Articles filed under Sports
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Wheaton College rallies but falls to No. 2 Mount UnionSep 06, 2025 5:05 pm - Looking at football games involving colleges from around the suburbs.
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Lile’s tiebreaking homer, Lord’s season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1Sep 06, 2025 4:22 pm - Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking home run in the fourth inning and rookie Brad Lord struck out a season-best seven to help the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.
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No. 11 Illinois takes over after halftime to beat mistake-prone Duke 45-19 for road winSep 06, 2025 3:24 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for 296 yards and 3 touchdowns and No. 11 Illinois capitalized on a series of mistakes by Duke to beat the Blue Devils 45-19 on Saturday for a road win against a power-conference opponent.
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Upward swing: Is recent improvement by White Sox a sign of what’s in store?Sep 06, 2025 3:18 pm - White Sox hitters have been socking the ball since the all-star break, to produce one of the best offenses in MLB. How long will it last?
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The Biz Week That Was: Data centers abound, fast food prices dip, and Tamagotchi comes to WoodfieldSep 06, 2025 1:32 pm - ‘Backbone of the digital world’: Karis details plans for Naperville data center development Developer Karis Critical is proposing a relatively “boutique” data center...
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Davey Johnson, who won World Series twice with Baltimore, played for Cubs, diesSep 06, 2025 10:35 am - Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986 has died. He was 82.
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Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78Sep 06, 2025 10:26 am - Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78. The Canadiens announced his death early Saturday, saying Dryden's family asked for privacy.
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Chicago Sky can’t handle the truth — Angel Reese suspension exposes deeper franchise issuesSep 06, 2025 10:00 am - The Chicago Sky doesn’t have the appetite for a rebuild. All of the moves it made last off-season indicate a certain level of impatience. However, on Friday, the Sky punished its star player for espousing those same views.
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Lincicome: Even the national dunderheads know, these Bears are not Super Bowl contendersSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Super Bowl contenders? Not these Bears, who would be thrilled to make the playoffs. This is a seven-win team, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.