Articles filed under Sports
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Fast start carries Schaumburg Boomers past Joliet SlammersMay 17, 2025 5:59 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored four runs in the first inning and did not look back, grabbing a 6-2 win over the Joliet Slammers in the middle game of a weekend series at W...
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Caitlin Clark receives flagrant foul for hacking Angel Reese in Fever’s blowout win over SkyMay 17, 2025 5:49 pm - The Indiana Fever blew out the Chicago Sky in the teams’ WNBA season opener, and the margin was so big that the postgame talk was on a flagrant foul by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark on Chicago’s Angel Reese.
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Shaw heats up in Iowa, but no word on when he’ll return to CubsMay 17, 2025 5:31 pm - Matt Shaw clubbed 4 home runs the past two days for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Does that mean he’s ready to return to the big leagues?
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Indy 500 driver Marcus Armstrong taken away on stretcher after heavy crash in qualifying practiceMay 17, 2025 10:55 am - Marcus Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash in practice for Indianapolis 500 qualifying. The 24-year-old from New Zealand hit the wall going into Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Dr. Julia Vaizer, the medical director for IndyCar, said that Armstrong was awake and "doing well."
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PGA Championship gets storms and a late startMay 17, 2025 10:50 am - The PGA Championship is going to threesomes for the third round because of weather. It was a stop-and-start morning at Quail Hollow. Storms caused the warm-up session to be halted for 17 minutes. And right when Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele were close to teeing off, play was stopped again.
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O’Donnell: Bears get a Ditka-class dig from the father of Caleb WilliamsMay 17, 2025 10:00 am - WAS IT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHO FIRST WROTE: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and annual hikes in Bears season-ticket prices?” Maybe, pr...
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Lincicome: Can it be a baseball rivalry without Eddie Vedder?May 17, 2025 10:00 am - Without apology Major League Baseball has concocted something called “Rivalry Weekend,” depending on stunt scheduling and geography to juice what the 1-2-3 inning cannot.
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Even after three decades in the NHRA, Ron Capps is still getting a handle on thingsMay 16, 2025 10:52 pm - The NHRA Nationals are being held at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet this weekend.
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Pitching falters as Schaumburg Boomers lose to JolietMay 16, 2025 10:07 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers finished with 10 hits but dropped a 20-6 decision to the Joliet Slammers despite connecting on a season-high three homers in the opener of a series...
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Kane County Cougars can’t hold early lead, lose to MilwaukeeMay 16, 2025 10:03 pm - Although they took an early lead, the Kane County Cougars ultimately fell to the Milwaukee Milkmen 11-4 on Friday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. The Coug...