Articles filed under Sports
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Best Bets: Hey Nonny celebrates women in jazzDec 30, 2024 9:13 pm - Start 2025 with music and laughter courtesy of Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival, comedian Jeff Dye at Zanies Rosemont, and comics Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Rialto.
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Liddell has big night, but Windy City Bulls fall to College Park SkyhawksDec 30, 2024 8:53 pm - Bulls two-way forward EJ Liddell scored a game-high 24 points, but the Windy City Bulls fell to the College Park Skyhawks 117-97 Monday night in College Park, Georiga. Bu...
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‘It’s hockey at it’s purest form’: Outdoor hockey brings back special memories for many BlackhawksDec 30, 2024 7:35 pm - Pond hockey or building backyard ice rinks isn’t all that common around Chicago. But in advance of Tuesday’s Winter Classic game at Wrigley Field, several Blackhawks players shared fond memories of playing outdoors as kids.
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No. 8 Boise State and No. 5 Penn State look for next step in College Football Playoff quarterfinalsDec 30, 2024 5:53 pm - Boise State has taken that long-awaited next step, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time, 17 years after a program-shifting win.
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No. 14 South Carolina and No. 21 Illinois each aim to finish with 10 wins at Citrus BowlDec 30, 2024 2:39 pm - The Illini (9-3) lost two straight in the middle of the season after a setback against Minnesota. They won their final three games over Michigan State and at Rutgers and Northwestern to secure a rare trip to the Citrus Bowl.
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Marlins acquire 1B Matt Mervis from Cubs for infielder Vidal BrujánDec 29, 2024 8:27 pm - MIAMI — The Miami Marlins acquired first baseman Matt Mervis and cash from the Cubs in exchange for infielder Vidal Bruján on Sunday. Mervis, 26, was the Cubs’ No. 15 pro...
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Bills clinch the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the undisciplined JetsDec 29, 2024 7:53 pm - Josh Allen reflected on Buffalo’s many offseason critics and doubters when asked about the Bills achieving their latest milestones while sewing up the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the unraveling and undisciplined New York Jets on Sunday.
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LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA’s all-time scoring leaderDec 29, 2024 6:47 pm - When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion.
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No. 24 Illinois cruises past Chicago State 117-64 behind Kylan Boswell's triple-doubleDec 29, 2024 5:25 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Tomislav Ivisic scored 23 points to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 117-64 victory over winless Chicago ...
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Ty Berry, Brooks Barnhizer lead Northwestern to 85-60 victory over NortheasternDec 29, 2024 5:21 pm - Ty Berry made five 3-pointers and scored 23, Brooks Barnhizer totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, and Northwestern pulled away in the ...