Articles filed under Sports
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Lake County baseball All-Area teamJun 18, 2026 2:18 pm - Meet the 2026 Daily Herald Lake County All-Area baseball team.
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Dansby Swanson briefly quiets doubters, but is his defense enough for Cubs?Jun 18, 2026 12:13 pm - One Dansby Swanson hit — one that had an xBA of .030 and was only a home run at six parks, including Wrigley Field — won’t fully quiet the rumblings of those wanting to see others get playing time for this team. Especially if Wednesday’s offensive outburst isn’t a more regular occurrence.
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Schaumburg Boomers pull away behind late surgeJun 17, 2026 10:39 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers erupted for six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and added six more in the eighth to pull away from the Florence Y’Alls and claim a 15-7 de...
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Cubs score 7 runs in the 2nd inning and get homers from Swanson and PCA in 8-6 win over RockiesJun 17, 2026 10:25 pm - Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. Swanson launched a two-run shot duri...
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Sabrina Ionescu hits winner and Jonquel Jones scores 19 as Liberty beats Sky 96-95Jun 17, 2026 9:47 pm - Sabrina Ionescu hit the winning layup with 10 seconds remaining, Jonquel Jones scored 19 points and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 96-95 on Wednesday night in ...
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Bellinger and Goldschmidt homer as surging Yankees beat White Sox 10-5Jun 17, 2026 9:39 pm - NEW YORK — Cody Bellinger hit an early homer and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Paul Goldschmidt homered for the third time in four games and the surging New York Ya...
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Former Naperville Central tennis ace set to make history with the IlliniJun 17, 2026 6:48 pm - Naperville Central High School graduate Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson was hired Wednesday as the new head coach of the University of Illinois women’s tennis program.
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Bull from Brazil: Why Splitter was considered rising star in NBA coaching worldJun 17, 2026 6:41 pm - In a short period of time, Tiago Splitter has gone from second-row assistant to rising star in the coaching world. What can he do as head coach of the Bulls?
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Christian Pulisic still training separately, increasing concern for the US at the World CupJun 17, 2026 5:44 pm - IRVINE, Calif. — Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Wednesday for the third straight day because of his calf injury, increasing concerns about his...
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WNBA to expand to 50-game schedule for teams next seasonJun 17, 2026 11:15 am - NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league's 30-year history. The new collective bargaining agreement that wa...