Articles filed under Sports
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Good Cubs pitching news: Steele has just a strain, and Taillon finally has a good startJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - The Cubs - reeling after a maddening May - got some much-needed good news Friday when they learned starting pitcher Justin Steele has just a mild forearm strain. Steele,...
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Softball: Echevarria swings new bat, sends Antioch to sectional crownJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - Through 4-plus innings of the Class 3A Carmel Catholic softball sectional final Friday afternoon, Eden Echevarria's bat felt dead. So Antioch's senior leadoff hitter/cen...
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Solid pitching, defense spark White Sox's 3-0 win over TigersJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - After playing 16 straight games to close out May, the White Sox got a needed day off Thursday. They arrived at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night expecting to be revived...
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Softball: Michela Barbanente, Lake Park upset '22 state champ St. Charles North to win first sectional title since 2008Jun 02, 2023 1:00 am - Tom Mazzie was initially lost for words for the briefest of moments. Mazzie, the longtime Lake Park varsity softball coach, had elated pandemonium unfolding behind him c...
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Girls soccer: Benet shuts out Crystal Lake Central, one step away from Class 2A state titleJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - One goal had more than one meaning for Rania Fikri and Benet on Friday afternoon. The Redwings' one goal this season was to return to the state championship match after ...
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College of DuPage lacrosse programs receive NJCAA Foundation grantJun 01, 2023 11:00 pm - College of DuPage will launch its inaugural seasons of men's and women's lacrosse during the upcoming 2023-24 academic year, thanks in part to a pair of $2,000 grants fr...
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Tale of two months: Cubs' April-May splits are good indication of what the team is missingJun 01, 2023 2:00 pm - As the calendar flips from May to June, maybe it's time for the Cubs to make another dramatic shift in success rate. So far this season has been a tale of two months, an...
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As Vandersloot returns, Sky lose another key player to injuryJun 01, 2023 12:00 pm - Just five games into the season, the Sky (3-2) has lost two key players for an extended period. The team announced Thursday guard Rebekah Gardner underwent surgery on he...
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Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deathsJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance i...
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Baseball: Grayslake Central rallies past Crystal Lake South, advances to sectional championshipJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Second-seeded Grayslake Central punched a ticket to a Class 3A sectional final with a 4-3 victory over No. 3 seed Crystal Lake South in eight innings Thursday. The Rams ...