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Kane County Cougars beat Chicago Dogs, take playoff seriesSep 13, 2025 9:26 pm - The Kane County Cougars are returning to the Miles Wolff Cup Final for a second straight year. In a decisive Game 5 of the East Division Championship Series, the Cougars routed the rival Chicago Dogs 10-3 at Impact Field in Rosemont on Saturday night. The Cougars racked up 10 runs on 13 hits, including three home runs. On the mound, Konnor Ash had another quality start to earn his third win of the postseason.
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Kayfus and Noel homer as the surging Guardians beat the White Sox 3-1Sep 13, 2025 7:50 pm - C.J. Kayfus and Jhonkensy Noel homered, helping Parker Messick and the Cleveland Guardians beat the White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night.
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New quarterback, no problem as North Central College piles up offense vs. Wisconsin-OshkoshSep 13, 2025 7:19 pm - Local college roundup: No. 1-ranked North Central won its season opener 45-14 against Wisconsin-Oshkosh, while Elmhurst’s new coach started with a win.
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Cubs squander early lead, Ballesteros’ milestone home run in loss to RaysSep 13, 2025 5:53 pm - The Cubs watched injuries and illnesses pile up as they lost 5-4 to Tampa Bay on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
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‘Lots of loyal golfers’: Village Green golf course in Mundelein closing after more than 60 yearsSep 13, 2025 5:35 pm - The last public rounds since Village Green golf course opened at Winchester and Midlothian roads in Mundelein in 1962 will be played Sunday.
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Bears to add kicker Jake Moody to practice squad, so is the pressure on Cairo Santos?Sep 13, 2025 5:10 pm - The Bears signed kicker Jake Moody to their practice squad, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. This acquisition puts the heat on Santos’ efforts to bounce back. Moody was waived by the San Francisco 49ers earlier this week and will now attempt to unseat the most accurate kicker in Bears history in what seems to be set up as a mini-competition — or at least a little push at the 33-year-old Santos.
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Getting his flowers: Retired Cub Rizzo lives it up watching former team from the bleachersSep 13, 2025 4:42 pm - Anthony Rizzo posed in the outfield ivy with family members before the game. He took a seat in the left-field bleachers and had Moises Ballesteros' first major-league home run bounce off his left hand. He promised to start a cup snake, though there was no evidence of that happening.
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Blackhawks sign Spencer Knight to 3-year, $17.5 million extension: What it meansSep 13, 2025 3:02 pm - The Blackhawks have their core goalie for the future. On Saturday, the team announced it has signed goalie Spencer Knight to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension ($5.83 million salary cap hit).
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O’Donnell: Tony Romo is already again weakening CBS/NFL coverageSep 13, 2025 10:54 am - Tony Romo isn’t giving CBS its money’s worth on broadcasts of NFL games, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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The White Sox beat their win total. Where do they rank among disappointing Chicago teams?Sep 13, 2025 10:51 am - No one is throwing a parade for a last-place White Sox team, but the bar was set so low that an ordinary bad season, instead of a historically bad one, is a form of success. The Cubs are going to the playoffs, but next to them, the White Sox’ second-half surge might be the second-best sports story in town … if Caleb Williams and the Bears don’t get it together this season.