Articles filed under Sports
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March Madness is coming, and women's players are urging fans to keep cool in social media postsMar 08, 2025 5:52 pm - Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks has a love-hate relationship with social media. Sometimes she'll scroll through her direct messages and find a note from a little girl who sees her as a role model and asks for advice, words of encouragement or to take a picture with her after the next game.
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Joey Logano returns to Phoenix Raceway after winning Cup Series title a year agoMar 08, 2025 5:45 pm - Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009. Logano's love for Phoenix grew even deeper last November, when he held off teammate Ryan Blaney over the final 20 laps to win his third Cup Series title.
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Northwestern likely to make Big Ten Tournament despite loss at No. 13 MarylandMar 08, 2025 5:27 pm - Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern. Nick Martinell scored 28 points for Northwestern, which is still likely to reach the Big Ten Tournament despite the loss.
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Lincicome: A Rizzo return to the Cubs would be theater, and a great show indeedMar 08, 2025 10:28 am - The nobility of Anthony Rizzo has never been an issue, but even with all the synthetic statistics of modern baseball there is no measurement for class. Thus does Rizzo fi...
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O’Donnell: Lamb’s end — too much sports on TV in MarchMar 08, 2025 10:22 am - THE WHOLE NEW TRUTH IS that March comes in like a lion's 72-inch HD screen with far too many sports and games on TV. No human being constrained by a conventional 168-hour...
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Ausburn steps into spotlight as Warren beats Waukegan in 2OTMar 07, 2025 10:58 pm - Center Zach Ausburn. a senior first-year starter, delivered a season-high 23 points as Warren fought past Waukegan 70-60 in double overtime.
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Connor Bedard scores in overtime to lift Blackhawks to 4-3 win over UtahMar 07, 2025 10:46 pm - Connor Bedard scored 3:10 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club. Bedard's 17th goal of the season helped the Blackhawks escape with a victory after squandering a 3-1 lead.
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Jakucionis’ 3-pointer completes Illinois’ rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 PurdueMar 07, 2025 10:39 pm - Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80. Illinois trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.
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Wolves drop game at Milwaukee to end road tripMar 07, 2025 9:54 pm - The Wolves concluded a four-game road trip by falling to the Admirals 3-1 on Friday night in Milwaukee. Juha Jaaska had the lone tally for the Wolves while Joakim Kemell ...
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Paul Skenes could be MLB’s ticket to Gen Z. The Pirates ace will face it on his termsMar 07, 2025 8:00 pm - Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is trying to take his burgeoning fame in stride. The 22-year-old became an instant sensation from the moment he made his big-league debut last May.