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How does the WNBA deal with sex-toy throwers? What to know about arrests and securityAug 08, 2025 8:11 pm - In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Aug. 1, Los Angeles on Aug. 5 and Chicago again on Thursday night, with the most recent object hitting the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream's victory over the Sky.
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Alex Palou’s unstoppable season: Will he clinch his fourth IndyCar title at Portland?Aug 08, 2025 8:04 pm - Alex Palou is on the brink of winning his fourth IndyCar championship. He can clinch the title Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou leads Pato O'Ward by 121 points and needs to leave Portland with a 108-point lead to secure the championship. Despite his dominance, Palou insists the title isn't his yet. O'Ward admits it would take a major collapse from Palou for him to win. Palou has eight wins this season, including the Indianapolis 500. He could tie the record for most wins in a season with two more victories. Palou is enjoying the ride and credits his team for his success.
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Tommy Fleetwood finds his groove and builds a big lead at PGA Tour playoffs openerAug 08, 2025 7:21 pm - Tommy Fleetwood had another big closing stretch Friday with four straight birdies, giving him a 6-under 64 and the 36-hole lead in the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship with his sights set on an elusive PGA Tour title.
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Indiana Fever to face Chicago Sky without Caitlin Clark, 2 other key injured playersAug 08, 2025 7:17 pm - The Indiana Fever will face the rival Chicago Sky on Saturday without Caitlin Clark and two other key players who sustained season-ending injuries in Thursday's loss at Phoenix.
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Garcia, Johnson shoot matching 67s to take lead at Bolingbrook LIV Golf eventAug 08, 2025 6:22 pm - Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson shot 4-under-par 67s to take the lead after the first 18 holes and six players, most notably Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, were just 1 stroke behind.
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Williams among Bears starters who will sit out Sunday’s preseason opener against the DolphinsAug 08, 2025 6:03 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that quarterback Caleb Williams and some starters won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field.
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‘We’re gonna be pretty good’: Bears defense encouraged by practice session against DolphinsAug 08, 2025 4:38 pm - The Bears defense stymied the Dolphins’ first-team offense right from the first drill at Friday’s joint practice in Lake Forest and dominated the practice by forcing turnovers, breaking up passes and sacking the quarterback.
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MLB’s first female umpire just received the call of a lifetimeAug 08, 2025 11:35 am - For the first time in nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball, a female umpire will work a regular-season game. Jen Pawol, a 48-year-old former college softball player ...
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What’s going on with Kyle Tucker? Examining slump of Cubs starAug 08, 2025 11:19 am - Both the Cubs’ offense as a whole and Kyle Tucker individually were among the best in baseball for the first few months of the season. Now, as the Cubs’ offense has struggled to live up to the incredible early standard it set, the spotlight has fallen on Chicago’s struggling star.
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Another WNBA game, again in Chicago, disrupted by a sex toy tossed onto the courtAug 07, 2025 10:13 pm - CHICAGO — A sex toy was thrown onto the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream's 86-65 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night, the latest such incident...