Articles filed under Sports
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Bad MAC-tion: Buffalo beats No. 23 Northern Illinois 23-20 on Bellenfant’s field goal in OTSep 21, 2024 7:38 pm - Upton Bellenfant kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Buffalo a 23-20 victory over No. 23 Northern Illinois on Saturday. The Huskies (2-1, 0-1 Mid-American Con...
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Will Cubs’ push for 90 wins include any of their rising prospects?Sep 21, 2024 7:18 pm - The Cubs are expressing frustration about another season near .500. Does the team’s stacked farm system present a conflict of interest?
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Cubs lose what might be Hendricks’ last home start at Wrigley FieldSep 21, 2024 5:35 pm - MacKenzie Gore struck out nine in seven sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs 5-1 on Saturday. Joey Gallo hit a 3-run homer for Washington, which ...
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Caitlin Clark is going to have to embrace her role as an iconSep 21, 2024 4:56 pm - Earlier this month, Caitlin Clark was up late doing what any normal hoops head would do on a Tuesday night. She was watching basketball. Throughout her tremendous and tum...
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Waldron, Bears need to get offense right, and soonSep 21, 2024 12:11 pm - Caleb Williams is up for the challenge. If nothing else, Bears fans should be relieved by the confidence that their rookie quarterback shows in the face of adversity. The...
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If only the Cubs, Sox knew this is a baseball townSep 21, 2024 12:03 pm - Optimism, that rascal, hides among the empty seats of White Sox park, or out there in Wrigley’s ivy. It lurks somewhere near the bottom of the standings, though in the ca...
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Jim O’Donnell: Why the NFL’s new private equity rules could steer the Bears back to Arlington ParkSep 21, 2024 12:02 pm - THREE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, the Bears announced a $197.2 million purchase-and-sale agreement with Churchill Downs Inc. to buy the 326 acres that once housed Arlington Park...
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Sox lose 118th game, waste 9th-inning comeback as Padres win 3-2 on Tatis hit in 10thSep 21, 2024 12:18 am - Lenyn Sosa hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Chicago White Sox lost their 118th game when Fernando Tatis Jr.'s run-scoring double leading off the 10th lifted the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory. Chicago (36-118) needs to go 7-1 in its final eight games to avoid the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
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With new rink, Rosemont hopes to become ‘epicenter’ for hockey familiesSep 20, 2024 11:49 pm - Work began last week on a $34.5 million ice hockey facility just north of the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. The village and the rink’s developers hope it becomes an epicenter of hockey families in the suburbs.
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Altmyer throws 4 TD passes, leads Illinois to 31-24 OT win NebraskaSep 20, 2024 10:59 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for four touchdowns, including a short toss to Pat Bryant in overtime to give No. 24 Illinois a 31-24 win over No. 22 Nebraska. The Illini are 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten and have beaten two ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since 2007.