Articles filed under Sports
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Selection Sunday: Schwieger helps lead marathon men of UNI to big danceMar 14, 2026 8:31 pm - Waubonsie Valley grad Ben Schwieger will be waiting with his Northern Iowa teammates Sunday to learn their NCAA Tournament destination after winning the Missouri Valley title last week.
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Christopher Bell takes Las Vegas pole as Joe Gibbs Racing sweeps top 3 qualifyingMar 14, 2026 4:55 pm - This time last week observers were questioning what was wrong with Joe Gibbs Racing as the team stumbled out of NASCAR's opening gate and parked in the back end of the garage as a team struggling in the Cup Series rankings.
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WNBA, players union meet for 5th straight day trying to get CBA deal to avoid any season disruptionsMar 14, 2026 4:51 pm - The WNBA and the players union will meet for the fifth straight day Saturday having a sense of urgency to get a deal done by Monday to avoid disruptions to the upcoming season.
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Greenberg: Team Italy standouts Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci inspire hope for White SoxMar 14, 2026 3:58 pm - Team USA really thought it was unbeatable, didn’t it? An American colossus bent on dominating the world (in baseball). Over and over, we heard about this super-team full ...
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NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket revealMar 14, 2026 3:11 pm - Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday.
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Is Dansby Swanson’s offseason work already paying off?Mar 14, 2026 11:22 am - Dansby Swanson, a 10-year veteran, made changes to his workout habits in the winter with the hope he’d be more athletic in the box. In eight spring games, he has a 1.297 OPS with two home runs, a triple and a double.
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Why is Andrew Mangiapane getting more playing time with Blackhawks than Nick Lardis?Mar 14, 2026 11:13 am - Andrew Mangiapane does a lot of things that many Chicago Blackhawks players don’t do. He has good straight-line speed, and he uses it to skate in, well, straight lines. He’s direct. North-south.
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Lincicome: Fans, get your brackets and exclamation marks ready!!!Mar 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about the upcoming men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.
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O’Donnell: Robots and distraction but few surprises in NCAA men’s tourney?Mar 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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What’s in these names? New Bears bring speed, mainly on defense, special teamsMar 14, 2026 10:00 am - Here’s a look at every player the Bears have signed so far in free agency.