Articles filed under Sports Types
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Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sportMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - The skinny on pole vaulters is that they are a little off. A group that gets their kicks catapulting upside-down over a metal bar as high as a house. One must be “a littl...
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This Cub could have been a cowboyMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - Cubs pitcher Hayden Wesneski grew up in a Texas family where rodeo could have been his career choice.
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Growing the game: PGA instructor opens indoor Northwest Golf Academy in BarringtonMay 05, 2024 5:25 am - PGA Class A member Brad Ray, an instructor at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington for two decades, has opened his own indoor Northwest Golf Academy in the same villag...
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Hersey grad Harris homers twice, Athletics roll Marlins 20-4May 04, 2024 9:42 pm - Hersey High School alum Brett Harris homered twice for Oakland, a day after making his major-league debut. The home runs were Harris' first hits in the majors.
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White Sox wait out 3-hour rain delay in 10th inning to beat Cardinals 6-5May 04, 2024 8:04 pm - Tanner Banks came on after a three-hour rain delay to strike out pinch-hitter Iván Herrera in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
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The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second round after eliminating NashvilleMay 04, 2024 7:54 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet won't deny being one of the NHL's final eight teams still alive means a lot. An all-Canadian showdown against the Edmonton...
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Pendrith leads Byron Nelson as one of several seeking first PGA Tour victoryMay 04, 2024 7:42 pm - McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith has been here before — holding or sharing a lead after three rounds on the PGA Tour. The Canadian was one of six among the top 10 on the...
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Cubs bullpen nearly squanders another stellar startMay 04, 2024 7:00 pm - The Cubs rolled to a 5-0 lead through 6 innings, thanks to starter Jameson Taillon, but had to sweat another close finish.
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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill DownsMay 04, 2024 6:52 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to h...
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Cubs send Mervis down to Iowa, recall MastrobuoniMay 04, 2024 3:35 pm - Cubs notes: Mervis sent back to Triple A; Suzuki, Bellinger nearing return.