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NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call revealsMay 22, 2026 3:02 pm - NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
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Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generationMay 22, 2026 2:58 pm - Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos. The driver nicknamed Wild Thing, Outlaw, Rowdy and KFB over his 26-year NASCAR career was more comfortable than an...
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Greenberg: Crow-Armstrong just the latest athlete to learn about fan interactions the hard wayMay 22, 2026 11:09 am - Pete Crow-Armstrong is young, but not dumb. At 24 he knows what it’s like to be famous — the good and the bad. So when he clapped back with a profane insult at a heckling...
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Schaumburg Boomers sweep Down East at homeMay 21, 2026 11:02 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored eight unanswered runs to break through and record a sweep of the Down East Bird Dawgs with a 16-6 victory at Wintrust Field on Thursday nigh...
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Chicago Wolves hold on to clinch playoff series, oust Grand RapidsMay 21, 2026 10:22 pm - The Chicago Wolves defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 Thursday night at Allstate Arena to win the best-of-5 Central Division Finals 3-1.
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Chicago Dogs lose game, series at Kansas CityMay 21, 2026 9:37 pm - The Chicago Dogs lost their opening road series two games to one after dropping the third and final game of the series 3-1 in Kansas City. The Dogs’ wasted no time in get...
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CEO of NIL enforcement reminds frustrated schools: These are your rules, we just enforce themMay 21, 2026 7:08 pm - While frustration mounts across college sports and talk of breakaway conferences hits the hallways at conference's spring meetings, the leader of the agency formed to police name, image and likeness payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote.
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2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR saysMay 21, 2026 5:05 pm - Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died at 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
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Back with the Bears, new running backs coach Studesville feeling at home againMay 21, 2026 4:50 pm - Chicago’s offseason will continue with Organized Team Activities (OTAs) over the next two weeks before mandatory minicamp during the second week of June. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears said Thursday.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s errors adding up for Cubs, from taunting a fan to misplays on the fieldMay 21, 2026 11:10 am - It’s no coincidence that Pete Crow-Armstrong is suddenly becoming a defensive liability right after his expletive-laced taunting of a female fan went viral on social media. The Chicago Cubs have long heralded him as an all-world defender, while also acknowledging his struggles to control his emotions.