Articles filed under Sports
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Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen's dominance at MiamiMay 05, 2024 8:49 pm - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lando Norris should take a lesson from his last big party and perhaps tone down the celebration for his first career Formula 1 victory. His reactio...
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Uncertain plans for 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, others leave questions for PreaknessMay 05, 2024 8:36 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch...
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Taylor Pendrith gets 1st PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson after final-hole collapse from Ben KohlesMay 05, 2024 8:22 pm - McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith tried his best to ignore Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown, focusing on the eagle putt that the Canadian thought he might have to make eve...
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‘This is why I’m here’: Mitchell scores 39 points as Cavaliers push past Magic 106-94 in Game 7 to get Boston nextMay 05, 2024 5:20 pm - CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell brought redemption and relief to himself and the Cavaliers. A year after being bullied and bounced in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Cl...
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Nuggets know physicality, stopping Edwards' supporting cast are keys to tying series with WolvesMay 05, 2024 4:39 pm - DENVER — The reigning NBA champions could be facing an early exit if they don't bring more urgency and physicality into their series with Minnesota. While Anthony Edwards...
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Jim O’Donnell: Nay, nay, nay — Northwestern says it’s not expecting athletic director Gragg to leaveMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - RUMORS HAVE BEEN CRESCENDOING that Derrick Gragg will soon be departing as athletic director at Northwestern University. That ain't necessarily so, according to a NU ...
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Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sportMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - The skinny on pole vaulters is that they are a little off. A group that gets their kicks catapulting upside-down over a metal bar as high as a house. One must be “a littl...
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This Cub could have been a cowboyMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - Cubs pitcher Hayden Wesneski grew up in a Texas family where rodeo could have been his career choice.
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Good News Sunday: How competition, camaraderie drive all-ages Elgin swim teamMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a competitive swimming team for adults, a new teacher whose classroom is next to the teacher who inspired her, and a 66-year-old award-winning figure skater who is still competing.
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Growing the game: PGA instructor opens indoor Northwest Golf Academy in BarringtonMay 05, 2024 5:25 am - PGA Class A member Brad Ray, an instructor at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington for two decades, has opened his own indoor Northwest Golf Academy in the same villag...