Articles filed under Sports
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Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in IllinoisMay 29, 2025 5:33 pm - City officials from Decatur and Illinois horse racing advocates joined an effort this week by Sen. Patrick Joyce, an Essex Democrat, to push lawmakers to approve legislation intended to revive a long-stalled south suburban “racino” and open a path for a new racetrack and gaming facility in Decatur.
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French Open 2025: Coco Gauff’s serve is not at its best, but she gets the breaks for a winMay 29, 2025 5:15 pm - Coco Gauff has managed to move into the French Open's third round despite some shaky serving. The 2023 U.S. Open champion kept getting herself in some trouble by getting broken on Thursday but kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back.
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How Iowa made multimillion-dollar moves with suburbanites to end the jokes and start a new eraMay 29, 2025 5:10 pm - The addition of two former suburbanites, a coach and a player, both commanding big money, could be the key to making Iowa a playoff team.
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‘A fun spot’: Auto racing simulator studio opens in South BarringtonMay 29, 2025 11:12 am - A nightspot offering immersive auto racing simulators has opened at the Arboretum of South Barrington shopping center.
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Silvy: Yeah, I said it, I love Ben Johnson as the Bears’ new coachMay 29, 2025 6:00 am - I didn’t realize that the Halas Hall overhead microphone picks up everything when someone isn’t speaking at the podium. I turned to ESPN 1000’s Pat Morenzoni, WGN’s Caitlin Sharkey, and CHSN’s Ruthie Polinsky and made that statement in approval of the things he was saying and the interesting manner in which he was explaining it.
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Crow-Armstrong homers and Boyd pitches Cubs to 2-1 win over RockiesMay 28, 2025 9:52 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and the Cubs edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 for their fourth straight win. Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12.
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Schaumburg Boomers hit three home runs in fifth consecutive victoryMay 28, 2025 9:42 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers blasted three homers to bolster their league high total and win a fifth consecutive game by notching an 8-3 victory to sweep the Evansville Otters and finish a 5-1 homestand at Wintrust Field on Wednesday night.
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‘Blackhawks hit a home run’: Why Jon Cooper thinks Jeff Blashill will succeed in ChicagoMay 28, 2025 9:00 pm - Jeff Blashill and Jon Cooper had been friends for years — Cooper still remembers thinking he had made a unique connection the first time they met in 2001 — but they had n...
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Flag football is taking these suburban coaches to the national stageMay 28, 2025 6:45 pm - Willowbrook flag football coaches Rachel Karos and Nick Hildreth have been selected to work the USA Football National Team Development Program Select Bowl in Los Angeles in June.
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Chicago Sky will retire jersey of Naperville’s Candace ParkerMay 28, 2025 6:06 pm - The Chicago Sky is set to honor franchise legend and WNBA champion Candace Parker by retiring her jersey on Aug. 25 at the team’s game against the Las Vegas Aces.