Articles filed under Sports
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Bears ready to go free-agent hunting, but where will they look first?Mar 08, 2025 6:25 pm - There’s a busy week ahead NFL free agency begins when the negotiating period opens at 11 a.m. Monday. Players are allowed to sign contracts with new teams beginning 3 p.m...
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AP mock NFL draft: This week’s Bears trades enable them to turn focus to the defenseMar 08, 2025 6:08 pm - Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders will be the first two quarterbacks selected in next month's NFL draft. Where they go is still uncertain. The Titans, Browns and Giants each need a quarterback and they have the first three picks.
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Rivera scores 21 as DePaul beats Georgetown 83-77, will meet again in Big East TournamentMar 08, 2025 6:00 pm - Led by Isaiah Rivera's 21 points, the DePaul Blue Demons defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 83-77 on Saturday. The Blue Demons improved to 13-18 with the win and the Hoyas fell to 17-14.
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Collin Morikawa birdies final hole for a 1-shot lead at Bay HillMar 08, 2025 5:57 pm - Collin Morikawa wound up on top after the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole at tough Bay Hill for a 67. That gives him a one-shot lead over Russell Henley going into the final round, with Corey Conners of Canada another shot behind.
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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.