Articles filed under Sports
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Baseball’s work-life balance? Counsell, Shelton try to find time for familyMay 01, 2025 3:59 pm - Pirates manager Derek Shelton, a Warren Township High School grad, skipped Thursday’s game against the Cubs to attend his son’s college graduation. Craig Counsell can relate but has trouble finding time for family.
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What we’re hearing about Colston Loveland and the Bears’ 2025 NFL draft classMay 01, 2025 1:46 pm - We don’t know if Colston Loveland will be a star or live up to his draft cachet. The fit made a ton of sense, pairing a skilled tight end with head coach Ben Johnson. Draft analysts have universally praised the pick. But the Bears weren’t the only ones who rated Loveland highly.
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2025 NBA mock draft: Cooper Flagg is sure No. 1 in shallow pool of prospectsMay 01, 2025 1:25 pm - NBA teams with selections in the 40s are quite worried as to whether those picks will have much value. Even teams in the late 20s and 30s have serious questions as to whether those picks will deliver commensurate value with what a normal selection in that range will bring.
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Longtime Cubs fan revels in Pete Crow-Armstrong using his group’s song for walkup musicMay 01, 2025 12:50 pm - John Hauldren has been a Chicago Cubs fan all his life. During the team's last homestand, he got a text message from a high school friend. It was the first text he had received from him. Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had just used "Front to Back" — a song from Hauldren's electronic music group, Levity — as his walkup music in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Silvy: The offseason is done, now Bears have to show they can succeed on the fieldMay 01, 2025 6:00 am - The day new coach Ben Johnson walked into the Bears facility, he told the staff that it was time to get to work and he hasn’t backed down since. Every time the new head coach has spoken, he has sent messages that his staff is conducting business differently, and that’s a good thing.
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Jake Bauers hits 2-run double in the 8th inning to help the Brewers beat the White Sox 6-4Apr 30, 2025 10:28 pm - Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 for their third straight victory. Caleb Durbin drove in his eighth run of the season on a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3 in the eighth. William Contreras went 2 for 3 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to nine games.
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Accident in stands puts somber tone on Cubs’ loss to PiratesApr 30, 2025 10:12 pm - During the Cubs’ 4-3 lost at Pittsburgh on Wednesday, the game was delayed several minutes when a fan fell out of the stands in right field and appeared to suffer serious injuries.
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White Sox supporting 1B Andrew Vaughn through tough start to the seasonApr 30, 2025 8:50 pm - The White Sox are sticking with Andrew Vaughn — for now. Vaughn is batting .160 after he went 1 for 4 with a first-inning single and two strikeouts in a 7-2 loss to Milwaukee. The struggling first baseman has just two extra-base hits in his last 12 games. While Vaughn is looking for a turnaround in the majors, Tim Elko is off to a strong start with Triple-A Charlotte. The 26-year-old first baseman is batting .356 with nine homers and 20 RBI. General manager Chris Getz says the team is "more focused on supporting Andrew right now." He calls Vaughn "one of the more unlucky hitters in baseball."
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Flexen gets called up for Chicago do-over on North SideApr 30, 2025 7:43 pm - The Cubs called up former White Sox right-hander Chris Flexen, who credited the Cubs pitching department for guiding his strong start at Triple-A Iowa.
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Blackhawks’ dream offseason: Mike Sullivan, Michael Misa, Mitch Marner?Apr 30, 2025 5:53 pm - For it to be a perfect Blackhawks offseason, this is what would likely need to happen.