore No. 24. The gesture was a fitting tribute to Willie Mays, who died at ag...
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Six Giants pitchers, limit Cubs to four hits, overcoming strong Hendricks outingJun 25, 2024 11:38 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman's 2-run single highlighted a three-run eighth inning and six San Francisco pitchers combined for a 4-hitter as the Giants beat the Cubs 5-1 o...