Articles filed under Sports
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The lesson of the draft’s first round: Offense rules the NFLApr 29, 2024 6:00 am - Every surprise and twist of the NFL draft’s first round pointed in the same direction. The Atlanta Falcons used the eighth pick to draft Kirk Cousins’s backup. The New Yo...
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AP NFL draft grades: Bears earnest highest mark after landing Williams and OdunzeApr 29, 2024 6:00 am - Some teams see an immediate impact from an NFL draft class. Others have to wait on a return. The Houston Texans went from worst to first in their division last season af...
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O'Neill's bloop single lifts Red Sox past CubsApr 28, 2024 9:59 pm - BOSTON — Tyler O’Neill hit a game-ending bloop single to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple an...
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McIlroy and Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoffApr 28, 2024 8:31 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry received a standing ovation when they showed up at historic, Creole French Quarter restaurant Arnaud's on the eve of their fina...
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Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central, announces retirementApr 28, 2024 7:54 pm - Candace Parker — a three-time WNBA champion and two-time IHSA champion at Naperville Central High School — announced Sunday she's retiring after 16 seasons in the WNBA. “...
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Fedde stars as White Sox sweep Rays with 4-2 victoryApr 28, 2024 5:14 pm - Erick Fedde pitched seven-hit ball into the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Sunday for a sweep of their three-game series. Chicago ...
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Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana FeverApr 28, 2024 3:57 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark got back to the basics Sunday — working out on a basketball court. Here, as the newest member of the Indiana Fever, she's learning how she'll...
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Historic 2024 draft weekend for the BearsApr 28, 2024 3:22 pm - After a historic first night, the Bears wrapped up their 2024 draft class this weekend.
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‘So much joy’: At 66, suburban figure skater still competing for national titlesApr 28, 2024 2:11 pm - Crystal Lake resident Cindy Crouse picked up the ice skates again at age 46 to take her niece ice skating. She hadn’t been on the ice for about 35 years, but immediately ...
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May they one day be making movies about Williams, set in a great new stadiumApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - Whenever I see artistic renderings of wonderful new stadiums or see overpraised new Bears quarterbacks, I think of the troop inspection scene from “The Dirty Dozen” when ...