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Schaumburg Boomers hit three home runs in fifth consecutive victoryMay 28, 2025 9:42 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers blasted three homers to bolster their league high total and win a fifth consecutive game by notching an 8-3 victory to sweep the Evansville Otters and finish a 5-1 homestand at Wintrust Field on Wednesday night.
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‘Blackhawks hit a home run’: Why Jon Cooper thinks Jeff Blashill will succeed in ChicagoMay 28, 2025 9:00 pm - Jeff Blashill and Jon Cooper had been friends for years — Cooper still remembers thinking he had made a unique connection the first time they met in 2001 — but they had n...
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Flag football is taking these suburban coaches to the national stageMay 28, 2025 6:45 pm - Willowbrook flag football coaches Rachel Karos and Nick Hildreth have been selected to work the USA Football National Team Development Program Select Bowl in Los Angeles in June.
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Chicago Sky will retire jersey of Naperville’s Candace ParkerMay 28, 2025 6:06 pm - The Chicago Sky is set to honor franchise legend and WNBA champion Candace Parker by retiring her jersey on Aug. 25 at the team’s game against the Las Vegas Aces.
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French Open 2025: Casper Ruud is bothered by a painful knee and loses to Nuno BorgesMay 28, 2025 5:04 pm - Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud has dropped 13 of the last 14 games and lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to Nuno Borges in the second round at Roland-Garros while bothered by a bad left knee. The seventh-seeded Ruud revealed after Wednesday's match that he had been playing in pain off-and-on throughout the clay-court season. He reached at least the semifinals each of the past three years in Paris.
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Benintendi’s big day sends White Sox to 9-4 win over MetsMay 28, 2025 4:53 pm - Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering the White Sox to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets that prevented a three-game sweep. Benintendi laced a 2-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth before hitting his sixth homer in the eighth. Lenyn Sosa also had three hits and Mike Tauchman provided a two-run double for the White Sox, who avoided being swept for the seventh time this season.
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‘I wanted to come here’: Bears QB Caleb Williams responds to book detailsMay 28, 2025 4:47 pm - Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams stepped up to the lectern at Halas Hall and delivered an opening statement that lasted nearly four minutes Wednesday. He then too...
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With the wind in their face, Cubs showing they can handle the pressureMay 28, 2025 11:33 am - Here’s how well things are going at Wrigley Field these days: Before Tuesday’s game, a reporter asked manager Craig Counsell if it’s “really tough” on the coaching staff ...
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Sarley: Recent developments have revolutionized fishing with plastic luresMay 28, 2025 11:19 am - I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait out-catches artificials. I think that fishing wit...
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SEC’s spring meetings: The future of college sports is in the balance at Florida resortMay 28, 2025 11:17 am - Nothing less than the future of college sports is being hashed this week at the Southeastern Conference's annual spring meetings in Florida. Among the topics are the future of the College Football Playoff, the SEC's own schedule, the transfer portal and the NCAA itself. All are influenced by the fate of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement that hovers over almost every corner of college athletics.