Articles filed under Sports
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The comeback Cubs have Wrigley Field rocking: ‘It’s a playoff atmosphere’Apr 24, 2025 11:21 am - Despite a gantlet of a schedule that includes many of the National League’s best, the Cubs have burst out to a 16-10 start. With an unrelenting offense that’s proving as potent as any in the game, this is one of the most entertaining teams in baseball.
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Silvy: These Bears draft scenarios would make me very happyApr 24, 2025 6:00 am - For the past several months I’ve been asked by friends, acquaintances, and strangers what I want the Bears to do at No. 10 in the NFL draft. My response is always “get it right.”
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Levshunov scores game-winner in overtime as IceHogs beat Wolves in playoff openerApr 23, 2025 10:47 pm - The Chicago Wolves took the ice for their first postseason game since capturing the 2022 Calder Cup championship when they faced the Rockford IceHogs in Game 1 of the Central Division First Round on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena.
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PCA loves beating LA, Cubs win fourth straight over DodgersApr 23, 2025 10:24 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 3-run homer in the fifth helped the Cubs win their fourth straight game against the Dodgers, securing a 7-6 win Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
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Buxton, Larnach homer to help the Twins beat the White Sox, 6-3Apr 23, 2025 10:19 pm - Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach homered help the Minnesota Twins beat the last-place Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night. Larnach hit a solo shot in the sixth, his second blast in two games, to make it 4-3. Buxton hit a two-run homer an inning later as Minnesota won its second straight in the series.
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NFL draft: How to watch, dates, draft order and potential top picksApr 23, 2025 9:57 pm - The NFL draft kicks off Thursday night and Miami quarterback Cam Ward is still the overwhelming favorite to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Tennessee Titans. There should be a lot more intrigue after that. Colorado's two-way star, Travis Hunter, and his quarterback teammate Shedeur Sanders, Penn State's Abdul Carter, Michigan's Mason Graham and LSU's Will Campbell are all expected to be among the early picks.
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Smackdown at village hall: Elk Grove mayor wrestles with trash talk, agrees to tag team matchApr 23, 2025 7:43 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson accepted two wrestlers' challenge to join a tag team match at a summer festival, turning a village board meeting Tuesday night into a spectacle resembling a WWE event.
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Stevenson High School graduate Brunson wins award as NBA’s clutch playerApr 23, 2025 7:31 pm - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is the recipient of the Jerry West Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
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Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael dies at 67 after battle with ALSApr 23, 2025 6:42 pm - Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears' famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team, has died following a battle with ALS. He was 67. McMichael's publicist, Betsy Shepherd, told The Associated Press that he died Wednesday afternoon.
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Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael was a ‘wild child’ who loved football — and lifeApr 23, 2025 6:39 pm - The irony of Steve McMichael’s life is that it was stopped short, yet he got more out of 67 years than an entire team could. The Pro Football Hall of Famer died from complications of ALS on Wednesday.