Articles filed under Sports Types
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Florida's 2007 repeat came in 'totally different environment' than UConn is facing at Final FourApr 04, 2024 7:50 pm - Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. He doesn’t have the time while coaching the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. But he’s seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as...
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Will Williams visit teams other than Bears?Apr 04, 2024 7:21 pm - The Bears are three weeks away from making their selection with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Pretty much everyone expects that first pick to be USC quart...
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South Carolina is unbeaten and maybe underrated as it heads into women's Final Four seeking titleApr 04, 2024 7:04 pm - South Carolina has no losses, and maybe not enough love. While two sublime star players are soaking up much of the spotlight at this year's women's Final Four, the undefeated, unafraid and unabashedly true-to-themselves Gamecocks seem to be getting overlooked.
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UConn’s long road back to the Final Four is complete. Clark and Iowa stand in their wayApr 04, 2024 6:19 pm - Geno Auriemma keeps waiting for it to all fall apart. Keeps waiting for the injuries that have shortened UConn's rotation and frazzled his nerves to become too much. For the Huskies to falter under the weight of it all.
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Trout fishing season opens Saturday in Cook forest preservesApr 04, 2024 1:50 pm - A pair of Northwest suburban lakes are being stocked with 1,500 pounds of rainbow trout as Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 2024 spring inland trout fishing season is se...
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Clark’s path to stardom paved by pioneering players who changed trajectory for women’s hoopsApr 04, 2024 12:00 pm - Long before Caitlin Clark broke records, packed arenas across the country like a Taylor Swift in sneakers and inspired young girls to be like her, women's basketball looked very different than it does today.
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Final Four, football, fencing? College athlete salaries will deeply impact future U.S. Olympic hopesApr 04, 2024 12:00 pm - At the Final Four this week, they will play for a trophy and the right to cut down the nets. Also at stake: Olympic gold medals.
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Hilby brings humility to the top of the track rankingsApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - People crowd the fence around the track to see him race. He’s asked to sign autographs. The Aurora city council resolved to declare this July 23, his 18th birthday, in his honor. The Illinois High School Association named him Academic All-State, first team.
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The right way and wrong way to find a tasty dinnerApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - This is a great time of year to be fishing. I’ve mentioned eating tasty filets before and that may seem wrong to say for someone who believes strongly in the principle of catch-and-release. I don’t think that is true.
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Picking winners at the Masters is never easyApr 04, 2024 6:00 am - This is a golf tradition like no other. The Masters — first of the year’s four major championships — is coming up next week.