Articles filed under Sports
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Clayton leads Florida to NCAA title game, scoring 34 points in 79-73 victory over SEC rival AuburnApr 05, 2025 8:52 pm - Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points and Florida beat Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night, sending the Gators to the national championship game for the first time since their titles in 2006 and 2007.
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Pointing the way: Cubs’ new acquisitions boosting Hoyer’s job securityApr 05, 2025 7:15 pm - A couple of new acquisitions with family ties to Chicago lifted the Cubs to a 7-1 victory over San Diego on Saturday. Matthew Boyd pitched 6 scoreless innings, while Carson Kelly belted a 3-run homer.
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Standout freshmen UConn's Sarah Strong, South Carolina's Joyce Edwards meet for national titleApr 05, 2025 7:03 pm - Sarah Strong and Joyce Edwards have played against each other since about the eighth grade. They were two of the top girls basketball prospects in the country when they were AAU opponents.
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Brian Harman survives the wind and leads Texas OpenApr 05, 2025 6:51 pm - Brian Harman was never happier with a round at even-par 72. The Valero Texas Open was a beast in the third round with 30 mph win that made the TPC San Antonio play so difficult that only six players broke par. Harman played bogey-free over the final 13 holes and leads by three shots.
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Happ celebrates 1,000th game with impressive diving catchApr 05, 2025 6:18 pm - Ian Happ became the 32nd player in Cubs history to log 1,000 games with the team on Saturday. His day began with a nice ovation from fans and included one of his best defensive plays.
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Chicago Wolves grab a win during trip to WinnipegApr 05, 2025 5:04 pm - The Chicago Wolves opened a set of back-to-back games in Winnipeg by defeating the Manitoba Moose 4-3 in overtime Saturday. Ty Smith scored the game-winner in overtime an...
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Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles and Danny Crawford highlight Basketball Hall of Fame classApr 05, 2025 4:55 pm - Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that they played on. Also selected: WNBA greats Sue Bird, Maya Moore and former Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Bulls coach and two-time NCAA champion Billy Donovan, Miami Heat managing general partner Micky Arison and longtime NBA referee Danny Crawford of Naperville.
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White Sox lose fourth straight game, drop to 2-6Apr 05, 2025 4:38 pm - Kerry Carpenter homered for the third time in two games and Spencer Torkelson had a home run and a double as the Detroit Tigers beat the White Sox 7-2 for their fourth win in five games following an opening three-game skid. Chicago lost its fourth straight and dropped to 2-6, a year after a 1-9 start en route to a post-1900-record 121 defeats.
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Paige Bueckers’ UConn resume is missing an NCAA title. She says others can ponder her legacyApr 05, 2025 4:33 pm - Paige Bueckers' UConn resume has one glaring omission: She hasn't been able to lead the storied women's basketball program to a 12th NCAA title. Whether she can do that on Sunday against South Carolina — which is trying to win its third in four years — remains to be seen.
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Cubs return to Wrigley Field and give their fans some home-opening hopeApr 05, 2025 11:24 am - Looking at how the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres in a 3-1 matinee win, they might do better than break even … on the field. After two 83-win seasons and a too-long playoff drought, the Cubs look good enough to win 90 games, draw 3 million fans and win the National League Central.