Articles filed under Sports
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The Dogs’ Lacey took a winding road to professional baseballAug 07, 2026 3:52 pm - Steven Lacey was accustomed to entering games as a backup reliever before his professional career. With the Chicago Dogs, although more has fallen on his shoulders, he ha...
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Women’s soccer: After injury cut short her season, Stars' Atkinson is proving she never lost a stepAug 07, 2026 2:42 pm - Despite suffering her first major injury at the professional level, Katie Atkinson battled through and proved she remains one of the elite goalkeepers in the NWSL. After ...
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No second bananas: How Chicago Snowballs combine baseball with a ‘traveling circus’ showAug 07, 2026 10:37 am - The Chicago Snowballs, a new baseball team inspired by the Savannah Bananas, is bringing “sportstainment” to stadiums throughout the Midwest with a unique blend of baseball, choreographed dance routines, circus acts and comedy.
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‘I’m very good at grass.’ Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topicsAug 07, 2026 8:11 am - President Donald Trump will tell you: The grass is always greener on his side of the fence. And tell you. And tell you.
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Durbin’s RBI single in the 13th inning caps Red Sox's 12-11 win over the White SoxAug 06, 2026 11:07 pm - BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin lined a single to center field off Chicago’s Erick Fedde in the 13th inning to score NIck Sogard and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chi...
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Gray hits buzzer-beating 3s after Clark's mistakes to lift Aces past Fever 86-84 in OTAug 06, 2026 10:00 pm - Chelsea Gray made two buzzer-beating 3-pointers after Caitlin Clark's uncharacteristic mistakes, the first to force overtime and the second to give the defending WNBA cha...
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Boomers drop roadtrip finaleAug 06, 2026 9:48 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers finished off a nine-game roadtrip, one of the longest in franchise history, by dropping a 7-1 decision to the Gateway Grizzlies on Thursday night. ...
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One curve too many: Bregman’s clutch home run rescues Cubs offenseAug 06, 2026 6:31 pm - The Cubs trailed Toronto 2-0 with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth, before Alex Bregman connected for a tying 2-run homer and the Cubs won 3-2 in 11 innings at Wrigley Field.
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Added pitching gives Cubs, Hottovy challenging roster decisionsAug 06, 2026 3:24 pm - The Cubs are in a stretch of using seven different starting pitchers in a span of seven days. Plus, Edward Cabrera should be ready to come back from the injured list within two weeks. Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy talked about the tough decisions ahead.
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Sky scores 34 points in the 4th quarter to beat the Sparks 95-88Aug 05, 2026 10:51 pm - Natasha Cloud, Kamilla Cardoso and Jacy Sheldon each scored 15 points and the Chicago Sky used a 34-point fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 95-88 on Wednesday...