Articles filed under Sports
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Matt Shaw completes an already dangerous Cubs lineupJun 07, 2025 4:44 pm - The Cubs always saw Matt Shaw as the best-case solution to their hole at third. Whether he could actually produce was the only question worth asking. From the time Shaw was sent to the minors on April 14 to when he arrived back on May 19, Cubs third basemen posted a 38 wRC+ with just four doubles in 105 plate appearances.
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Cubs hope pitcher Ben Brown’s upswing will continueJun 07, 2025 4:26 pm - Cubs pitcher Ben Brown certainly held his own Friday against Detroit’s reigning Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal. Can Brown stay at that level?
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Coco Gauff handles bad memories and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to earn first French Open titleJun 07, 2025 11:34 am - Coco Gauff has won the French Open for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. The second-ranked Gauff came out on top of a contest that was full of tension and momentum swings to claim her second major trophy after the 2023 U.S Open, where she also came from a set down to beat Sabalenka in the final.
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A $2.8 billion settlement will change college sports forever. Here’s howJun 07, 2025 11:29 am - A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century. In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals — a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism that college sports was built upon. There are many questions about how this monumental change will impact college athletics.
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O’Donnell: Mansueto, Fire win the week in Chicago sportsJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING CORNER KICK, Joe Mansueto provided The Captive Sports City with the assertiveness that refreshes. On Tuesday the billionaire owner of the Chicago Fi...
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Lincicome: No question, the White Sox have done ... somethingJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - To the kinds of news that have become more or less familiar — late news, breaking news, fake news — the White Sox have added non-news; that is, news that seems to be news...
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Marchand scores in 2nd OT, Panthers beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup FinalJun 06, 2025 11:36 pm - Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway in double overtime and the defending champion Florida Panthers punched back against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Final rematch, winning 5-4 on Friday night to even the series. Marchand's second goal of the night 8:04 into the second OT allowed Florida to escape with a split after Corey Perry scored to tie it with 17.8 seconds left in the third period and Stuart Skinner pulled for an extra attacker.
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Less than their best: Sloppy mistakes cost Cubs in low-scoring loss to TigersJun 06, 2025 10:22 pm - A battle of teams with the two best records in MLB ended with Detroit edging the Cubs 3-1 on Friday. A few mistakes by the Cubs made the difference.
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Schaumburg Boomers use 10 walks to help beat Windy CityJun 06, 2025 10:00 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers opened a five-game road trip by drawing 10 walks to help upend the Windy City ThunderBolts 6-3 in the opener of a brief two-game set on Friday nigh...
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Robert drives in 3 runs as the White Sox beat the Royals 7-2Jun 06, 2025 9:53 pm - Luis Robert Jr. drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday night.