Articles filed under Sports
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Record-setting quest: St. Charles man aims to climb the stairs of world’s tallest structure while juggling a soccer ballNov 15, 2024 5:30 am - Freestyle soccer player Abraham Muñoz of St. Charles has many Guinness records and is hoping to set a couple more before retiring. Next summer he wants to juggle a soccer ball while climbing the stairs at Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in Dubai.
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Jaden Schwartz’s power-play goal leads Kraken to 3-1 win over BlackhawksNov 15, 2024 12:13 am - SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz scored on a power play 1:34 into the third period, and the Seattle Kraken pushed their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over the Blac...
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No. 8 Notre Dame has playoff mentality heading into matchup against VirginiaNov 14, 2024 9:01 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman expects his team to bring a playoff mentality to Saturday's showdown against Virginia. The eighth-ranked Fighting Irish...
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White Sox starter Crochet wins AL Comeback Player of the YearNov 14, 2024 8:32 pm - LAS VEGAS — Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the White Sox were selected Major League Baseball's Comeback Players of the Year on Thurs...
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Bears put Brisker on IR with concussion suffered last monthNov 14, 2024 5:11 pm - The Bears placed safety Jaquan Brisker on injured reserve on Thursday. Brisker has been out since Oct. 6 with a concussion. By going on IR, Brisker must miss at least fou...
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New Bears OC Brown knows, ‘Our backs are kind of against the wall right now’Nov 14, 2024 4:59 pm - Whose fault is it that the New England Patriots sacked rookie Bears quarterback Caleb Williams nine times Sunday? The answer, of course, is complicated. The person who ha...
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Northwest Golf Academy opens in BarringtonNov 14, 2024 2:56 pm - The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Northwest Golf Academy in Barrington.
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I can laugh now, but I wasn’t laughing when I made these fishing mistakes back thenNov 14, 2024 6:00 am - I had fun last week while writing that column about a couple of misadventures I have lived through. I’ve had plenty of others, although none included famous baseball dign...
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Home, school, volleyball — for Vander Wal it’s all relativeNov 14, 2024 6:00 am - Timothy Christian senior volleyball player Abby Vander Wal said her high school “feels like home.” No wonder. Twenty of her relatives have graduated from the Elmhurst sch...
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Silvy: It’s Packers week again, and the Bears are in disarray — againNov 14, 2024 6:00 am - This was supposed to be the big moment: Revenge time. The Bears would finally be ready for the Packers. Ready to make this a rivalry. Ready to go toe to toe with their ow...