Articles filed under Sports
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Wisconsin promotes West Aurora alum Lauren Carlini to assistant coachJul 23, 2025 2:46 pm - Wisconsin volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield has announced Lauren Carlini, the West Aurora High School graduate who served as an offensive analyst and strategy consultant last season, has been promoted to full-time assistant coach.
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Fedko’s 3-run homer in the ninth lifts Schaumburg Boomers to walk-off winJul 23, 2025 2:14 pm - Christian Fedko drilled a 3-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers rallied from a 3-0 deficit to notch a walk-off win over the Mississippi ...
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Ride Illinois offers guidelines for regulating e-bike useJul 23, 2025 10:42 am - Electric bikes and scooters are gaining popularity, leading to municipal ordinances regulating their use. Ride Illinois released guidelines hoping to introduce uniformity across communities.
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Moving on from Chicago, NASCAR will hold first street race on active military base in 2026Jul 23, 2025 10:32 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last...
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The Ben Johnson Show starts now at Bears camp. All eyes and ears are on himJul 23, 2025 10:25 am - Once Ben Johnson knotted up his orange tie and signed his massive contract, there was no question he was in charge at Halas Hall. No offense to Ryan Poles, Kevin Warren or George McCaskey, but it’s Johnson’s show here. And don’t just limit his power to Lake Forest. As he prepares to start his first season in charge, you could say Johnson is the most important coach, player or sports executive in Chicago.
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‘All my work paid off’: Calarco is the hitting the ball hard again with the Schaumburg BoomersJul 23, 2025 10:23 am - Boasting career highs this season with a .329 batting average, .650 slugging percentage, and 1.065 OPS, Anthony Calarco tops the Boomers with 19 homers and 20 doubles. The all-star’s 81 RBI are on pace to break the Frontier League record. After a few seasons in affiliated baseball, Calarco’s numbers aim to reroute his track back toward MLB’s minor-league system.
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Sarley: The pleasures of a visit to the Upper Peninsula and fishing Lake SuperiorJul 23, 2025 10:20 am - Every year I take a trip with my family to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is one of the most perfect places I have ever been to in my life.
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Boyd’s scoreless streak hits 23 innings as Cubs topple RoyalsJul 22, 2025 10:25 pm - Matthew Boyd pitched 7 scoreless innings as he Cubs beat Kansas City 6-0 on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
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Boomers take series opener against MississippiJul 22, 2025 9:54 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers beat Mississippi 8-5 on Tuesday.
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McBride, Collier score 19 points apiece as Lynx beat Sky 91-68 and improve to 13-0 at homeJul 22, 2025 9:36 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Kayla McBride and Napheesa Collier scored 19 points apiece and the Minnesota Lynx dominated the middle quarters in a 91-68 win over Chicago Sky on Tuesday n...