Articles filed under Sports
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What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Is Pete Crow-Armstrong finally heating up?Apr 30, 2026 11:31 am - The Cubs have been waiting for a spark — while still marveling at his Gold Glove defense in center field — because they have seen Pete Crow-Armstrong perform at an MVP level. Maybe this is a turning point, the same way it was during last season’s April West Coast trip that created the momentum that carried him to the All-Star Game.
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Silvy: A Bears draft grade? It lines up as an incompleteApr 30, 2026 6:00 am - Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears and the NFL draft.
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Angel Reese fits right in with Dream, beats Sky in first game since trade: TakeawaysApr 29, 2026 10:45 pm - Angel Reese played in Chicago on Wednesday evening for the first time since being traded to the Atlanta Dream on April 6 for two first-round draft picks.
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The first Kentucky Derby since the death of trainer D. Wayne Lukas has a different vibeApr 29, 2026 9:14 pm - D. Wayne Lukas always talked up his latest crop of 2-year-old horses with an eye toward the next Kentucky Derby, telling his wife to get her dress for Oaks day.
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Illinois-bound Warren star Stewart acknowledged by National Wrestling Hall of FameApr 29, 2026 7:35 pm - Wrestling honors find both Warren senior Aaron Stewart and Schaumburg girls coach Matt Gruszka.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers, drives in 3 runs to lead Cubs to 5-4 win over PadresApr 29, 2026 6:40 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
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Annual golf outing to benefit Arlington Heights-based FamilyForwardApr 29, 2026 5:53 pm - Arlington Heights-based nonprofit FamilyForward will host its annual FamilyFOREward Golf Outing on Thursday, May 28, at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling.
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Tigers adding former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks to front office as a special assistantApr 29, 2026 5:02 pm - DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have hired former MLB pitcher Kyle Hendricks as a special assistant, league sources told The Athletic. Hendricks has a relationship with Tig...
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Antonacci, Montgomery lead White Sox to 3-2, 10-inning win for sweep that extends Angels’ skid to 6Apr 29, 2026 3:57 pm - Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels’ losing streak to six.
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As Angel Reese returns to Chicago with Dream, Sky works to reimagine its futureApr 29, 2026 11:22 am - Billboards of Angel Reese still loom throughout the city. One showing her modeling for Victoria’s Secret’s latest global ad campaign, the words “The Summer of Angel” taki...