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DePaul promotes suburban native Jill Pizzotti to replace longtime women’s coach Doug BrunoApr 03, 2025 2:47 pm - DePaul promoted assistant Jill Pizzotti to take over for longtime coach Doug Bruno on Thursday after he stepped down last week. Pizzotti was hired by DePaul in 2011 and served as interim coach with Bruno missing this season because of health issues.
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The birth of a new pitch: Why MLB players are rushing to try the ‘kick-change’Apr 03, 2025 11:06 am - The “kick-change” is hot, and it’s so new we can actually track its progress through the league. And maybe tracking that progress will tell us a little more about what it means to be a Pitch Type in today’s game.
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Avalanche rallies to force OT and beat Blackhawks 3-2 in shootoutApr 03, 2025 12:09 am - Martin Necas tied it with 11 seconds left and Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored in a shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Cale Makar pulled Chicago to 2-1 midway through the third period with his career-high 29th goal of the season, and Necas completed the comeback with his 27th.
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Ovechkin scores his 892nd career goal. He needs 2 to tie Gretzky and 3 to break the NHL recordApr 02, 2025 10:07 pm - Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with No. 892 in the Washington Capitals' game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Ovechkin beat Frederik Andersen for a 10th time in 13 career games against the Danish netminder. The 39-year-old Russian has 39 goals this season and is on track to reach 40 for a record 14th time despite missing 16 games because of a broken left fibula. The first-place Capitals have seven games left this season.
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Chicago Wolves clinch playoff berth with victory against Grand RapidsApr 02, 2025 9:09 pm - The Chicago Wolves clinched a berth in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs when they defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-3 on Wednesday night in Michigan.
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On the verge of making MLB history on Tuesday night, the Sox ended up with consecutive losses to Minnesota after dropping a rain-delayed 6-1 decision.Apr 02, 2025 9:05 pm - The good news is the White Sox finished their opening home stand in first place. The bad news is all five teams in the AL Central have identical 2-4 records, and the Sox are the only one in the group that has played six home games.
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Nearly 2 months later, the Cubs finally go home to Chicago for their Wrigley Field opener on FridayApr 02, 2025 8:49 pm - The Chicago Cubs were in Arizona for spring training, began the regular season in Japan, went back to Phoenix to face the Diamondbacks in a four-game set and then traveled to Northern California to take on the Athletics. Now, the San Diego Padres come to the Windy City beginning with a Friday matinee and more opening day fanfare for the Cubs in a wild start to the year.
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UConn’s Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma share mutual respect heading into the Final FourApr 02, 2025 7:50 pm - UConn's run to the Final Four reveals the partnership guard Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma have forged over her time with the Huskies. UConn will play in its record 24th national semifinal in the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday when the Huskies meet UCLA on Friday in Tampa, Florida.
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Bregenzer, Znajda can count themselves among ‘the best of the best’Apr 02, 2025 6:42 pm - Barrington’s Joe Bregenzer and Prospect’s Veronica Znajda are among 26 student-athletes statewide named to the Illinois High School Association’s 2025 Academic All-State Team.
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Suzuki homers twice and knocks in 5 as Cubs rout A’s 10-2 for 3-game sweepApr 02, 2025 6:40 pm - Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Matt Shaw added two RBI singles for the Cubs, who outscored the A's 35-9 in the first major league series played at Sutter Health Park, the club's planned home for the next three years before a proposed relocation to Las Vegas.