Articles filed under Sports
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Cycling stories of the year: Bike/pedestrian plans, safety education and mountain bike racingDec 31, 2023 9:28 am - Mountain bike racing, new bike/pedestrian plans and a safety education surge for Illinois students highlighted biking in 2023. Unfortunately, fatalities continued to ris...
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Baseball Way Back: Jody Davis had a career to sing aboutDec 31, 2023 5:45 am - Jo-dee, Jo-dee Davis. He hits the ball so far. Jo-dee, Jo-dee Davis. He's a home run star. That's how I remember one of Harry Caray's many variations on the “Ballad ...
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Can winning version of Bulls stick around all season?Dec 30, 2023 10:27 pm - The Bulls finished their six-game homestand with a 4-2 record after a 105-92 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday. The Bulls are now 10-5 since Nov. 30, which also happe...
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Michigan survived a tumultuous season with leadership, "Beat Bama" drills and a guru strength coachDec 30, 2023 9:11 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — The way Blake Corum sees it, the Michigan Wolverines are unbeaten, top-ranked and two wins away from a national championship because of all the turmoil...
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Washington's DeBoer, Texas' Sarkisian built playoff teams with holdovers from previous coachesDec 30, 2023 8:55 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Remaking a roster has never been easier in college football for a coach taking over a new team. If the players aren't to the new guy's liking, they can be n...
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Predictions for 2024: Here are Bears GM Poles’ New Year’s resolutionsDec 30, 2023 7:21 pm - Happy New Year to all the Bears fans out there. Look, 2023 was better than 2022. A year ago, the Bears rebuild was more of an idea than a tangible thing. But now, Bears f...
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White Sox sign Flexen to one-year contractDec 30, 2023 5:59 pm - The White Sox need plenty of help in the starting rotation and bullpen. Chris Flexen is the latest candidate with the potential to pitch in either role. The Sox signed th...
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Caitlin Clark becomes Big Ten's all-time assist leader, No. 4 Iowa women beat Minnesota 94-71Dec 30, 2023 5:26 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark has so many awards, she's not sure where all of them are at. She's going to add a couple more commemorative basketballs after the fourth-r...
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Bears Film Study tackles the QB dilemmaDec 30, 2023 6:15 am - The Justin Fields vs. Caleb Williams debate is raging already, and last week's game against Arizona included some opportunities to evaluate Fields' progress. So let's che...
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Bulls look ahead: Positive Ball injury update still comes with wait timeDec 30, 2023 6:00 am - Billy Donovan interrupted the regularly scheduled Bulls season with some positive news about Lonzo Ball. Just keep in mind, this is all about a potential Ball return next...