Articles filed under Sports
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Friendly coaches ready to square off as No. 9 Illinois and No. 19 Indiana try to stay unbeatenSep 18, 2025 10:59 am - Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti don't have a long relationship, but it is clear they admire each other's work. They sat together at last year's Big Ten spring meetings, crisscross one another's recruiting paths and have built budding powers in the Big Ten, Bielema at No. 9 Illinois and Cignetti at No. 19 Indiana. Both have 3-0 marks this season and top 20 teams heading into one of Saturday's featured games.
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Silvy: It’s business as usual for the Bears, and that’s their problem once againSep 18, 2025 6:30 am - A general manager who hasn’t drafted well and mismatched contracts between the coach and GM remain the Bears’ biggest problems.
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Why the Cubs did not take their playoff clinching celebration for grantedSep 18, 2025 6:00 am - The Cubs did not hold back after clinching a spot in the National League playoffs after Wednesday afternoon’s 8-4 win over the Pirates. Inside a clubhouse covered in plastic, they sprayed bottles of cheap Champagne and prosecco, dumped Budweisers on each other and smoked victory cigars.
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Schaumburg Boomers loss evens championship series at one game apieceSep 17, 2025 9:27 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers were unable to build upon a 2-0 advantage against the bullpen of the Quebec Capitales, who came from behind late to score a 4-2 win and even the best-of-five Frontier League Finals at a game apiece.
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Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser agrees to 2-year contractSep 17, 2025 9:17 pm - Wyatt Kaiser has agreed to a $3.4 million, two-year contract with the Blackhawks that clears the way for the defenseman to practice with the team at the start of training camp.
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The Chicago Bears aren’t where Ben Johnson wants them yet. Here’s how they can get thereSep 17, 2025 7:54 pm - When Bears head coach Ben Johnson watched film from his team’s blowout loss to the Detroit Lions, he noticed a recurring theme. It didn’t matter if it was tape on the offense, defense or special teams. He kept seeing the same thing.
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Super soakers: Cubs drink in the moment after clinching first postseason berth since 2020Sep 17, 2025 6:59 pm - The Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. They celebrated in the clubhouse for the first time since winning the NL Central in 2017. The coronavirus pandemic limited celebrations in 2020 and they held off in 2018, hoping to win the division but finished second to the Brewers.
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Kyle Tucker getting outside treatment on strained calf with Cubs looking ahead to playoffsSep 17, 2025 6:51 pm - Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker traveled Wednesday to Florida for additional treatment on his injured left calf on the same day Chicago clinched its first playoff berth since 2020.
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‘Feel the build’: Getz confident White Sox can climb quicklySep 17, 2025 6:02 pm - White Sox general manager Chris Getz essentially held his end-of-season address before the Sox lost to the Orioles 3-1 on Wednesday.
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Sarley: The journey home from this fishing trip didn’t go as promisedSep 17, 2025 5:10 pm - Daily Herald outdoors columnist Steve Sarley recounts a story about fishing on Lake Michigan.