Articles filed under Sports
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Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker says he stands behind comments he made during polarizing speechAug 07, 2024 9:30 pm - ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said Wednesday he was “very intentional” in the comments he made during a polarizing college commencement spee...
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Weinberg helps the U.S. beat Australia 11-10 in the men’s water polo quarters at the Paris OlympicsAug 07, 2024 8:23 pm - NANTERRE, France — Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men's wat...
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Ian Happ and Michael Busch homers power Cubs past Twins 8-2Aug 07, 2024 6:02 pm - Ian Happ and Michael Busch homered and five Chicago pitchers combined for a six-hitter as the Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday. Javier Assad worked the firs...
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Starting over: A day after ending 21-game losing streak, the White Sox lose againAug 07, 2024 5:57 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — Armando Alvarez and Zack Gelof hit RBI singles and Lawrence Butler knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly — all in the seventh inning — as the Oakland At...
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Wheaton’s Jaeschke fills super-sub role, but U.S. falls in volleyball semifinalsAug 07, 2024 5:03 pm - Wheaton's Thomas Jaeschke had his finest performance of the Paris Olympics, but Poland rallied to defeat the United States 3-2 in Wednesday's volleyball semifinals. Team ...
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Wallace double leads Schaumburg Boomers to third consecutive victoryAug 07, 2024 4:49 pm - Paxton Wallace doubled home two runs in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone as the Schaumburg Boomers claimed a third consecutive win, notching a 3-1 Wednesday...
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New Bears running back Swift is ‘just going to be so valuable’ with pass-catching abilityAug 07, 2024 4:37 pm - The pass from quarterback Brett Rypien was much too high. Even so, D’Andre Swift‘s massive paw came out of nowhere and snatched it out of the air for an impressive one-ha...
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Addison woman among 2022 Olympic champion U.S. figure skaters finally get their medalsAug 07, 2024 4:12 pm - PARIS — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games on Wednesday when the United States figure skating team finally got their gold medals as 2022 Olympic champions. The sp...
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Naperville-born setter Jordyn Poulter recovers from serious knee injury to lead Americans into Olympic semifinalsAug 07, 2024 11:23 am - PARIS — Moments before match point of the Olympic quarterfinals, Jordyn Poulter punched herself in the outer thigh. It wasn't a motivational tactic — she's plenty good at...
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O’Donnell: Buck lobs stadium marshmallows to Bears’ WarrenAug 07, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Joe Buck may be paid a lot for his NFL knowledge, but that expertise apparantly doesn’t include stadium matters.