Articles filed under Sports Types
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Decades after retiring from major leagues, Lisle’s Jack Perconte still in baseball as a coachJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once a Major League Baseball player, Lisle’s Jack Perconte now is a coach, an author and a marathon runner.
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Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, diesJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
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Jim O’Donnell: Palatine’s Schwantz is high on ‘24 Bears, tempered about Arlington ParkJun 29, 2024 12:02 pm - WHILE WARREN'S FOLLY plays out on Chicago's lakefront, there are some mayoral changes in the weather in two of the three charmed suburbs surrounding the Bears' 326 ac...
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Did the Bulls look far enough to find their newest player?Jun 29, 2024 11:47 am - The annual task of regarding the Chicago Bulls’ future is here again, an obligation taken grudgingly, like a flu shot and dental care.
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Chicago Dogs extend team win streak to five games after taking opener in Fargo, 8-4Jun 29, 2024 11:40 am - Following a series sweep against the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the Dogs traveled to Fargo, North Dakota, for a three-game series against the RedHawks. The Dogs won their fifth s...
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Cubs payroll decisions haven’t paid off in run productionJun 29, 2024 6:00 am - This week in baseball takes a closer look at MLB payrolls. How much of a return are the #Cubs getting from their highest-paid hitters?
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Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at U.S. trialsJun 28, 2024 11:14 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the most remarkable thing about Simone Biles' decade-plus run redefining what's possible in gymnastics is how she has managed to stay healthy while do...
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Thorpe tosses 2-hit ball over 6 innings, White Sox beat Rockies 5-3Jun 28, 2024 11:03 pm - Rookie Drew Thorpe pitched two-hit ball over six innings in winning his second straight start, and the White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Friday night to start a wee...
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Hoyer thinks struggling Cubs are pressing, still have bright futureJun 28, 2024 10:57 pm - Before losing in Milwaukee 4-2 on Friday, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer offered some thoughts on the team’s extended slump and outlook for the future.
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Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha’Carri and Lyles keep blazingJun 28, 2024 10:30 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Grant Holloway won U.S. track trials in the 110-meter hurdles Friday, finishing in 12.86 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in history, to earn a chance to c...