Articles filed under Sports
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Catcher to manager, with a 20-year wait, natural fit for Barrington native WilsonJun 21, 2025 5:02 pm - Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson returned home this weekend, providing a chance to reminisce about his wildly successful baseball years in Barrington.
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Imanaga will return in St. Louis; Hodge strugglesJun 21, 2025 2:21 pm - Cubs notes: After a solid rehab outing for the Iowa Cubs, Shota Imanaga is ready to return to the big-league rotation next week. Meanwhile, Porter Hodge struggled and Nate Pearson is getting another chance.
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Lincicome: A Game 7, but with players to be identified laterJun 21, 2025 10:00 am - It is likely that the name Shalvante Alcian Gilgeous-Alexander (call him SGA) would have tied no tongues without a Game 7 for the NBA Championship, not usually the case t...
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Young baseball players are throwing harder than ever. But at what cost?Jun 21, 2025 10:00 am - At first, it just felt like a forearm cramp. Sam Rosand shook it off. The high school junior figured serious pitching injuries involve a pop of the elbow, so he toed the ...
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Chicago Dogs collect victory against Gary SouthShoreJun 20, 2025 11:28 pm - The Chicago Dogs opened their series against the Gary SouthShore RailCats with a 7-2 win Friday night, powered by timely hitting and a sharp outing from Connor Curlis. C...
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Schaumburg Boomers lose to Windy City for first time this seasonJun 20, 2025 10:35 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored six runs in the second inning, but it was the homestanding Windy City ThunderBolts who had the last laugh, tallying 10 unanswered runs to ca...
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White Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-1 to end an 8-game losing streakJun 20, 2025 9:20 pm - Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run homer in Chicago's four-run third inning and the White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Josh Rohas had a two-run double in the third for Chicago. Andrew Benintendi had a solo home run in the first and added an RBI single in the second.
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Rare bullpen failure as Cubs fall to MarinersJun 20, 2025 7:06 pm - Ryan Pressly and Caleb Thielbar had built combined streaks of 33 straight scoreless appearances. But both surrendered 2-run homers Friday as the Cubs lost to Seattle at Wrigley Field.
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LSU goes for 2nd national title in 3 years as it opens CWS finals against streaking Coastal CarolinaJun 20, 2025 6:53 pm - LSU and Coastal Carolina have met only two times previously as they enter the College World Series finals Saturday night. Those games back in 2016 have not been forgotten. Coastal Carolina swept the Tigers on their home field in super regionals on the way to their first national championship.
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Happy return for Sosa, but Cubs waited too long to make it happenJun 20, 2025 4:27 pm - Sammy Sosa’s first visit to Wrigley Field in 21 years was notable Friday. Why it took so long remains elusive.