Articles filed under Sports
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Final 2025 NFL mock draft by Dane Brugler: Cam Ward to Titans, Shedeur Sanders out of Round 1Apr 24, 2025 11:32 am - Dane Brugler’s final mock for the 2025 NFL Draft.
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The comeback Cubs have Wrigley Field rocking: ‘It’s a playoff atmosphere’Apr 24, 2025 11:21 am - Despite a gantlet of a schedule that includes many of the National League’s best, the Cubs have burst out to a 16-10 start. With an unrelenting offense that’s proving as potent as any in the game, this is one of the most entertaining teams in baseball.
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Silvy: These Bears draft scenarios would make me very happyApr 24, 2025 6:00 am - For the past several months I’ve been asked by friends, acquaintances, and strangers what I want the Bears to do at No. 10 in the NFL draft. My response is always “get it right.”
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Levshunov scores game-winner in overtime as IceHogs beat Wolves in playoff openerApr 23, 2025 10:47 pm - The Chicago Wolves took the ice for their first postseason game since capturing the 2022 Calder Cup championship when they faced the Rockford IceHogs in Game 1 of the Central Division First Round on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena.
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PCA loves beating LA, Cubs win fourth straight over DodgersApr 23, 2025 10:24 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 3-run homer in the fifth helped the Cubs win their fourth straight game against the Dodgers, securing a 7-6 win Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
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Buxton, Larnach homer to help the Twins beat the White Sox, 6-3Apr 23, 2025 10:19 pm - Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach homered help the Minnesota Twins beat the last-place Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night. Larnach hit a solo shot in the sixth, his second blast in two games, to make it 4-3. Buxton hit a two-run homer an inning later as Minnesota won its second straight in the series.
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NFL draft: How to watch, dates, draft order and potential top picksApr 23, 2025 9:57 pm - The NFL draft kicks off Thursday night and Miami quarterback Cam Ward is still the overwhelming favorite to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Tennessee Titans. There should be a lot more intrigue after that. Colorado's two-way star, Travis Hunter, and his quarterback teammate Shedeur Sanders, Penn State's Abdul Carter, Michigan's Mason Graham and LSU's Will Campbell are all expected to be among the early picks.
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Smackdown at village hall: Elk Grove mayor wrestles with trash talk, agrees to tag team matchApr 23, 2025 7:43 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson accepted two wrestlers' challenge to join a tag team match at a summer festival, turning a village board meeting Tuesday night into a spectacle resembling a WWE event.
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Stevenson High School graduate Brunson wins award as NBA’s clutch playerApr 23, 2025 7:31 pm - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is the recipient of the Jerry West Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
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Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael dies at 67 after battle with ALSApr 23, 2025 6:42 pm - Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears' famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team, has died following a battle with ALS. He was 67. McMichael's publicist, Betsy Shepherd, told The Associated Press that he died Wednesday afternoon.